Research Catalog

Title

[Harkness Ballet and Harkness Youth Company] [videorecording]

Publication

1971-1972.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Vondersaar, Jeanette
• Wilson, Zane
• Katō, Miyoko
• MacDonald, Brian
• Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971.
• Ashton, Frederick, 1904-1988
• Auber, D. F. E. (Daniel François Esprit), 1782-1871.
• Bolender, Todd
• Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981.
• Tygett, Bud
• Ter-Arutunian, Rouben, 1920-1992.
• Harkness Ballet.
• Harkness Youth Company.

Description

2 videocassettes (119 min.) : sd. b&w NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of Rebekah Harkness.

Uniform Title

• Firebird (Choreographic work : Macdonald)
• Souvenirs (Choreographic work : Bolender)
• Rendez-vous (Choreographic work : Ashton)
• Shindig (Choreographic work : Tygett)

Alternative Title

Firebird [and] Rendezvous [and] Shindig [and] Souvenirs

Genre/Form

• Dance.
• Video.
• Dance rehearsals.

Note

• Poor visual quality. Audio quality is also poor in some segments.

Contents

• Cassette 1. Firebird [excerpts] (ca. 3 min.) / recorded in studio rehearsal, in practice clothes, at Harkness House, New York, N.Y. ; choreography, Brian Macdonald ; music, Igor Stravinsky ; danced by members of the Harkness Ballet: Jeanette Vondersaar (Firebird), Zane Wilson (Prince), others.
• Firebird [excerpts] (ca. 13 min.) / recorded in dress rehearsal, probably in a studio rather than a proscenium theater. Choreography and music credits as above ; costumes, Rouben Ter-Arutunian ; danced by the Harkness Ballet: Miyoko Kato (the snake), others. Includes the monsters' dance, the berceuse, and the finale.
• Les rendez-vous (ca. 20 min.) / recorded in studio rehearsal, in practice clothes, at Harkness House, New York, N.Y. ; choreography, Frederick Ashton ; music, Daniel Auber ; danced by the Harkness Youth Company.
• Shindig (ca. 23 min.) / recorded in studio rehearsal, in practice clothes, at Harkness House, New York, N.Y., on August 20, 1971 ; choreography, Loyd [Bud] Tygett ; danced by the Harkness Youth Company. Cassette 1 also contains the first 3 min. of Souvenirs, which is recorded in full on cassette 2.
• Cassette 2. Souvenirs (ca. 19 min.) / recorded in dress rehearsal onstage, with piano accompaniment, in New Paltz, N.Y., on February 12, 1972 ; choreography, Todd Bolender ; music, Samuel Barber ; scenery and costumes, Rouben Ter-Arutunian ; danced by the Harkness Ballet.
• Visions fugitives (ca. 17 min.) / recorded in studio rehearsal, in practice clothes, at Harkness House, New York, N.Y., on May 23, 1971 ; choreographer not identified ; danced by the Harkness Ballet.
• Unidentified ballet (ca. 22 min.) / recorded in studio rehearsal, in practice clothes, at Harkness House, New York, N.Y., on September 10, 1972 ; choreographer not identified, possibly Ben Stevenson ; music, Leos Janacek ; danced by the Harkness Ballet (?).

Call Number

*MGZIA 4-6614

OCLC

NYPY827012357-F

Title

[Harkness Ballet and Harkness Youth Company] [videorecording]

Imprint

1971-1972.

Local Subject

Ballet in television. Firebird.

Ballet in television. Souvenirs.

Added Author

Vondersaar, Jeanette, dancer.

Wilson, Zane, dancer.

Katō, Miyoko, dancer.

MacDonald, Brian, choreographer.

Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971. Composer

Ashton, Frederick, 1904-1988, choreographer.

Auber, D. F. E. (Daniel François Esprit), 1782-1871. Composer

Bolender, Todd, choreographer.

Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981. Composer

Tygett, Bud, choreographer.

Ter-Arutunian, Rouben, 1920-1992. Designer. Costume designer

Harkness Ballet.

Harkness Youth Company.

Added Title

Firebird (Choreographic work : Macdonald)

Souvenirs (Choreographic work : Bolender)

Rendez-vous (Choreographic work : Ashton)

Shindig (Choreographic work : Tygett)

Research Call Number

*MGZIA 4-6614