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Romeo and Juliet [excerpts]

Title
Romeo and Juliet [videorecording] : [excerpts] / [presented by] the Joffrey Ballet ; choreography by Oscar Araiz ; music by Sergei Prokofiev.
Publication
[1977?]

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Additional Authors
  • McKenzie, Kevin
  • Fraley, Ingrid
  • Araiz, Oscar
  • Baz, Betty
  • Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953.
  • Schussheim, Renata
  • Tipton, Jennifer
  • Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
  • Joffrey Ballet
  • DHCA.
Description
2 videodiscs (NTSC) (52 min.) : sd., b&w; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Excerpts from the evening-length ballet based on William Shakespeare's play.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Joffrey Ballet.
Series Statement
Joffrey Ballet Collection.
Uniform Title
Romeo and Juliet (Choreographic work : Araiz)
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
  • Dance rehearsals.
Note
  • Title from original container.
Credits (note)
  • Assistant to Oscar Araiz, Betty Baz; costumes, Renata Schussheim; lighting, Jennifer Tipton.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in stage rehearsal with some dancers in costume, to piano accompaniment, possibly at City Center, New York, ca. 1977.
Funding (note)
  • This videorecording was preserved with support provided in part by Save America's Treasures through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
System Details (note)
  • DVD.
Contents
  • Disc 1 (ca. 21 min.): Prologue : Opening dance, The quarrel, The fight, Death and lament -- Act I, scene I, Juliet's awakening -- Act I, scene II, The ball [beginning].
  • Disc 2 (ca. 31 min.). Act I, scene II, The ball [continued] -- Act I, scene III, Balcony scene.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-2598
OCLC
NYPY98-F2787
Title
Romeo and Juliet [videorecording] : [excerpts] / [presented by] the Joffrey Ballet ; choreography by Oscar Araiz ; music by Sergei Prokofiev.
Imprint
[1977?]
Country of Producing Entity
United States.
Series
Joffrey Ballet Collection.
Credits
Assistant to Oscar Araiz, Betty Baz; costumes, Renata Schussheim; lighting, Jennifer Tipton.
Performer
Danced by the Joffrey Ballet, including Kevin McKenzie (Romeo), with Lisa Slagle (?) and Ingrid Fraley as two of the three Juliets.
Event
Videotaped in stage rehearsal with some dancers in costume, to piano accompaniment, possibly at City Center, New York, ca. 1977.
Funding
This videorecording was preserved with support provided in part by Save America's Treasures through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
System Details
DVD.
Local Note
Former classmark: *MGZIC 9-5366.
Occasional loss of focus, especially in close shots on disc 2.
Local Subject
Drama and dance.
Added Author
McKenzie, Kevin, dancer.
Fraley, Ingrid, dancer.
Araiz, Oscar, choreographer.
Baz, Betty.
Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953. Romeo and Juliet.
Schussheim, Renata. Costume designer
Tipton, Jennifer. Lighting designer
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Romeo and Juliet.
Joffrey Ballet.
DHCA.
Added Title
Romeo and Juliet (Choreographic work : Araiz)
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-2598
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