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Attitudes and training: Dance competitions
- Title
- Attitudes and training: Dance competitions [videorecording]
- Publication
- 1987.
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- 1 videocassette (U-matic, NTSC) (29 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences; 3/4 in.
- Summary
- Three judges of the 1987 New York International Ballet Competition, Alicia Alonso of the Ballet Nacional de Cuba, Arnold Spohr of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, and Arthur Mitchell of Dance Theatre of Harlem, talk about the benefits dancers can gain from participating in competitions, then go on to discuss in more general terms the qualities of a good dancer. Recorded excerpts depict entrants in the New York competition and the International Ballet Festival at Varna, Alonso in Taglioni's variation in Dolin's Pas de quatre, Alonso and Dolin in Giselle (b&w), Spohr performing with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet (b&w), and members of Dance Theatre of Harlem in John Taras's The firebird, Valerie Bettis's A streetcar named desire, and other works. In the supplemental feature Partnerships, Alonso and her longtime partner Igor Youskevitch enumerate the qualities of a good partnership.
- Series Statement
- Eye on dance ; 229
- Uniform Title
- Pas de quatre (Choreographic work : Dolin)
- Firebird (Choreographic work : Taras)
- Streetcar named desire (Choreographic work : Bettis)
- Giselle (Choreographic work : Dolin after Coralli and Perrot)
- Subjects
- Note
- Produced by ARC Videodance as part of the television series Eye on dance. Recorded on June 22, 1987 at the studios of WNYC, New York. Telecast on June 26, 1987. Producers: Celia Ipiotis and Jeff Bush. Video director: Richard Sheridan. Program director: Celia Ipiotis. Technical director: Jeff Bush. Host: Celia Ipiotis.
- Call Number
- *MGZIC 9-3021
- OCLC
- NYPY926001291-F
- Title
- Attitudes and training: Dance competitions [videorecording]
- Imprint
- 1987.
- Series
- Eye on dance ; 229
- Local Subject
- Television. Attitudes and training.Television. Eye on dance.
- Local Subject
- Partnering in dance.Television. Partnerships.Trailers and promo's.
- Added Author
- Alonso, Alicia, 1920-2019, interviewee, dancer.Spohr, Arnold, interviewee, dancer.Mitchell, Arthur, 1934- interviewee.Ipiotis, Celia, host, producer, director.Dolin, Anton, 1904-1983, dancer, choreographer.Youskevitch, Igor, 1912-1994, speaker.Bush, Jeffrey C., producer.Royal Winnipeg Ballet.Dance Theatre of Harlem.ARC Videodance (Firm)New York International Ballet Competition.Varna International Ballet Competition.
- Added Title
- Pas de quatre (Choreographic work : Dolin)Firebird (Choreographic work : Taras)Streetcar named desire (Choreographic work : Bettis)Giselle (Choreographic work : Dolin after Coralli and Perrot)
- Research Call Number
- *MGZIC 9-3021