Research Catalog

Title

[Maria Tallchief lecture-demonstration] [videorecording]

Publication

[196-?]

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Details

Additional Authors

• Kent, Allegra
• Mitchell, Arthur, 1934-
• Farrell, Suzanne, 1945-
• Paul, Mimi
• Blum, Anthony, 1938-
• Stowell, Kent
• Tallchief, Maria
• Tallchief, Maria
• Ivanov, Lev, 1834-1901
• Fokine, Michel, 1880-1942
• Balanchine, George
• Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893.
• Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849.
• Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971.
• Hindemith, Paul, 1895-1963.
• Balanchine, George
• New York City Ballet
• DHCA.

Description

2 videocassettes (74 min.) : sd., b&w NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)

Summary

After an introduction by an unidentified man, ballerina Maria Tallchief leads her colleagues Allegra Kent, Suzanne Farrell, and Mimi Paul in barre exercises, performed without narration. Tallchief then discusses the purpose of the exercises and the aim of choreography, and presents a brief history of ballet, which is illustrated by dance examples of the choreography of Lev Ivanov, Michel Fokine, and George Balanchine.

Uniform Title

• Nutcracker (Choreographic work : Balanchine after Ivanov)
• Swan lake (Choreographic work : Balanchine after Ivanov)
• Sylphides (Choreographic work : Fokin)

Genre/Form

• Dance.
• Motion pictures.
• Video.

Note

• Title devised from information on film.
• Poor technical quality.

Performer (note)

• Lecturer: Maria Tallchief.

Event (note)

• Recorded in performance at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, probably between 1963 and 1965.

Contents

• Dance contents: The nutcracker: grand pas de deux [adagio and coda] / choreography, George Balanchine after Lev Ivanov ; music, Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky ; danced in practice clothes by Maria Tallchief and Kent Stowell.
• Swan lake: Act II, Swan Queen's variation, adagio / choreography, George Balanchine after Lev Ivanov ; music, Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky ; danced by Allegra Kent and Kent Stowell.
• Les sylphides: man's mazurka, prelude [announced as waltz], pas de deux / choreography, Michel Fokine ; music, Frédéric Chopin ; danced by Anthony Blum and Mimi Paul.
• Apollo: Terpsichore's variation / choreography, George Balanchine ; music, Igor Stravinsky ; danced by Suzanne Farrell.
• The four temperaments: excerpts from Phlegmatic / choreography, George Balanchine ; music, Paul Hindemith ; danced by Arthur Mitchell.
• Agon: pas de deux / choreography, George Balanchine ; music, Igor Stravinsky ; danced by Suzanne Farrell and Arthur Mitchell.

Call Number

*MGZHB 16-2593

OCLC

NYPY97-F47

Title

[Maria Tallchief lecture-demonstration] [videorecording]

Imprint

[196-?]

Country of Producing Entity

U.S.

Event

Recorded in performance at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, probably between 1963 and 1965.

Performer

Lecturer: Maria Tallchief.

Danced by members of the New York City Ballet: Maria Tallchief, Allegra Kent, Arthur Mitchell, Suzanne Farrell, Mimi Paul, Anthony Blum, and Kent Stowell.

Pianist: Gordon Boelzner.

Local Subject

Lecture-demonstrations.

Added Author

Kent, Allegra, dancer.

Mitchell, Arthur, 1934- dancer.

Farrell, Suzanne, 1945- dancer.

Paul, Mimi, dancer.

Blum, Anthony, 1938- dancer.

Stowell, Kent, dancer.

Tallchief, Maria, dancer.

Tallchief, Maria. Speaker

Ivanov, Lev, 1834-1901, choreographer.

Fokine, Michel, 1880-1942, choreographer.

Balanchine, George, choreographer.

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Composer

Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849. Composer

Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971. Composer

Hindemith, Paul, 1895-1963. Composer

New York City Ballet.

DHCA.

Balanchine, George. Agon

Balanchine, George. Apollo

Balanchine, George. Four temperaments.

Added Title

Nutcracker (Choreographic work : Balanchine after Ivanov)

Swan lake (Choreographic work : Balanchine after Ivanov)

Sylphides (Choreographic work : Fokin)

Research Call Number

*MGZHB 16-2593 Additional copy ; 2 film reels (2661 ft.) 16mm.

*MGZIA 4-3708