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Celebration in Monte Carlo

Title
Celebration in Monte Carlo [videorecording] / a co-production of Les Ballets de Monte Carlo and Polivideo ; directed by Merrill Brockway ; produced by Joseph Wishy in association with Tazio Tami.
Publication
Polivideo, c1990.

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Additional Authors
  • Caroline, Princess of Monaco, 1957-
  • Grace, Princess of Monaco, 1929-1982.
  • Golovine, Serge, 1924-1998.
  • Olivieri, Frédéric
  • Desutter, Evelyne
  • Massine, Leonid Lorca, 1944-
  • Esquerre, Jean-Yves
  • Lewton-Brain, Peter
  • Musin, Nicolas
  • Cantalupo, Paola
  • Roberge, Giselle
  • Presser, Andre
  • Fokine, Michel, 1880-1942
  • Massine, Leonide, 1896-1979
  • Neumeier, John, 1939-
  • Ėĭfman, Boris
  • Tudor, Antony, 1909-1987
  • Balanchine, George
  • Brockway, Merrill
  • Wishy, Joseph
  • Tami, Tazio
  • Berenbeim, Glenn
  • Ballets de Monte-Carlo, performer.
  • Polivideo (Firm)
  • DHCA.
Description
1 videocassette (54 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Summary
Documentary on Les Ballets de Monte Carlo. In a brief glimpse of Monte Carlo's rich ballet heritage, Princess Caroline of Monaco recalls the patronage of her mother, Princess Grace (seen in b&w archival footage). The company is seen in rehearsal and performance footage of Michel Fokine's Le spectre de la rose, first performed in Monte Carlo in 1911 and revived under the supervision of Serge Golovine, and Léonide Massine's Gaité parisienne, revived by his son Lorca Massine. John Neumeier is depicted in the process of mounting a ballet to a Mahler symphony. Much of the program is devoted to rehearsal and performance footage of Boris Ėĭfman's Les intrigues de l'amour, marking the Russian choreographer's western debut. The program closes with scenes from Antony Tudor's The leaves are fading and George Balanchine's Theme and variations, the latter rehearsed under the supervision of guest teacher Gisèle Roberge.
Donor/Sponsor
Joseph Wishy Collection. Gift of Frederick Wildfoerster.
Uniform Title
  • Spectre de la rose (Choreographic work : Fokine)
  • Gaîté parisienne (Choreographic work : Massine)
  • Intrigues de l'amour (Choreographic work : Eĭfman)
  • Leaves are fading (Choreographic work : Tudor)
  • Theme and variations (Choreographic work : Balanchine)
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Documentaries and factual films and programs.
  • Video.
  • Dance rehearsals.
Credits (note)
  • Writer, Glenn Berenbeim.
Contents
Dance excerpts: Le spectre de la rose / choreography, Michel Fokine ; music, Carl Maria von Weber ; danced by Evelyne Desutter and Frédéric Olivieri -- Gaité parisienne / choreography, Léonide Massine ; music, Jacques Offenbach -- Les intrigues de l'amour / choreography, Boris Ėĭfman ; music, Gioacchino Rossini ; danced by Frédéric Olivieri (Figaro), Nicolas Musin (count), Peter Lewton (Bartolo), Evelyne Desutter (Rosina), Serge Rampal (dancing master), and others -- The leaves are fading / choreography, Antony Tudor ; music, Antonín Dvořák ; danced by Paola Cantalupo and Peter Lewton, Evelyne Desutter and Frédéric Olivieri -- Theme and variations / choreography, George Balanchine ; music, Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-4502
OCLC
NYPY00-F429
Title
Celebration in Monte Carlo [videorecording] / a co-production of Les Ballets de Monte Carlo and Polivideo ; directed by Merrill Brockway ; produced by Joseph Wishy in association with Tazio Tami.
Imprint
Polivideo, c1990.
Credits
Writer, Glenn Berenbeim.
Performer
Danced by Les Ballets de Monte Carlo: artistic director, Jean-Yves Esquerre ; danseurs étoiles, Evelyne Desutter, Frédéric Olivieri, Paola Cantalupo ; principal dancers, Muriel Maffre, Béatrice Belando, Anne Derieux, Nicolas Musin, Peter Lewton, Jean-Baptiste Bello-Portu ; and others.
Music played by the Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of André Presser.
Introduction by Her Serene Highness Princess Caroline of Monaco.
Interviewees: Frédéric Olivieri, Jean-Yves Esquerre, Susan Rowe, John Neumeier, Peter Lewton, Boris Ėĭfman, Gisele Roberge.
Added Author
Caroline, Princess of Monaco, 1957- speaker.
Grace, Princess of Monaco, 1929-1982.
Golovine, Serge, 1924-1998.
Olivieri, Frédéric, dancer.
Olivieri, Frédéric, interviewee (expression)
Desutter, Evelyne, dancer.
Massine, Leonid Lorca, 1944-
Esquerre, Jean-Yves, interviewee (expression)
Lewton-Brain, Peter, dancer.
Lewton-Brain, Peter, interviewee (expression)
Musin, Nicolas, dancer.
Cantalupo, Paola, dancer.
Roberge, Giselle, interviewee (expression)
Presser, Andre, conductor.
Fokine, Michel, 1880-1942, choreographer.
Massine, Leonide, 1896-1979, choreographer.
Neumeier, John, 1939- choreographer.
Neumeier, John, 1939- interviewee (expression)
Ėĭfman, Boris, choreographer.
Ėĭfman, Boris, interviewee (expression)
Tudor, Antony, 1909-1987, choreographer.
Balanchine, George, choreographer.
Brockway, Merrill, director.
Wishy, Joseph, producer.
Tami, Tazio, producer.
Berenbeim, Glenn, author.
Ballets de Monte-Carlo, performer.
Polivideo (Firm)
DHCA.
Added Title
Spectre de la rose (Choreographic work : Fokine)
Gaîté parisienne (Choreographic work : Massine)
Intrigues de l'amour (Choreographic work : Eĭfman)
Leaves are fading (Choreographic work : Tudor)
Theme and variations (Choreographic work : Balanchine)
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-4502
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