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The nutcracker [excerpts]

Title
The nutcracker [excerpts] [videorecording] / [presented by] the New York City Ballet ; choreography by George Balanchine after Lev Ivanov ; libretto based on the Alexandre Dumas père version of E.T.A. Hoffmann's tale The nutcracker and the mouse king.
Publication
[1976 or later]

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Additional Authors
  • Ashley, Merrill
  • Balanchine, George
  • Ter-Arutunian, Rouben, 1920-1992.
  • Karinska, Barbara
  • Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus), 1776-1822.
  • Wayne, Lucia R.
  • New York City Ballet
  • DHCA.
Description
1 videocassette (38 min.) : si., col. NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Summary
Excerpts from The Nutcracker, principally from Act I.
Donor/Sponsor
Lucia R. Wayne Collection.
Uniform Title
Nutcracker (Choreographic work : Balanchine after Ivanov)
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Note
  • Title from information provided by donor.
Credits (note)
  • Scenery, Rouben Ter-Arutunian ; costumes, Karinska.
Event (note)
  • Recorded in performance at New York State Theater, New York, date not identified, by Lucia R. Wayne.
Contents
  • Act I excerpts (ca. 32 min.): Scene 1, Christmas party at the home of Dr. Stahlbaum: Marie and Fritz at doorway; arrival of guests; children's dance; arrival of Drosselmeyer; dances by Harlequin, Columbine, and the toy soldier; pas d'action with nutcracker; children's dance; departure of guests -- Scene 2, the battle between the Nutcracker and the mouse king: Marie in the dark; battle; Marie in the traveling bed; transformation of the Nutcracker -- Scene 3, the white forest: very brief footage of Marie and the Nutcracker in the snow; bows with Drosselmeyer.
  • Act II excerpts (ca. 6 min.): arrival in Konfituerenburg; greeting by the Sugarplum Fairy and angels; the Nutcracker mimes the story of the battle; departure of the children and bows (recorded twice).
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-2469
OCLC
NYPY97-F397
Title
The nutcracker [excerpts] [videorecording] / [presented by] the New York City Ballet ; choreography by George Balanchine after Lev Ivanov ; libretto based on the Alexandre Dumas père version of E.T.A. Hoffmann's tale The nutcracker and the mouse king.
Imprint
[1976 or later]
Event
Recorded in performance at New York State Theater, New York, date not identified, by Lucia R. Wayne.
Credits
Scenery, Rouben Ter-Arutunian ; costumes, Karinska.
Performer
Danced by the New York City Ballet: Merrill Ashley (Sugarplum Fairy), Peter Boal (?) (Drosselmeyer's nephew/the little prince), and others.
Local Subject
Literature and dance.
Child dancers.
Added Author
Ashley, Merrill, dancer.
Balanchine, George, choreographer.
Ter-Arutunian, Rouben, 1920-1992. Designer
Karinska, Barbara. Costume designer
Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus), 1776-1822. Nussknacker und Mausekönig.
Wayne, Lucia R.
New York City Ballet.
DHCA.
Added Title
Nutcracker (Choreographic work : Balanchine after Ivanov)
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-2469
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