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Othello

Title
Othello [videorecording] / produced by Mississippi Educational Television ; produced and directed by Francis X. Rullan ; choreographed for television by John Butler ; music by Antonín Dvořák.
Publication
U.S. : Mississippi Educational Television, c1984.

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Additional Authors
  • Butler, John, 1920-1993
  • Thibodeaux, Katherine
  • Burnett, Tomm
  • Garza, Homer
  • Woodard, Alan
  • Dickson, Charles
  • Dvořák, Antonín, 1841-1904.
  • Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
  • Rullan, Francis X.
  • Rainey, Patsy
  • Sandifer, J. Russell
  • Ballet Mississippi
  • Mississippi Educational Television
  • DHCA.
Description
1 videocassette (U-matic, NTSC) (28 min.) : sd., col.; 3/4 in.
Summary
Documentary on John Butler's ballet based on the play by William Shakespeare. Rehearsal footage accompanies a discussion by Butler and others about the ballet's technical and dramatic demands, and the process of staging it for Ballet Mississippi. In addition, Butler, who was born in Greenwood, Miss., briefly looks back upon his youth in the South. The program concludes with a performance of the ballet.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Estate of John Butler.
Uniform Title
Othello (Choreographic work : Butler)
Alternative Title
John Butler's Othello
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Documentaries and factual films and programs.
  • Video.
  • Dance rehearsals.
Credits (note)
  • Writer, John Webb ; costumes, Patsy Rainey ; lighting, J. Russell Sandifer ; executive producer, Ed van Cleef ; executive in charge of production, Lawrence Holden.
Performer (note)
  • Narrator: Alice Haining.
  • Interviewees: John Butler ; Alan Woodard, company manager, Ballet Mississippi ; Charles Dickson, artistic director, Ballet Mississippi ; dancers Kathy Thibodeaux, Tomm Burnett, and Homer Garza.
Call Number
*MGZIC 9-5792
OCLC
NYPY98-F3201
Title
Othello [videorecording] / produced by Mississippi Educational Television ; produced and directed by Francis X. Rullan ; choreographed for television by John Butler ; music by Antonín Dvořák.
Imprint
U.S. : Mississippi Educational Television, c1984.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Credits
Writer, John Webb ; costumes, Patsy Rainey ; lighting, J. Russell Sandifer ; executive producer, Ed van Cleef ; executive in charge of production, Lawrence Holden.
Performer
Narrator: Alice Haining.
Interviewees: John Butler ; Alan Woodard, company manager, Ballet Mississippi ; Charles Dickson, artistic director, Ballet Mississippi ; dancers Kathy Thibodeaux, Tomm Burnett, and Homer Garza.
Danced by Kathy Thibodeaux (Desdemona), Tomm Burnett (Othello), and Homer Garza (Iago) of Ballet Mississippi.
Local Subject
Drama and dance.
Added Author
Butler, John, 1920-1993, choreographer. Interviewee
Thibodeaux, Katherine. ive, dancer.
Burnett, Tomm. ive, dancer.
Garza, Homer. ive, dancer.
Woodard, Alan. Interviewee
Dickson, Charles. Interviewee
Dvořák, Antonín, 1841-1904. Composer
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Othello.
Rullan, Francis X. Producer. Director
Rainey, Patsy. Costume designer
Sandifer, J. Russell. Lighting designer
Ballet Mississippi.
Mississippi Educational Television.
DHCA.
Added Title
Othello (Choreographic work : Butler)
Research Call Number
*MGZIC 9-5792
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