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Sylvie Guillem at work (Videotape)

Title
Sylvie Guillem at work (Videotape)
Publication
c1988.

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Additional Authors
  • Guillem, Sylvie, 1965-
  • Pol︠i︡akov, Evgeniĭ.
  • Forsythe, William, 1949-
  • Hilaire, Laurent
  • Lormeau, Jean Yves
  • Bart, Patrice.
  • Jude, Charles, 1953-
  • Béjart, Maurice
  • Dantzig, Rudi van
  • Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993
  • Opéra de Paris. Ballet.
Description
1 cassette. 54 min. : sd. color NTSC.; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Summary
Documentary on the French ballerina Sylvie Guillem, filmed during her tenure at the Paris Opéra Ballet. She is seen in rehearsal and performance, during sittings for a sculptor, and in informal shots.
Uniform Title
  • Raymonda (Choreographic work : Nureyev after Petipa, M)
  • Four last songs (Choreographic work : Dantzig)
  • In the middle, somewhat elevated (Choreographic work : Forsythe)
  • Cinderella (Choreographic work : Nureyev)
Subjects
Note
  • Produced by La Sept and RM Arts. Released as a videotape in 1987 by Home Vision, Chicago, Illinois. Executive producer: Alain Plagne. Director: André S. Labarthe. Narrator: James Greene.
Contents
DANCE CONTENTS. - Raymonda. Choreography: Rudolf Nureyev after Marius Petipa. Music: Glazounov. Scenery/costumes: Nicholas Georgiadis. Guillem is seen in a performance of Raymonda's Act III variation, and later in rehearsal with ballet master Eugène Polyakov. - In the middle, somewhat elevated. Choreography/scenery/costumes/lighting: William Forsythe. Music: Tom Willems. Guillem, Laurent Hilaire, and other cast members rehearse in the studio with Forsythe; at the end of the program, excerpts from the work are seen in performance. - Four last songs. Choreography: Rudi Van Dantzig. Music: Richard Strauss. Scenery/costumes: Toer Van Schayk. Rehearsal and performance by Guillem, Jean-Yves Lormeau, and others. Nureyev is glimpsed briefly at the rehearsal. - Unidentified solo. Choreography: Maurice Béjart. Music: J.S. Bach. Performed by Guillem. - Cinderella. Choreography: Nureyev. Music: Prokofiev. Supervised by Patrice Bart, Guillem rehearses a pas de deux with Charles Jude.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-1081
OCLC
NYPY906042130-F
Title
Sylvie Guillem at work (Videotape)
Imprint
c1988.
Local Subject
Ballet in television. Sylvie Guillem at work.
Added Author
Guillem, Sylvie, 1965- dancer.
Pol︠i︡akov, Evgeniĭ.
Forsythe, William, 1949- choreographer. Designer. Costume designer
Hilaire, Laurent, dancer.
Lormeau, Jean Yves, dancer.
Bart, Patrice.
Jude, Charles, 1953- dancer.
Béjart, Maurice, choreographer.
Dantzig, Rudi van, choreographer.
Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993, choreographer.
Opéra de Paris. Ballet.
Added Title
Raymonda (Choreographic work : Nureyev after Petipa, M)
Four last songs (Choreographic work : Dantzig)
In the middle, somewhat elevated (Choreographic work : Forsythe)
Cinderella (Choreographic work : Nureyev)
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-1081
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