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English national ballet and English folk idiom : the clog dance in Frederick Ashton's ballet La fille mal gardée

Title
English national ballet and English folk idiom : the clog dance in Frederick Ashton's ballet La fille mal gardée / Wilfred Darlington, with appendices by Pat Tracey and Chris Metherell.
Author
Darlington, Wilfred.

Details

Additional Authors
  • Tracey, Pat.
  • Metherell, Chris.
Found In
Dance chronicle. New York. v. 25, no. 2 (2002), p. 187-208. ill.
Summary
Discusses La fille mal gardée, its production history, and Frederick Ashton's 1960 version, including the possible folk dance origins of Widow Simone's clog dance. Also discusses the role of composer John Lanchbery, Stanley Holden (the original Widow Simone) and his participation in creating steps for the clog dance, and the musings of Ninette de Valois on the possible use of English traditional dance.
Subject
  • Lanchbery, John
  • Holden, Stanley
  • De Valois, Ninette, 1898-2001
  • Fille mal gardée (Choreographic work)
  • Fille mal gardée (Choreographic work : Ashton)
  • Clog dancing
Note
  • Appendix I: The clog dance in La fille mal gardée, by Pat Tracey (p. 198-199).
  • Appendix II: An analysis of the clog dance in La fille mal gardée..., by Chris Metherell (p. 199-206).
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 206-208).
Call Number
*MGZA
OCLC
NYPY03-B360
Author
Darlington, Wilfred.
Title
English national ballet and English folk idiom : the clog dance in Frederick Ashton's ballet La fille mal gardée / Wilfred Darlington, with appendices by Pat Tracey and Chris Metherell.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 206-208).
Added Author
Tracey, Pat.
Metherell, Chris.
Found In:
Dance chronicle. New York. v. 25, no. 2 (2002), p. 187-208. ill.
Research Call Number
*MGZA
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