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Les Grands Ballets Canadiens.

Title
Les Grands Ballets Canadiens. July 22, 1982 [videorecording]
Publication
1982.

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Additional Authors
  • Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972
  • Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958
  • St. Denis, Ruth, 1880-1968
  • Tudor, Antony, 1909-1987
  • Butler, John, 1920-1993
  • MacDowell, Edward, 1860-1908.
  • Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856.
  • Chausson, Ernest, 1855-1899.
  • Dvořák, Antonín, 1841-1904.
  • Walker, Norman
  • Thompson, Caro
  • Grands ballets canadiens
  • Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival
Description
1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (49 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.
Summary
The performance begins with a brief introduction by Liz Thompson, director of Jacob's Pillow, who comments on the founding of the festival by Ted Shawn, and on Les Grands Ballet Canadiens.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival.
Uniform Title
  • Polonaise (Choreographic work : Shawn)
  • Soaring (Choreographic work : Humphrey)
  • Jardin aux lilas (Choreographic work : Tudor)
  • Othello (Choreographic work : Butler)
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Note
  • Title from original container.
Credits (note)
  • Polonaise restaged by Norman Walker.
  • Camera: Caro Thompson.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in performance at the Ted Shawn Theater, Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Becket, Mass., on July 22, 1982.
Contents
Polonaise / choreography by Ted Shawn; music by Edward MacDowell (Virtuosen Etüden, op. 46, no. 12, Polonaise) (4 min.) -- Soaring / choreography by Doris Humphrey and Ruth St. Denis; music by Robert Schumann (Fantasiestücke, op. 12. Aufschwung) (5 min.) -- Jardin aux lilas / choreography by Antony Tudor; music by Ernest Chausson (Poème for violin & orchestra, op. 28) (17 min.) -- Othello / choreography by John Butler; music by Antonîn Dvořàk (Othello overture) (15 min.)
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-4408
OCLC
NYPT04-F115
Title
Les Grands Ballets Canadiens. July 22, 1982 [videorecording]
Imprint
1982.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Credits
Polonaise restaged by Norman Walker.
Camera: Caro Thompson.
Performer
Performed by members of Les Grands Ballets Canadiens.
Event
Videotaped in performance at the Ted Shawn Theater, Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Becket, Mass., on July 22, 1982.
Added Author
Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972, choreographer.
Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958, choreographer.
St. Denis, Ruth, 1880-1968, choreographer.
Tudor, Antony, 1909-1987, choreographer.
Butler, John, 1920-1993, choreographer.
MacDowell, Edward, 1860-1908. Composer
Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856. Composer
Chausson, Ernest, 1855-1899. Composer
Dvořák, Antonín, 1841-1904. Příroda, život a láska. Othello.
Walker, Norman. Restager
Thompson, Caro. Videographer
Grands ballets canadiens.
Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival.
Added Title
Polonaise (Choreographic work : Shawn)
Soaring (Choreographic work : Humphrey)
Jardin aux lilas (Choreographic work : Tudor)
Othello (Choreographic work : Butler)
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-4408
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