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Jacques D'Amboise, portrait of a great American dancer Jacques D'Amboise, portrait d'un grand danseur Américain dancer
- Title
- Jacques D'Amboise, portrait of a great American dancer [videorecording] = Jacques D'Amboise, portrait d'un grand danseur Américain dancer / Radio-Canada Télévision.
- Publication
- Pleasantville, New York : VAI, 2006.
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- Additional Authors
- D'Amboise, Jacques, 1934-2021
- D'Amboise, Jacques, 1934-2021.
- Balanchine, George
- Bolender, Todd
- Robbins, Jerome
- Petipa, Marius, 1818-1910
- Ivanov, Lev, 1834-1901
- Christensen, Lew, 1909-1984
- Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971.
- Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918.
- Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893.
- Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989.
- Sousa, John Philip, 1854-1932.
- Adams, Diana
- Jillana
- Russell, Francia
- Hayden, Melissa
- Le Clercq, Tanaquil
- Serrano, Lupe
- Reed, Janet, 1916-2000
- Balanchine, George.
- New York City Ballet.
- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
- Video Artists International.
- Description
- 1 videodisc (NTSC) (135 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences; 4 3/4 in. +
- Summary
- Includes three complete ballets and highlights from other ballets featuring Jacques D'Amboise, originally filmed for television, and an interview with D'Amboise from 2006. D'Amboise speaks about his childhood and how he began to dance; his early years with the School of American Ballet, Ballet Society and New York City Ballet; Balanchine's choreography for him; the importance of the ballets Filling station and Apollo in his career; Balanchine's admiration for Igor Stravinsky; D'Amboise's movie work, including Seven brides for seven brothers; television performances; his creation of the National Dance Institute to introduce dance into New York City public schools, and his international projects encouraging schoolchildren to raise money for charitable causes.
- Uniform Title
- Still point (Choreographic work : Bolender)
- Afternoon of a faun (Choreographic work : Robbins)
- Swan lake (Choreographic work : Ivanov and Petipa)
- Nutcracker (Choreographic work : D'Amboise)
- Filling station (Choreographic work : Christensen, L)
- Heure du concert (Television program)
- Bell Telephone hour (Television program)
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Dance.
- Video.
- Television.
- Note
- Title from container.
- Event (note)
- Performances recorded between 1955 and 1965; interview recorded Mar. 2006.
- System Details (note)
- DVD.
- Contents
- Apollo [L'heure du concert, 1960] / choreography by George Balanchine; music by Igor Stravinsky; performed by Jacques D'Amboise, Diana Adams, Jillana, Francia Russell (31 min.) -- The still point [Bell Telephone Hour, 1962 ] / choreography by Todd Bolender; music by Claude Debussy; performed by D'Amboise and Melissa Hayden (7 min.) -- Afternoon of a faun [L'heure du concert, 1955] / choreography by Jerome Robbins; music by Claude Debussy; performed by D'Amboise and Tanaquil LeClercq (10 min.) -- Swan lake, black swan pas de deux [Bell Telephone Hour, 1960] / choreography by Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov; music by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky; performed by D'Amboise and Lupe Serrano; with Helen Hayes as Nadezhda von Meck, Farley Granger as Tchaikovsky (10 min.) -- The nutcracker, snow pas de deux [Bell Telephone Hour, 1965] / choreography by Jacques D'Amboise; music by Tchaikovsky; performed by D'Amboise and Hayden (4 min.) -- Filling station [Max Liebman Presents, 1954] / choreography by Lew Christensen; music by Virgil Thomson; performed by D'Amboise, Robert Barnett, Edward Bigelow, Todd Bolender, Edith Brozak, Walter Georgov, John Mandia, Shaun O'Brien, Janet Reed, Richard Thomas (16 min.) -- Stars and stripes, pas de deux and finale [Bell Telephone Hour, 1959] / choreography by Balanchine; music by John Philip Sousa; performed by D'Amboise, Hayden, and the corps de ballet of New York City Ballet (8 min.)
- Interview with Jacques D'Amboise (49 min.)
- Call Number
- *MGZIDVD 5-2895
- OCLC
- 76835763
- Title
- Jacques D'Amboise, portrait of a great American dancer [videorecording] = Jacques D'Amboise, portrait d'un grand danseur Américain dancer / Radio-Canada Télévision.
- Imprint
- Pleasantville, New York : VAI, 2006.
- System Details
- DVD.
- Event
- Performances recorded between 1955 and 1965; interview recorded Mar. 2006.
- Local Note
- Program notes in English and French available on request.
- Local Subject
- Community outreach.
- Added Author
- D'Amboise, Jacques, 1934-2021, dancer.D'Amboise, Jacques, 1934-2021. IntervieweeD'Amboise, Jacques, 1934-2021, choreographer.Balanchine, George, choreographer.Bolender, Todd, choreographer.Bolender, Todd, dancer.Robbins, Jerome, choreographer.Petipa, Marius, 1818-1910, choreographer.Ivanov, Lev, 1834-1901, choreographer.Christensen, Lew, 1909-1984, choreographer.Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971. ComposerDebussy, Claude, 1862-1918. ComposerTchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. ComposerThomson, Virgil, 1896-1989. ComposerSousa, John Philip, 1854-1932. ComposerAdams, Diana, dancer.Jillana, dancer.Russell, Francia, dancer.Hayden, Melissa, dancer.Le Clercq, Tanaquil, dancer.Serrano, Lupe, dancer.Reed, Janet, 1916-2000, dancer.New York City Ballet.Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.Video Artists International.Balanchine, George. Apollo.Balanchine, George. Stars and stripes.
- Added Title
- Still point (Choreographic work : Bolender)Afternoon of a faun (Choreographic work : Robbins)Swan lake (Choreographic work : Ivanov and Petipa)Nutcracker (Choreographic work : D'Amboise)Filling station (Choreographic work : Christensen, L)Heure du concert (Television program)Bell Telephone hour (Television program)
- Publisher No.
- 4377 VAI
- Research Call Number
- *MGZIDVD 5-2895