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Carnival of the animals

Title
Carnival of the animals [videorecording] / [presented by] New York City Ballet ; choreography by Christopher Wheeldon ; music by Camille Saint-Saëns ; narration written by John Lithgow.
Publication
c2003.

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Additional Authors
  • Wheeldon, Christopher
  • Saint-Saëns, Camille, 1835-1921.
  • Lithgow, John, 1945-
  • Morrell, Jon
  • Katz, Natasha
  • Quinn, Andrea
  • Schlefer, Mack
  • Grant, Cameron, 1951-
  • Walters, Susan
  • Askegard, Charles
  • Rutherford, Rachel
  • Van Kipnis, Pascale
  • Borree, Yvonne
  • Higgins, Arch
  • Nichols, Kyra
  • Fayette, James
  • Redpath, Christine
  • Millard, Jay
  • New York City Ballet
  • New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Dance Collection
  • Harmill Communications
Description
1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (43 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.
Summary
Recorded at the ballet's world premiere.
Uniform Title
Carnival of the animals (Choreographic work : Wheeldon)
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Note
  • Recording made possible by the cooperation of New York City Ballet, New York State Theater, and the Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image, Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
  • Accompanied by house program.
Credits (note)
  • Scenery and costumes, Jon Morrell; scenery supervised by Penny Jacobus; costumes supervised by Holly Hynes; lighting, Natasha Katz; additional musical arrangements, Andrea Quinn; reduction for piano four hands, Mack Schlefer.
Performer (note)
  • P.J. Verhoest (Oliver); Charles Askegard (the lion); Jessica Flynn, Sterling Hyltin, Ashley Laracey, Austin Laurent, Allen Peiffer, Amar Ramasar (weasels and rats); Dena Abergel, Amanda Hankes, Dana Hanson, Jason Fowler, Craig Hall, Ask la Cour (hens and cockerels); Rachel Rutherford and Pascale van Kipnis (turtles); John Lithgow (elephant); Antonio Carmena, Kyle Froman, Adam Hendrickson, Daniel Ulbricht (mice); Yvonne Borree (kangaroo); Ellen Bar, Lauren Fadeley, Dara Johnson, Ashlee Knapp, Rebecca Krohn, Savannah Lowery, Gwyneth Muller, Ellen Ostrom, Laura Paulus, Teresa Reichlen (aquarium); Alina Dronova, Glenn Keenan, Geneviève Labean, Lindy Mandradjieff (tropical birds); Adrian Danchig-Waring, Seth Orza, Sean Suozzi, Andrew Veyette (jackasses); Arch Higgins (baboon); Kyra Nichols and James Fayette (cuckoo); Faye Arthurs, Aesha Ash, Saskia Beskow, Pauline Golbin, Deanna McBrearty, Jamie Wolf (fossils); Christine Redpath (swan).
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in performance at New York State Theater, New York, N.Y., on May 14, 2003; video documentation, Harmill Communications; direction and camera, Jay Millard.
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 4-6865
OCLC
NYPY03-F260
Title
Carnival of the animals [videorecording] / [presented by] New York City Ballet ; choreography by Christopher Wheeldon ; music by Camille Saint-Saëns ; narration written by John Lithgow.
Imprint
c2003.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Event
Videotaped in performance at New York State Theater, New York, N.Y., on May 14, 2003; video documentation, Harmill Communications; direction and camera, Jay Millard.
Credits
Scenery and costumes, Jon Morrell; scenery supervised by Penny Jacobus; costumes supervised by Holly Hynes; lighting, Natasha Katz; additional musical arrangements, Andrea Quinn; reduction for piano four hands, Mack Schlefer.
Performer
Danced by New York City Ballet.
Cast
P.J. Verhoest (Oliver); Charles Askegard (the lion); Jessica Flynn, Sterling Hyltin, Ashley Laracey, Austin Laurent, Allen Peiffer, Amar Ramasar (weasels and rats); Dena Abergel, Amanda Hankes, Dana Hanson, Jason Fowler, Craig Hall, Ask la Cour (hens and cockerels); Rachel Rutherford and Pascale van Kipnis (turtles); John Lithgow (elephant); Antonio Carmena, Kyle Froman, Adam Hendrickson, Daniel Ulbricht (mice); Yvonne Borree (kangaroo); Ellen Bar, Lauren Fadeley, Dara Johnson, Ashlee Knapp, Rebecca Krohn, Savannah Lowery, Gwyneth Muller, Ellen Ostrom, Laura Paulus, Teresa Reichlen (aquarium); Alina Dronova, Glenn Keenan, Geneviève Labean, Lindy Mandradjieff (tropical birds); Adrian Danchig-Waring, Seth Orza, Sean Suozzi, Andrew Veyette (jackasses); Arch Higgins (baboon); Kyra Nichols and James Fayette (cuckoo); Faye Arthurs, Aesha Ash, Saskia Beskow, Pauline Golbin, Deanna McBrearty, Jamie Wolf (fossils); Christine Redpath (swan).
Performer
Narrator: John Lithgow (guest artist).
Conductor: Andrea Quinn.
Pianists: Cameron Grant, Susan Walters.
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
Wheeldon, Christopher, choreographer.
Saint-Saëns, Camille, 1835-1921. Carnaval des animaux.
Lithgow, John, 1945- Author of dialog. nrt, dancer.
Morrell, Jon. Designer. Costume designer
Katz, Natasha, lighting designer.
Quinn, Andrea. Arranger. Conductor
Schlefer, Mack.
Grant, Cameron, 1951- Musician
Walters, Susan. Musician
Askegard, Charles, dancer.
Rutherford, Rachel, dancer.
Van Kipnis, Pascale, dancer.
Borree, Yvonne, dancer.
Higgins, Arch, dancer.
Nichols, Kyra, dancer.
Fayette, James, dancer.
Redpath, Christine, dancer.
Millard, Jay.
New York City Ballet.
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Dance Collection.
Harmill Communications.
Added Title
Carnival of the animals (Choreographic work : Wheeldon)
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-6865
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