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Celia Franca, tour de force

Title
Celia Franca, tour de force [videorecording] / presented by Sound Venture Productions ; produced by Neil Bregman and Veronica Tennant ; director, producer, writer & narrator, Veronica Tennant.
Publication
Ottawa, ON : Sound Venture, c2006.

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Additional Authors
  • Franca, Celia, 1921-2007
  • Bregman, Neil.
  • Tennant, Veronica.
  • Sound Venture Productions (Firm)
Description
1 videodisc (NTSC) (49 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Celebrates the life, times and accomplishment of Celia Franca, including her dedication and determination in establishing The National Ballet of Canada and her 24-year tenure as artistic director. Features archival footage as well as interviews with ballet luminaries including Karen Kain, Frank Augustyn, Rex Harrington and James Kudelka who discuss the impact Celia had on their careers and Canadian dance. Celia Franca herself divulges untold stories of her mentors, husbands, friends and foes, revealing a defiant, unorthodox and feisty, yet surprisingly vulnerable, personality.
Subjects
Note
  • DVD.
Credits (note)
  • Cinematography by Johnny Askwith ; film editing by Andy Attalai.
Source (note)
  • Veronica Tennant.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-3999
OCLC
85428509
Title
Celia Franca, tour de force [videorecording] / presented by Sound Venture Productions ; produced by Neil Bregman and Veronica Tennant ; director, producer, writer & narrator, Veronica Tennant.
Imprint
Ottawa, ON : Sound Venture, c2006.
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Performer
Interviewees: Karen Kain, Mikhail Barysnikov, Mary McDonald (pianist), Peter Ottmann, Eric Till, Alexander Grant, Dame Ninette de Valois, Grant Strarek, Glenn Gilmour, Colleen Kenney, Lois Smith, Betty Oliphant, Victoria Bertram, James Kudelka, Frank Augustyn, Rudolf Nureyev, Mavis Staines, Rex Harrington, Wu Jingshu, John Fraser (journalist/author)
Credits
Cinematography by Johnny Askwith ; film editing by Andy Attalai.
Source
Gift; Veronica Tennant. NN-PD
Added Author
Franca, Celia, 1921-2007, interviewer.
Franca, Celia, 1921-2007, dancer.
Bregman, Neil. Producer
Tennant, Veronica. Producer
Tennant, Veronica. Narrator
Sound Venture Productions (Firm)
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-3999
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