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Swan lake [excerpts]

Title
Swan lake [excerpts] [videorecording] / [presented by] the Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris ; choreography by Rudolf Nureyev ; music by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky.
Publication
1987?

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Moving imageUse in library *MGZIA 4-4311 RNCPerforming Arts Research Collections - Dance

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Additional Authors
  • Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993
  • Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893.
  • François, Douce.
  • Opéra de Paris. Ballet.
Description
1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (132 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Summary
Rehearsals of various sections of Rudolf Nureyev's version of Swan lake. In the first 14 min. of the tape, female dancers rehearse the swans' ensemble dance in Act IV. This rehearsal apparently focuses on floor patterns and spacing; most of the women dance on demi-pointe rather than on pointe, and much of the choreography is marked rather than danced full-out. Male dancers then rehearse an ensemble dance from Act I. After a brief glimpse of Odette and the swans in an excerpt from Act IV, a run-through of most of Acts I and II begins at ca. 33 min. into the tape. Alternate casts rehearse simultaneously in a few sections. Nureyev occasionally appears on camera, most notably to demonstrate a movement phrase in the second female variation of the Act I pas de trois. Footage from a run-through of Act IV begins at ca. 105 min. Rehearsals of the Act III mazurka and Neapolitan dance begin respectively at ca. 121 min. and ca. 130 min.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Douce François-Freitas.
Series Statement
Rudolf Nureyev Collection
Uniform Title
Swan lake (Choreographic work : Nureyev)
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
  • Dance rehearsals.
Note
  • Accompanied by data sheet.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in studio rehearsal, in rehearsal clothes, with piano accompaniment, probably in Paris, in September 1987 (?); video documentation, Douce François.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-4311 RNC
OCLC
NYPY03-F218
Title
Swan lake [excerpts] [videorecording] / [presented by] the Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris ; choreography by Rudolf Nureyev ; music by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky.
Imprint
1987?
Country of Producing Entity
France.
Series
Rudolf Nureyev Collection
Event
Videotaped in studio rehearsal, in rehearsal clothes, with piano accompaniment, probably in Paris, in September 1987 (?); video documentation, Douce François.
Performer
Danced by the Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris.
Added Author
Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993, choreographer.
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Composer
François, Douce.
Opéra de Paris. Ballet.
Added Title
Swan lake (Choreographic work : Nureyev)
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-4311 RNC
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