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An evening with Christopher Wheeldon

Title: An evening with Christopher Wheeldon [videorecording] / [presented by] New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center, as part of UKwithNY ; series producer, Alan J. Pally.
Publication: c2001.

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1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)

Summary

In conjunction with UKwithNY, "a series of free public programs celebrating the dynamic and diverse performing arts of the United Kingdom," British-born choreographer Christopher Wheeldon discusses his prior career as a dancer with the Royal Ballet, his move to New York City to dance with the New York City Ballet at the invitation of artistic director Peter Martins, and his current work. Some topics include: his recent ballet Polyphonia, created for New York City Ballet ; the challenges of following in George Balanchine's footsteps as a choreographer ; dancing for Jerome Robbins ; Wheeldon's attraction to the concept of the total art work, exemplified in his production of Firebird for the Boston Ballet ; how funding and audience expectations can affect a choreographer's output ; differences in approach between the Royal Ballet and New York City Ballet ; his decision to retire from performing in order to devote his time to choreography. A question-and-answer session concludes the evening.

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Accompanied by program.
Recording made possible by the cooperation of Christopher Wheeldon, Holly Brubach, Public Programs, Bruno Walter Auditorium, and the Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image, Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

Performer (note)

Interviewee: Christopher Wheeldon.
Interviewer: Holly Brubach.
Introduced by Madeleine M. Nichols, Curator, Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

Event (note)

Videotaped at the Bruno Walter Auditorium, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, New York, N.Y., on October 30, 2001, by Bobby Shepard.

Funding (note)

This recording is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency.
Recorded with the assistance of grants from New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Call Number

*MGZIA 4-5444

OCLC

NYPY02-F32

Title

An evening with Christopher Wheeldon [videorecording] / [presented by] New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center, as part of UKwithNY ; series producer, Alan J. Pally.

Imprint

c2001.

Country of Producing Entity

U.S.

Event

Videotaped at the Bruno Walter Auditorium, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, New York, N.Y., on October 30, 2001, by Bobby Shepard.

Performer

Interviewee: Christopher Wheeldon.

Interviewer: Holly Brubach.

Introduced by Madeleine M. Nichols, Curator, Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

Funding

This recording is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency.

Recorded with the assistance of grants from New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Added Author

Nichols, Madeleine M. Host

Wheeldon, Christopher, interviewee.

Brubach, Holly. Interviewer

Pally, Alan J., producer.

Shepard, Bobby.

New York Public Library. Public Programs Division.

New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Dance Collection.

Research Call Number

*MGZIA 4-5444

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