Research Catalog

Title

[Gelsey Kirkland] [videorecording]

Publication

1974-1976.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Kirkland, Gelsey
• Orr, Terry
• Nagy, Ivan, 1943-2014
• Brock, Karena
• Tcherkassky, Marianna
• Prinz, John
• Young, Gayle
• D'Antuono, Eleanor
• Mathis, Bonnie
• Helgi Tómasson, 1942-
• Ailey, Alvin
• Fokine, Michel, 1880-1942
• MacMillan, Kenneth
• Petipa, Marius, 1818-1910
• Tudor, Antony, 1909-1987
• Balanchine, George
• Thompson, Frank L., 1920-1977.
• Cernovich, Nicola.
• Lingwood, Tom.
• Sovey, Raymond, -1966.
• Rose, Jürgen, 1937-
• Rosenthal, Jean, 1912-1969.
• Ter-Arutunian, Rouben, 1920-1992.
• Karinska, Barbara.
• Wayne, Lucia R.
• American Ballet Theatre.
• New York City Ballet.
• DHCA.

Description

1 videocassette (NTSC) (71 min.) : si., col.; 1/2 in.

Summary

Excerpts from various ballet performances, focusing on Gelsey Kirkland.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of Gelsey Kirkland.

Uniform Title

• River (Choreographic work : Ailey)
• Sylphides (Choreographic work : Fokin)
• Concerto (Choreographic work : MacMillan)
• Don Quixote (Choreographic work : Petipa, M) Pas de deux.
• Jardin aux lilas (Choreographic work : Tudor)
• Nutcracker (Choreographic work : Balanchine after Ivanov)

Genre/Form

• Dance.
• Video.

Event (note)

• Recorded in performance by Lucia R. Wayne.

System Details (note)

• VHS.

Contents

• The river. Giggling rapids [and] Vortex (ca. 5 min.) / recorded at City Center, New York, N.Y., on February 2, 1975 ; choreography, Alvin Ailey ; costumes, Frank Thompson ; lighting, Nicholas Cernovitch ; danced by American Ballet Theatre: Gelsey Kirkland and Terry Orr (Giggling rapids) ; Gelsey Kirkland (Vortex).
• Les sylphides [excerpts] (ca. 14 min., b&w) / recorded at City Center, New York, N.Y., on February 2, 1975 ; choreography, Michel Fokine ; danced by American Ballet Theatre: Gelsey Kirkland, Ivan Nagy, Karena Brock, Marianna Tcherkassky, and others.
• Concerto [excerpts] (ca. 10 min.) / recorded at City Center, New York, N.Y., on January 23 and 24, 1975 ; choreography, Kenneth MacMillan ; costumes after original designs by Jürgen Rose ; lighting, Jean Rosenthal ; danced by American Ballet Theatre: Gelsey Kirkland, Ivan Nagy, others.
• Don Quixote pas de deux [excerpts] (ca. 8 min.) / recorded at City Center, New York, N.Y., on January 29, 1975 ; choreography after Marius Petipa ; danced by American Ballet Theatre: Gelsey Kirkland and Ivan Nagy. Lacks part of adagio, male variation, and man's solo choreography in coda.
• Jardin aux lilas [excerpts] (ca. 14 min.) / recorded at the Uris Theater, New York, N.Y., on December 31, 1975 (evening) and January 17, 1976 (matinee) ; choreography, Antony Tudor ; scenery and lighting, Tom Lingwood ; costumes, Raymond Sovey after sketches by Hugh Stevenson ; danced by American Ballet Theatre: Gelsey Kirkland (Caroline, the bride-to-be), John Prinz (her lover), Gayle Young (the man she must marry), Eleanor d'Antuono (an episode in his past, Dec. 31 performance) and Bonnie Mathis (an episode in his past, Jan. 17 performance), and others
• The nutcracker. Act II [excerpts] (ca. 13 min.) / recorded at New York State Theater, New York, N.Y., probably in 1974 ; choreography, George Balanchine ; scenery, Rouben Ter-Arutunian ; costumes, Karinska ; danced by New York City Ballet: Gelsey Kirkland (Sugarplum Fairy), Helgi Tomasson (her cavalier), others. Excerpts include the Sugarplum Fairy's entrance and dance with the angels ; Sugarplum Fairy variation ; adagio and coda of the grand pas de deux, the latter lacking choreography for the male dancer ; finale and departure of Marie and the Nutcracker Prince.
• The nutcracker. Act II [excerpts] (ca. 3 min.) / recorded at New York State Theater, New York, N.Y., probably in 1974 ; credits as above ; danced by New York City Ballet: Gelsey Kirkland (Sugarplum Fairy), others. Excerpts include the Sugarplum Fairy's entrance and dance with the angels ; Sugarplum Fairy variation.
• The nutcracker. Act II [excerpts] (ca. 4 min.) / same footage as above, recorded at 14 frames per second.

Call Number

*MGZIA 4-3985

OCLC

NYPY00-F763

Title

[Gelsey Kirkland] [videorecording]

Imprint

1974-1976.

System Details

VHS.

Event

Recorded in performance by Lucia R. Wayne.

Performer

Danced by Gelsey Kirkland and others.

Added Author

Kirkland, Gelsey, dancer.

Orr, Terry, dancer.

Nagy, Ivan, 1943-2014, dancer.

Brock, Karena, dancer.

Tcherkassky, Marianna, dancer.

Prinz, John, dancer.

Young, Gayle, dancer.

D'Antuono, Eleanor, dancer.

Mathis, Bonnie, dancer.

Helgi Tómasson, 1942- dancer.

Ailey, Alvin, choreographer.

Fokine, Michel, 1880-1942, choreographer.

MacMillan, Kenneth, choreographer.

Petipa, Marius, 1818-1910, choreographer.

Tudor, Antony, 1909-1987, choreographer.

Balanchine, George, choreographer.

Thompson, Frank L., 1920-1977. Costume designer

Cernovich, Nicola.

Lingwood, Tom. Designer

Sovey, Raymond, -1966. Costume designer

Rose, Jürgen, 1937- Costume designer

Rosenthal, Jean, 1912-1969.

Ter-Arutunian, Rouben, 1920-1992. Designer

Karinska, Barbara. Costume designer

Wayne, Lucia R.

American Ballet Theatre.

New York City Ballet.

DHCA.

Added Title

River (Choreographic work : Ailey)

Sylphides (Choreographic work : Fokin)

Concerto (Choreographic work : MacMillan)

Don Quixote (Choreographic work : Petipa, M) Pas de deux.

Jardin aux lilas (Choreographic work : Tudor)

Nutcracker (Choreographic work : Balanchine after Ivanov)

Research Call Number

*MGZIA 4-3985