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The Goldberg variations [and] In G major [excerpts] rehearsal.

Title
The Goldberg variations [and] In G major [excerpts] [videorecording] : rehearsal. [May 15, 1990] / choreography by Jerome Robbins ; music by Johann Sebastian Bach and Maurice Ravel.
Publication
1990.

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Additional Authors
  • Robbins, Jerome
  • Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750.
  • Ravel, Maurice, 1875-1937.
  • Woetzel, Damian
  • Kistler, Darci, 1964-
  • La Fosse, Robert
  • Neal, Philip, 1968-
  • Alexopoulos, Helene
  • Swope, Martha
  • New York City Ballet
Description
1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (72 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.
Summary
Jerome Robbins directs a rehearsal of excerpts from Goldberg Variations and In G major. Helene Alexopoulos and Robert La Fosse rehearse a pas de deux from Part II of Goldberg variations. La Fosse and Philip Neal both rehearse the solo that follows this pas de deux. Damian Woetzel and Darci Kistler rehearse two pas de deux from Goldberg variations. The rehearsals include many interruptions and repetitions. Robbins discusses the choreography with the dancers and demonstrates steps. La Fosse and Kistler rehearsing the adagio pas de deux from In G major. During the last five minutes of the tape, Robbins, Kistler and La Fosse pose for photographs taken by Martha Swope.
Series Statement
Jerome Robbins Collection
Uniform Title
  • Goldberg variations (Choreographic work : Robbins)
  • In G major (Choreographic work : Robbins)
Subject
Dance photography
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
  • Dance rehearsals.
Note
  • 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 May 15, 1990.
Funding (note)
  • Preservation made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Biography (note)
  • The Goldberg variations and In G major were both performed as part of New York City Ballet's festival of Jerome Robbins' ballets in June, 1990.
Contents
Goldberg variations rehearsal (50 min.) -- In G major rehearsal (22 min.)
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-6542 JRC
OCLC
NYPT03-F533
Title
The Goldberg variations [and] In G major [excerpts] [videorecording] : rehearsal. [May 15, 1990] / choreography by Jerome Robbins ; music by Johann Sebastian Bach and Maurice Ravel.
Imprint
1990.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Series
Jerome Robbins Collection
Performer
Rehearsed by members of New York City Ballet, including Helene Alexopoulos, Robert La Fosse, Darci Kistler, Damian Woetzel, Philip Neal.
Event
Videotaped in New York City Ballet studio rehearsal, in rehearsal clothes, with piano accompaniment, in New York City, on May 15, 1990.
Funding
Preservation made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Biography
The Goldberg variations and In G major were both performed as part of New York City Ballet's festival of Jerome Robbins' ballets in June, 1990.
Added Author
Robbins, Jerome, choreographer.
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Goldberg-Variationen.
Ravel, Maurice, 1875-1937. Concertos, piano, orchestra, G major.
Woetzel, Damian, dancer.
Kistler, Darci, 1964- dancer.
La Fosse, Robert, dancer.
Neal, Philip, 1968- dancer.
Alexopoulos, Helene, dancer.
Swope, Martha. Photographer
New York City Ballet.
Added Title
Goldberg variations (Choreographic work : Robbins)
In G major (Choreographic work : Robbins)
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-6542 JRC
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