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The tempest

Title
The tempest [videorecording] / [presented by] the Royal Ballet ; choreography by Rudolf Nureyev ; music by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky.
Publication
c1982.

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Additional Authors
  • Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993
  • Dowell, Anthony
  • Eagling, Wayne
  • Wall, David, 1946-
  • Page, Ashley
  • Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893.
  • Georgiadis, Nicholas, 1923-2001.
  • Read, John B.
  • Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
  • Jude, Robert
  • Royal Ballet
Description
1 videocassette (75 min.) : sd., col. PAL; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Summary
From the Royal Ballet Archive. Ballet inspired by the play by William Shakespeare. Complete run-through (ca. 48 min.), followed by ca. 27 min. of candid footage of the dancers and stage technicians onstage. Rudolf Nureyev, wearing a cape, is seen rehearsing the dancers in sections of the piece.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Rudolf Nureyev Foundation.
Series Statement
Rudolf Nureyev Collection.
Uniform Title
Tempest (Choreographic work : Nureyev)
Alternative Title
Royal Ballet in a piano rehearsal of The tempest
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
  • Dance rehearsals.
Note
  • Accompanied by data sheet.
  • The words "Royal Ballet Archive" appear across top of frame.
  • Cast from a review by John Percival in Dance and dancers, Feb. 1983, p. 13.
Credits (note)
  • Scenery and costumes, Nicholas Georgiadis ; lighting, John B. Read.
Performer (note)
  • Anthony Dowell (Prospero) ; Wayne Eagling (Ariel) ; David Wall (Caliban) ; Lesley Collier or Bryony Brind (Miranda) ; Ashley Page (Ferdinand) ; Derek Deane (Antonio) ; Derek Rencher (the king of Naples) ; Robert Jude (his brother) ; Gary Grant (Gonzalo) ; and others.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in stage rehearsal, in rehearsal clothes, with partial (?) scenery and lighting, at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, in 1982. Video re-mastered by Robert Jude.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-4036 RNC
OCLC
NYPY00-F666
Title
The tempest [videorecording] / [presented by] the Royal Ballet ; choreography by Rudolf Nureyev ; music by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky.
Imprint
c1982.
Series
Rudolf Nureyev Collection.
Event
Videotaped in stage rehearsal, in rehearsal clothes, with partial (?) scenery and lighting, at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, in 1982. Video re-mastered by Robert Jude.
Credits
Scenery and costumes, Nicholas Georgiadis ; lighting, John B. Read.
Performer
Performed by the Royal Ballet.
Cast
Anthony Dowell (Prospero) ; Wayne Eagling (Ariel) ; David Wall (Caliban) ; Lesley Collier or Bryony Brind (Miranda) ; Ashley Page (Ferdinand) ; Derek Deane (Antonio) ; Derek Rencher (the king of Naples) ; Robert Jude (his brother) ; Gary Grant (Gonzalo) ; and others.
Local Subject
Drama and dance.
Added Author
Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993, choreographer.
Dowell, Anthony, dancer.
Eagling, Wayne, dancer.
Wall, David, 1946- dancer.
Page, Ashley, dancer.
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Composer
Georgiadis, Nicholas, 1923-2001. Designer. Costume designer
Read, John B.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Tempest.
Jude, Robert, dancer.
Royal Ballet.
Added Title
Tempest (Choreographic work : Nureyev)
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-4036 RNC
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