Research Catalog

Title

West Side story suite [excerpts] [videorecording] : rehearsal. Mar. 23, 1995 / choreography by Jerome Robbins; music by Leonard Bernstein; lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.

Publication

1995.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Robbins, Jerome
• Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990.
• Sondheim, Stephen
• Frohlich, Jean Pierre
• Castelli, Victor
• Moore, James, 1930 Dec. 12-
• La Fosse, Robert
• Soto, Jock
• Hübbe, Nikolaj
• Wheeldon, Christopher
• Otto, William, 1958-
• Marcovici, Sébastien, 1975-
• Kaiser, Russell
• Higgins, Arch
• Gold, Tom
• Liang, Edward
• Ritter, Alexander
• Boehmer, Christopher
• Bello, Sant'gria
• Coates, Emily
• Harmsen, Lydia
• Hansen, Peter
• Robertson, Andrew
• Macdougall, Christopher
• Marsden, Richard
• Wersinger, Robert
• New York City Ballet

Description

2 videodiscs (NTSC) (108 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

Jerome Robbins, assisted by ballet masters Jean-Pierre Frohlich, Victor Castelli and James Moore, directs a rehearsal of West Side story suite.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of New York City Ballet.

Uniform Title

West Side story suite (Choreographic work : Robbins)

Genre/Form

• Dance.
• Video.
• Dance rehearsals.

Note

• Color is washed out.

Event (note)

• Videotaped in New York City Ballet studio rehearsal, in rehearsal clothes, with piano accompaniment and recorded music (West Side story original cast recording), in New York City, on Mar. 23, 1995.

System Details (note)

• DVD.

Biography (note)

• West Side story suite had its New York City Ballet premiere on May 18, 1995.

Contents

• Disc 1. Something's coming / rehearsed by Robert La Fosse (30 min.) -- Prologue / rehearsed by Robert La Fosse, Nikolaj Hübbe, Russell Kaiser, Sébastien Marcovici, Christopher Wheeldon, William Otto, others (30 min.)
• Disc 2. Prologue (cont'd from disc 1) (5 min.) -- Rumble / rehearsed by Robert La Fosse, Nikolaj Hübbe, Jock Soto, others (10 min.) -- Cool / rehearsed by Nikolaj Hübbe, Russell Kaiser, Sébastien Marcovici, Christopher Wheeldon, William Otto, Emily Coates, Lydia Harmsen, others (33 min.)

Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-501

OCLC

NYPG05-F10365

Title

West Side story suite [excerpts] [videorecording] : rehearsal. Mar. 23, 1995 / choreography by Jerome Robbins; music by Leonard Bernstein; lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.

Imprint

1995.

Country of Producing Entity

U.S.

Performer

Rehearsed by members of New York City Ballet, including Robert La Fosse (Tony), Jock Soto (Bernardo), Nikolaj Hübbe (Riff), and Emily Coates, Lydia Harmsen, Christopher Wheeldon, William Otto, Sébastien Marcovici, Russell Kaiser, Arch Higgins, Tom Gold, Edward Liang, Alexander Ritter, Christopher Boehmer, Sant'gria Bello, Peter Hansen, Andrew Robertson, Christopher Macdougall, Richard Marsden, Robert Wersinger, and others.

Event

Videotaped in New York City Ballet studio rehearsal, in rehearsal clothes, with piano accompaniment and recorded music (West Side story original cast recording), in New York City, on Mar. 23, 1995.

System Details

DVD.

Biography

West Side story suite had its New York City Ballet premiere on May 18, 1995.

Added Author

Robbins, Jerome, choreographer. Director

Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990. West Side story.

Sondheim, Stephen. Lyricist

Frohlich, Jean Pierre. Director

Castelli, Victor. Director

Moore, James, 1930 Dec. 12- Director

La Fosse, Robert, dancer.

Soto, Jock, dancer.

Hübbe, Nikolaj, dancer. Singer

Wheeldon, Christopher, dancer.

Otto, William, 1958- dancer.

Marcovici, Sébastien, 1975- dancer.

Kaiser, Russell, dancer.

Higgins, Arch, dancer.

Gold, Tom, dancer.

Liang, Edward, dancer.

Ritter, Alexander, dancer.

Boehmer, Christopher, dancer.

Bello, Sant'gria, dancer.

Coates, Emily, dancer.

Harmsen, Lydia, dancer.

Hansen, Peter, dancer.

Robertson, Andrew, dancer.

Macdougall, Christopher, dancer.

Marsden, Richard, dancer.

Wersinger, Robert, dancer.

New York City Ballet.

Added Title

West Side story suite (Choreographic work : Robbins)

Research Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-501