Research Catalog

Title

Firebird [and] The greatest [videorecording].

Publication

1982.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Taras, John
• Dabney, Stephanie.
• Holder, Geoffrey, 1930-2014
• Rawson, Mary.
• Williams, Donald.
• Graves, Lorraine.
• Mitchell, Arthur, 1934-
• Mariano, Sulpicio
• Smith, Lowell, 1951-2007
• Johnson, Virginia, 1950-
• Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971.
• Masser, Michael.
• Vereen, Ben
• Dance Theatre of Harlem.

Description

1 videodisc (NTSC) (62 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

Documentary on the preparation of John Taras' Firebird for the Dance Theater of Harlem; its performance at the Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C., in the series Kennedy Center tonight, produced by Beverly Baroff; and an unrelated pas de deux excerpted from 1982 telecast The night of 100 stars.

Uniform Title

• Firebird (Choreographic work : Taras)
• Greatest (Choreographic work : Mitchell)
• Kennedy Center tonight

Genre/Form

• Video.
• Dance.

Note

• Taped off-air.

Funding (note)

• This videorecording was preserved with support provided in part by Save America's Treasures through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

System Details (note)

• DVD.

Contents

Preparation for the production with clips of rehearsals, commentaries by Arthur Mitchell, John Taras, Stephanie Dabney, Donald Williams, Lorraine Graves, and Geoffrey Holder. Holder is shown making costume sketches for the production -- Performance at Kennedy Center / choreography, John Taras ; music, Igor Stravinski ; set and costume design, Geoffrey Holder ; narration by Geoffrey Holder written by Mary Rawson ; performed by Stephanie Dabney (Firebird), Donald Williams (Young man), Lorraine Graves (Princess of unreal beauty), Sulpicio Mariano (Prince of evil), with other members of the Dance Theater of Harlem -- The greatest, from The night of 100 stars ; choreography, Arthur Mitchell ; music, Michael Masser ; sung by Ben Vereen ; performed by Dance Theater of Harlem members Virginia Johnson and Lowell Smith.

Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-1526

OCLC

NYPY857027304-F

Title

Firebird [and] The greatest [videorecording].

Imprint

1982.

Country of Producing Entity

United States.

Funding

This videorecording was preserved with support provided in part by Save America's Treasures through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

System Details

DVD.

Local Note

Former classmark: *MGZIA 4-64.

Added Author

Taras, John, choreographer. Commentator

Dabney, Stephanie. cmm, dancer.

Holder, Geoffrey, 1930-2014, designer.

Holder, Geoffrey, 1930-2014, costume designer.

Holder, Geoffrey, 1930-2014, narrator.

Rawson, Mary. Author of dialog

Williams, Donald. cmm, dancer.

Graves, Lorraine. cmm, dancer.

Mitchell, Arthur, 1934- choreographer. Commentator

Mariano, Sulpicio, dancer.

Smith, Lowell, 1951-2007, dancer.

Johnson, Virginia, 1950- dancer.

Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971. Composer

Masser, Michael. Composer

Vereen, Ben, singer.

Dance Theatre of Harlem.

Added Title

Firebird (Choreographic work : Taras)

Greatest (Choreographic work : Mitchell)

Kennedy Center tonight

Research Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-1526