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A great adventure Les Ballets Suédois, Paris, 1920-25

Title
A great adventure [videorecording] : Les Ballets Suédois, Paris, 1920-25 / Gava 1 Musik, Sveriges Television ; executive producer, Britt-Marie Olsson ; a film by Viola Aberlé and Gerd Andersson.
Publication
Sweden : Sveriges television, c1995.

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Additional Authors
  • Lundberg, Greta.
  • Dardel, Thora de.
  • Näslund, Erik, 1948-
  • Häger, Bengt, 1916-2011.
  • Kahane, Martine.
  • Aberlé, Viola.
  • Andersson, Gerd.
  • Dansmuseet (Stockholm, Sweden)
  • Opéra de Paris. Bibliothèque, archives et musée.
  • Sveriges television.
  • DHCA.
Description
1 videocassette (45 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Summary
Documentary on the Ballets Suédois, drawing upon materials gathered for an exhibition produced by the Dansmuseet of Sweden and presented in Paris in 1994. Much of the company's history is told from the viewpoint of a former dancer, Greta Lundberg, as she revisits sites significant to the company's seasons in Paris, notably the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées and Carina Ari's apartment. Erik Näslund and Bengt Häger, respectively the present and past directors of the Dansmuseet; Martine Kahane, director of the Musée de l'Opéra in Paris; and former dancer Thora Dardel Hamilton join Lundberg in recalling the company's luminaries: choreographer and leading dancer Jean Börlin, founder-director Rolf de Maré, ballerina Carina Ari, collaborators Nils Dardel, Jean Cocteau, Fernand Léger, and others. They examine the company's impact on modern art and pop culture, and its contributions to experimental art of the time. Designs, photos, and musical excerpts represent the ballets Nuit de Saint-Jean (also seen in archival footage), L'homme et son désir, Maison de fous, Les mariés de la Tour Eiffel (also seen in a recreation by Gigi Catuliano), Iberia, Skating-rink, Les vierges folles, Within the quota, La création du monde, and Relâche, the last including René Clair's film Entr'acte.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Gerd Andersson.
Uniform Title
  • Nuit de Saint-Jean (Choreographic work : Börlin)
  • Mariés de la Tour Eiffel (Choreographic work : Borlin)
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Credits (note)
  • Translation, Jennifer Evans.
Performer (note)
  • Interviewees: Greta Lundberg Bastit, Thora Dardel Hamilton, Erik Näslund, Martine Kahane, Bengt Häger.
Language (note)
  • Program title and credits in English ; most interviews in Swedish with English subtitles.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-2307
OCLC
NYPY96-F526
Title
A great adventure [videorecording] : Les Ballets Suédois, Paris, 1920-25 / Gava 1 Musik, Sveriges Television ; executive producer, Britt-Marie Olsson ; a film by Viola Aberlé and Gerd Andersson.
Imprint
Sweden : Sveriges television, c1995.
Country of Producing Entity
Sweden.
Performer
Interviewees: Greta Lundberg Bastit, Thora Dardel Hamilton, Erik Näslund, Martine Kahane, Bengt Häger.
Credits
Translation, Jennifer Evans.
Language
Program title and credits in English ; most interviews in Swedish with English subtitles.
Local Subject
Motion pictures. Entr'acte.
Added Author
Lundberg, Greta. Interviewee
Dardel, Thora de. Interviewee
Näslund, Erik, 1948- Interviewee
Häger, Bengt, 1916-2011. Interviewee
Kahane, Martine. Interviewee
Aberlé, Viola. Director
Andersson, Gerd. Director
Dansmuseet (Stockholm, Sweden)
Opéra de Paris. Bibliothèque, archives et musée.
Sveriges television.
DHCA.
Added Title
Nuit de Saint-Jean (Choreographic work : Börlin)
Mariés de la Tour Eiffel (Choreographic work : Borlin)
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-2307
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