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Margot Fonteyn
- Title
- Margot Fonteyn [videorecording] / a Degamo production ; directed and written by Keith Money ; produced by Adrian Gaye and Keith Money.
- Publication
- [1970]
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Moving image | Use in library | *MGZIA 4-4119 RNC | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Moving image | Use in library | *MGZHB 16-2669 RNC | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Fonteyn, Margot, 1919-1991
- Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993
- Burton, Richard, 1925-1984
- Davis, Sammy, Jr., 1925-1990
- Róna, Viktor, 1936-1994
- Wall, David
- Saint Laurent, Yves
- Margaret, Princess, Countess of Snowdon, 1930-2002
- Money, Keith
- Ashton, Frederick, 1904-1988
- Anisimova, Nina Aleksandrovna, 1909-
- Sergeev, Nikolaĭ Grigor'evich, 1876-1951
- Petipa, Marius, 1818-1910
- Ivanov, Lev, 1834-1901
- Demetriou, Evdoros
- Anisimova, Nina Aleksandrovna, 1909-1979.
- Royal Ballet, performer
- Description
- 1 videocassette (55 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)
- Summary
- Profile of ballerina Margot Fonteyn in professional and private life, much of it told in her own words. Fonteyn is seen in class, rehearsal and performance excerpts ; at home in Panama with her husband Roberto de Arias ; with couturier Yves Saint Laurent in Paris ; with Princess Margaret at a function of the Royal Academy of Dancing. Among other topics, she discusses the discipline and self-sacrifices of being a dancer, and the challenges of her partnership with Rudolf Nureyev.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Gift of the Rudolf Nureyev Foundation.
- Series Statement
- Rudolf Nureyev Collection.
- Uniform Title
- Birthday offering (Choreographic work : Ashton)
- Sleeping beauty (Choreographic work : Ashton and Sergeev, N after Petipa, M)
- Swan lake (Choreographic work : Ashton and Sergeev, N after Ivanov and Petipa, M)
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Dance.
- Biographies.
- Documentaries and factual films and programs.
- Motion pictures.
- Video.
- Note
- Accompanied by data sheet.
- This recording also appears on *MGZIC 9-4489, and in excerpt form on *MGZIC 9-3355.
- Credits (note)
- Executive producer, Conway Wilson-Young ; incidental music, Evdoros Demetriou.
- Contents
- Dance excerpts: Birthday offering: pas de deux / recorded in dress rehearsal onstage ; choreography, Frederick Ashton ; music, Aleksandr Glazunov ; danced by Fonteyn and Nureyev. Ashton also appears on camera to work with the dancers -- Gayaneh: pas de deux / choreography, Nina Anisimova (?) ; music, Aram Khachaturian ; danced by Fonteyn and Viktor Róna. Includes only the adagio, female variation and coda -- The sleeping beauty. Act I / choreography, Nikolai Sergeev and Ashton after Petipa ; music, Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky ; danced by Fonteyn and members of the Royal Ballet. Includes Aurora's entrance and variation and the Rose adagio -- Swan lake. Act II / recorded in studio rehearsal, in rehearsal clothes ; choreography, Sergeev and Ashton after Petipa and Ivanov ; music, Tchaikovsky ; danced by Fonteyn and David Wall.
- Call Number
- *MGZIA 4-4119 RNC
- OCLC
- NYPY01-F117
- Title
- Margot Fonteyn [videorecording] / a Degamo production ; directed and written by Keith Money ; produced by Adrian Gaye and Keith Money.
- Imprint
- [1970]
- Series
- Rudolf Nureyev Collection.
- Credits
- Executive producer, Conway Wilson-Young ; incidental music, Evdoros Demetriou.
- Performer
- Interviewees: Margot Fonteyn, Fonteyn's mother [Hilda Hookham], Sammy Davis, Jr.Introduced by Richard Burton.Narrator: Patrick Allen.Dancers: Margot Fonteyn, Rudolf Nureyev, Viktor Róna, David Wall, members of the Royal Ballet.Music played by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Evdoros Demetriou.
- Added Author
- Fonteyn, Margot, 1919-1991, dancer.Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993, dancer.Burton, Richard, 1925-1984, commentator.Davis, Sammy, Jr., 1925-1990, interviewee.Róna, Viktor, 1936-1994, dancer.Wall, David, dancer.Saint Laurent, Yves, designer.Margaret, Princess, Countess of Snowdon, 1930-2002, sponsor.Money, Keith, director, producer, author.Ashton, Frederick, 1904-1988, choreographer.Anisimova, Nina Aleksandrovna, 1909- choreographer.Sergeev, Nikolaĭ Grigor'evich, 1876-1951, choreographer.Petipa, Marius, 1818-1910, choreographer.Ivanov, Lev, 1834-1901, choreographer.Demetriou, Evdoros, composer, conductor.Fonteyn, Margot, 1919-1991, interviewee.Royal Ballet, performer.Anisimova, Nina Aleksandrovna, 1909-1979. Gai︠a︡nė.
- Added Title
- Birthday offering (Choreographic work : Ashton)Sleeping beauty (Choreographic work : Ashton and Sergeev, N after Petipa, M)Swan lake (Choreographic work : Ashton and Sergeev, N after Ivanov and Petipa, M)
- Research Call Number
- *MGZIA 4-4119 RNC*MGZHB 16-2669 RNC Additional copy ; 2 film reels (883 ft. and 1097 ft.) 16mm color composite answer print