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[I'm old fashioned, excerpts] rehearsal.

Title
[I'm old fashioned, excerpts] [videorecording] : rehearsal. [Apr. 18, 1990] / choreography by Jerome Robbins ; music by Morton Gould.
Publication
1990.

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Additional Authors
  • Robbins, Jerome
  • Gould, Morton, 1913-1996.
  • Kern, Jerome, 1885-1945.
  • Redpath, Christine
  • Woetzel, Damian
  • New York City Ballet
Description
1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (50 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.
Summary
Jerome Robbins, assisted by ballet master Christine Redpath, directs a rehearsal of excerpts from Variations on I'm old fashioned. The soloist's part in the twelfth variation, nicknamed Fugue, is rehearsed for approximately 12 minutes. The sixth variation, a solo nicknamed Bongo, is rehearsed for the remainder of the tape. Robbins gives corrections, discusses and demonstrates choreography.
Series Statement
Jerome Robbins Collection
Uniform Title
Variations on I'm old fashioned (Choreographic work : Robbins)
Alternative Title
Astaire variations.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
  • Dance rehearsals.
Note
  • Label on tape: "Astaire variations; rehearsal."
  • No time/date code on frame.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in New York City Ballet studio rehearsal, in rehearsal clothes, with piano accompaniment, in New York City, on Apr. 18, 1990.
Funding (note)
  • Preservation made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Biography (note)
  • Variations on I'm old fashioned, also known as Astaire variations, is a ballet tribute to Fred Astaire, with music by Morton Gould, based on Jerome Kern's song I'm old fashioned, from the motion picture You were never lovelier (Columbia, 1942). It was performed as part of New York City Ballet's festival of Jerome Robbins' ballets in June 1990.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-6127 JRC
OCLC
NYPT03-F172
Title
[I'm old fashioned, excerpts] [videorecording] : rehearsal. [Apr. 18, 1990] / choreography by Jerome Robbins ; music by Morton Gould.
Imprint
1990.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Series
Jerome Robbins Collection
Performer
Rehearsed by Damian Woetzel.
Event
Videotaped in New York City Ballet studio rehearsal, in rehearsal clothes, with piano accompaniment, in New York City, on Apr. 18, 1990.
Funding
Preservation made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Biography
Variations on I'm old fashioned, also known as Astaire variations, is a ballet tribute to Fred Astaire, with music by Morton Gould, based on Jerome Kern's song I'm old fashioned, from the motion picture You were never lovelier (Columbia, 1942). It was performed as part of New York City Ballet's festival of Jerome Robbins' ballets in June 1990.
Added Author
Robbins, Jerome, choreographer. Director
Gould, Morton, 1913-1996. Composer
Kern, Jerome, 1885-1945. You were never lovelier. I'm old fashioned.
Redpath, Christine. Director
Woetzel, Damian, dancer.
New York City Ballet.
Other Title
Astaire variations.
Added Title
Variations on I'm old fashioned (Choreographic work : Robbins)
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-6127 JRC
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