Research Catalog

Title

Balanchine [videorecording] : the early years ; Works & Process at the Guggenheim / performance series producer, Mary Sharp Cronson ; choreography by George Balanchine.

Publication

2004.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Balanchine, George
• Bolender, Todd
• Higgins, Arch
• Martins, Peter, 1946-
• Stiefel, Ethan
• West, Martha Ullman
• Reynolds, Nancy, 1938-
• McDill, Nancy
• Hindemith, Paul, 1895-1963.
• Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971.
• Cronson, Mary Sharp
• Balanchine, George
• New York City Ballet
• Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

Description

1 videodisc (NTSC) (76 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

This program is devoted to the early works of George Balanchine, and includes excerpts from The four temperaments and Apollo, presented first in coaching sessions and performed in costume at the end of the program. Todd Bolender speaks about his role in the original production of The four temperaments and how Balanchine choreographed for specific dancers. Peter Martins speaks about performing Apollo and its significance to his career, and about Balanchine's ideas about partnering.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of Works & Process at the Guggenheim, Mary Sharp Cronson, producer.

Series Statement

Works & Process at the Guggenheim Collection ; 231

Uniform Title

Works and process at the Guggenheim.

Subjects

• Balanchine, George
• Dance
• Balanchine, George > Apollo
• Video
• Balanchine, George > Four temperaments

Genre/Form

• Dance.
• Video.

Credits (note)

• Accompanist: Nancy McDill.

Event (note)

• Recorded as part of the Works & Process performance series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Jan. 25, 2004.

Funding (note)

• With support from The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation, StreamingCulture at the Graduate Center, The City University of New York digitized and authored the DVDs of the video archive of Works & Process at the Guggenheim.

Contents

The four temperaments (Phlegmatic variation) / music by Paul Hindemith; rehearsed by Arch Higgins; coached by Todd Bolender, assisted by James Jordan -- Interview with Todd Bolender / moderated by Martha Ullman West -- Apollo (second variation) / music by Igor Stravinsky; rehearsed by Ethan Stiefel; coached by Peter Martins -- Panel discussion / with Peter Martins, Todd Bolender; moderated by Nancy Reynolds -- The four temperaments (Phlegmatic variation) / performed by Arch Higgins -- Apollo (second variation) / performed by Ethan Stiefel.

Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-1234

OCLC

NYPG06-F830

Title

Balanchine [videorecording] : the early years ; Works & Process at the Guggenheim / performance series producer, Mary Sharp Cronson ; choreography by George Balanchine.

Imprint

2004.

Country of Producing Entity

U.S.

Series

Works & Process at the Guggenheim Collection ; 231

Works and process at the Guggenheim.

Credits

Accompanist: Nancy McDill.

Performer

Dance performed by members of New York City Ballet: Ethan Stiefel, Arch Higgins.

Event

Recorded as part of the Works & Process performance series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Jan. 25, 2004.

Funding

With support from The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation, StreamingCulture at the Graduate Center, The City University of New York digitized and authored the DVDs of the video archive of Works & Process at the Guggenheim.

Added Author

Balanchine, George, choreographer.

Bolender, Todd. panelist.

Higgins, Arch, dancer.

Martins, Peter, 1946- panelist.

Stiefel, Ethan, dancer.

West, Martha Ullman. Moderator

Reynolds, Nancy, 1938- Moderator

McDill, Nancy. Instrumentalist

Hindemith, Paul, 1895-1963. Four temperaments.

Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971. Apollon musagète.

Cronson, Mary Sharp. Producer

New York City Ballet.

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

Balanchine, George. Apollo.

Balanchine, George. Four temperaments.

Research Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-1234