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The three ballerinas

Title
The three ballerinas [videorecording] / Australian Broadcasting Corporation ; concept, direction and production by Michelle Mahrer.
Publication
Australia : Australian Broadcasting Corporation, c2001.

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Additional Authors
  • Van Praagh, Peggy, 1910-
  • Welch, Garth, 1936-
  • Coe, Kelvin.
  • Meehan, John, 1950-
  • Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993
  • Aldous, Lucette
  • Rowe, Marilyn
  • Jones, Marilyn
  • Mahrer, Michelle.
  • Australian Ballet.
  • Australian Ballet School.
  • Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  • Dance Films Association.
  • Dance on Camera Film Festival.
Description
1 videocassette (53 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences PAL; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Summary
Entrant in the Dance on Camera Festival 2002. Profiles of Lucette Aldous, Marilyn Rowe, and Marilyn Jones, prima ballerinas of the Australian Ballet in the 1970s. In their own words, they recall the development of their careers, the male dancers who partnered them, and some of their major roles. They discuss dancers' concerns such as gaining technique and artistry, confronting aging, dealing with stagefright, facing the end of their performing careers, passing along their knowledge to younger dancers. Film clips depict each ballerina in action: Aldous in Don Quixote, Swan lake, Fool on the hill, Carmen, and The sleeping beauty ; Jones in Ballet imperial, La fille mal gardée, Lady and the fool, Jazz spectrum, and The dying swan ; Rowe in Don Quixote, La fille mal gardée, Romeo and Juliet, The merry widow, Swan lake, and Anna Karenina. Rudolf Nureyev's film version of Don Quixote (1972), made with the Australian Ballet, occupies a prominent place in the discussion. Aldous, who danced Kitri, is seen rehearsing for the film with Nureyev, and she and Rowe (who danced the Street dancer/Queen of the dryads) are seen in clips from the film itself.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Dance Films Association.
Uniform Title
  • Don Quixote (Choreographic work : Nureyev after Petipa, M)
  • Ballet imperial (Choreographic work : Balanchine)
  • Fille mal gardée (Choreographic work : Ashton)
  • Lady and the fool (Choreographic work : Cranko)
  • Romeo and Juliet (Choreographic work : Cranko)
  • Merry widow (Choreographic work : Helpmann and Hynd)
  • Swan lake (Choreographic work : Woolliams after Ivanov)
  • Anna Karenina (Choreographic work : Prokovsky)
  • Fool on the hill (Choreographic work : Lynne)
  • Carmen (Choreographic work : Petit)
  • Dying swan (Choreographic work : Fokine)
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Biographies.
  • Video.
Note
  • Letterbox format.
  • Aspect ratio is 16:9 FHA.
  • Additional data from brochure for the Dance Films Association's 30th annual Dance on Camera Festival 2002.
Credits (note)
  • Editing, Andrew Ellis ; executive producer, Richard Moore.
Performer (note)
  • Interviewees: Lucette Aldous, Marilyn Rowe, Marilyn Jones ; also appearing in a pre-recorded interview, Peggy Van Praagh.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-5721
OCLC
NYPY02-F182
Title
The three ballerinas [videorecording] / Australian Broadcasting Corporation ; concept, direction and production by Michelle Mahrer.
Imprint
Australia : Australian Broadcasting Corporation, c2001.
Country of Producing Entity
Australia.
Credits
Editing, Andrew Ellis ; executive producer, Richard Moore.
Performer
Interviewees: Lucette Aldous, Marilyn Rowe, Marilyn Jones ; also appearing in a pre-recorded interview, Peggy Van Praagh.
Local Subject
Ballet in motion pictures. Don Quixote.
Added Author
Van Praagh, Peggy, 1910- Interviewee
Welch, Garth, 1936-
Coe, Kelvin.
Meehan, John, 1950-
Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993, choreographer, dancer.
Aldous, Lucette, dancer. Interviewee
Rowe, Marilyn, dancer. Interviewee
Jones, Marilyn, dancer. Interviewee
Mahrer, Michelle. Producer. Director
Australian Ballet.
Australian Ballet School.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Dance Films Association.
Dance on Camera Film Festival.
Added Title
Don Quixote (Choreographic work : Nureyev after Petipa, M)
Ballet imperial (Choreographic work : Balanchine)
Fille mal gardée (Choreographic work : Ashton)
Lady and the fool (Choreographic work : Cranko)
Romeo and Juliet (Choreographic work : Cranko)
Merry widow (Choreographic work : Helpmann and Hynd)
Swan lake (Choreographic work : Woolliams after Ivanov)
Anna Karenina (Choreographic work : Prokovsky)
Fool on the hill (Choreographic work : Lynne)
Carmen (Choreographic work : Petit)
Dying swan (Choreographic work : Fokine)
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-5721
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