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Physics, dance and the pas de deux

Title
Physics, dance and the pas de deux [videorecording] / Presto! Productions ; producer, Catherine O'Brien ; authors, Cynthia Harvey and Kenneth Laws.
Publication
New York, NY : Schirmer Books, c1994.

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Additional Authors
  • Harvey, Cynthia.
  • Laws, Kenneth.
  • Kent, Julie
  • Pierce, Benjamin
  • Hart, Evelyn, 1956-
  • Schaufuss, Peter
  • O'Brien, Catherine.
  • London's Festival Ballet.
  • DHCA.
Description
1 videocassette (28 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 3/4 in. (U-matic)
Summary
Analysis and demonstration of the physical principles underlying some typical ballet steps, and movements used in partnering. In conclusion, the Black swan pas de deux from Natalia Makarova's Swan lake is screened, and selected sequences replayed (some in slow motion) and analyzed.
Uniform Title
Swan lake (Choreographic work : Makarova after Ashton, Ivanov and Petipa, M)
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Scientific films and programs.
  • Video.
Note
  • For a complete recording of Natalia Makarova's Swan lake, an excerpt from which appears in this recording, see *MGZIA 4-533 Natalia Makarova's Swan lake.
Credits (note)
  • Videographer and editor, Ron Wyman.
Performer (note)
  • Narrators: Cynthia Harvey and Kenneth Laws.
Contents
Balance -- Motion in a curved path -- Grand jeté -- Conservation of rotational momentum -- Fouetté turns -- Turns in the air -- Vertical jumps and the effects of body size -- Supported fouetté turn -- A partnered turn from arabesque -- Vertical lifts -- Black swan pas de deux [entrée and adagio] from Natalia Makarova's Swan lake.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-2427
OCLC
  • 31910709
  • NYPY97-F229
Title
Physics, dance and the pas de deux [videorecording] / Presto! Productions ; producer, Catherine O'Brien ; authors, Cynthia Harvey and Kenneth Laws.
Imprint
New York, NY : Schirmer Books, c1994.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Performer
Narrators: Cynthia Harvey and Kenneth Laws.
Dancers: Julie Kent and Benjamin Pierce of American Ballet Theatre, with Abi Stafford (child dancer).
Dancers in the Black swan pas de deux: Evelyn Hart, Peter Schaufuss, and members of London Festival Ballet.
Credits
Videographer and editor, Ron Wyman.
Local Note
Video accompanying the book Physics, dance and the pas de deux, by Kenneth Laws and Cynthia Harvey (in *MGTM 95-1094).
Local Subject
Ballet technique.
Local Subject
Partnering in dance.
Added Author
Harvey, Cynthia. Narrator
Laws, Kenneth. Narrator
Kent, Julie, dancer.
Pierce, Benjamin, dancer.
Hart, Evelyn, 1956- dancer.
Schaufuss, Peter, dancer.
O'Brien, Catherine. Producer
London's Festival Ballet.
DHCA.
Added Title
Swan lake (Choreographic work : Makarova after Ashton, Ivanov and Petipa, M)
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-2427
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