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West side story suite [Close shot]

Title
West side story suite [Close shot] [videorecording] / [presented by] New York City Ballet ; choreography by Jerome Robbins ; music by Leonard Bernstein ; lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.
Publication
c1995.

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Stiefel, Ethan
  • Ringer, Jenifer
  • Fayette, James
  • Ticotin, Nancy
  • Hübbe, Nikolaj
  • Toro, Natalie
  • Lorey, Rob.
  • Gemignani, Paul.
  • Robbins, Jerome
  • Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990.
  • Sondheim, Stephen.
  • Laurents, Arthur.
  • Smith, Oliver Lemuel, 1918-1994.
  • Sharaff, Irene.
  • Tipton, Jennifer.
  • Gennaro, Peter, 1919-2000
  • Millard, Jay.
  • New York City Ballet.
  • New York Public Library. Dance Collection.
  • DHCA.
Description
  • 1 streaming video file (37 min., 43 sec.) : sd., col.; 3/4 in.
  • 1 videocassette (U-Matic, NTSC) (37 min.) : sd., col. ;
Summary
Close shot of one of two private performances specially commissioned by the New York Convention and Visitors' Bureau, and presented on the evening of May 28, 1995. The dances in this suite were extracted by Jerome Robbins from his choreography for the 1957 musical West side story, based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
Uniform Title
West Side story suite (Choreographic work : Robbins)
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Note
  • Accompanied by house program.
  • Close shot version ; for wide shot, see *MGZIC 9-3157A.
  • Recording made possible by the cooperation of New York City Ballet and the Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image of the Dance Collection of The New York Public Library.
Access (note)
  • Closed.
Credits (note)
  • Co-choreographer, Peter Gennaro ; original book, Arthur Laurents ; scenery, Oliver Smith ; costumes, Irene Sharaff ; lighting, Jennifer Tipton.
Performer (note)
  • Danced by New York City Ballet: Ethan Stiefel (Tony) ; Jenifer Ringer (Maria) ; James Fayette (Bernardo) ; Nikolaj Hübbe (Riff) ; Christopher Boehmer, Benjamin Bowman, Peter Hansen, Russell Kaiser, Sebastien Marcovici, Peter Naumann, William Otto, Robert Wersinger, Christopher Wheeldon (the Jets) ; Dena Abergel, Jennifer Chipman, Emily Coates, Aura Dixon, Lydia Harmsen, Rachel Rutherford, Jennie Somogyi, Jennifer Tinsley, Pascale van Kipnis, Elizabeth Walker (their girls) ; Sant'gria Bello, Espen Giljane, Tom Gold, Arch Higgins, Edward Liang, Christopher Macdougall, Alexander Ritter, Andrew Robertson (the Sharks) ; Samantha Allen, Amanda Edge, Kristina Fernandez, Michele Gifford, Andrea Long, Riolama Lorenzo, Deanna McBrearty, Rebecca Metzger (their girls).
  • Guest artists: Nancy Ticotin (Anita) ; Natalie Toro (Rosalia).
  • Singers: Rob Lorey, Joan Barber, Stephanie Bast, Donna Lee Marshall, Karen Murphy.
  • Conductor: Paul Gemignani.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in performance at New York State Theater, New York, on May 28, 1995 (8:00 PM), by Jay Millard.
Funding (note)
  • Recorded with the assistance of grants from New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Contents
Order of dances: Prologue -- Something's coming -- Dance at the gym -- Cool -- America -- Rumble -- Somewhere ballet.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-8370
OCLC
NYPY96-F119
Title
West side story suite [Close shot] [videorecording] / [presented by] New York City Ballet ; choreography by Jerome Robbins ; music by Leonard Bernstein ; lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.
Imprint
c1995.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Performer
Danced by New York City Ballet: Ethan Stiefel (Tony) ; Jenifer Ringer (Maria) ; James Fayette (Bernardo) ; Nikolaj Hübbe (Riff) ; Christopher Boehmer, Benjamin Bowman, Peter Hansen, Russell Kaiser, Sebastien Marcovici, Peter Naumann, William Otto, Robert Wersinger, Christopher Wheeldon (the Jets) ; Dena Abergel, Jennifer Chipman, Emily Coates, Aura Dixon, Lydia Harmsen, Rachel Rutherford, Jennie Somogyi, Jennifer Tinsley, Pascale van Kipnis, Elizabeth Walker (their girls) ; Sant'gria Bello, Espen Giljane, Tom Gold, Arch Higgins, Edward Liang, Christopher Macdougall, Alexander Ritter, Andrew Robertson (the Sharks) ; Samantha Allen, Amanda Edge, Kristina Fernandez, Michele Gifford, Andrea Long, Riolama Lorenzo, Deanna McBrearty, Rebecca Metzger (their girls).
Guest artists: Nancy Ticotin (Anita) ; Natalie Toro (Rosalia).
Singers: Rob Lorey, Joan Barber, Stephanie Bast, Donna Lee Marshall, Karen Murphy.
Conductor: Paul Gemignani.
Credits
Co-choreographer, Peter Gennaro ; original book, Arthur Laurents ; scenery, Oliver Smith ; costumes, Irene Sharaff ; lighting, Jennifer Tipton.
Restricted Access
Closed.
Event
Videotaped in performance at New York State Theater, New York, on May 28, 1995 (8:00 PM), by Jay Millard.
Funding
Recorded with the assistance of grants from New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Local Note
Former call number: *MGZIC 9-3157B.
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Added Author
Stiefel, Ethan, dancer.
Ringer, Jenifer, dancer.
Fayette, James, dancer.
Ticotin, Nancy, dancer.
Hübbe, Nikolaj, dancer.
Toro, Natalie, dancer.
Lorey, Rob. Singer
Gemignani, Paul. Conductor
Robbins, Jerome, choreographer.
Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990. Composer
Sondheim, Stephen. Lyricist
Laurents, Arthur.
Smith, Oliver Lemuel, 1918-1994. Designer
Sharaff, Irene. Costume designer
Tipton, Jennifer. Lighting designer
Gennaro, Peter, 1919-2000, choreographer.
Millard, Jay. Videographer
New York City Ballet.
New York Public Library. Dance Collection.
DHCA.
Added Title
West Side story suite (Choreographic work : Robbins)
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-8370
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