Research Catalog

Title

Dance history and criticism course. Romantic ballet and Giselle, [July? 1975] [sound recording].

Author

Schwartz, Jane D.

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Details

Additional Authors

New School for Social Research (New York, N.Y.)

Description

1 sound cassette (ca. 89 min.)

Summary

• Side A (ca. 49 min.). [Begins abruptly.] Jane D. Schwartz speaks about the romantic ballet, including male and female technique before and after the introduction of pointe shoes by Marie Taglioni; the relationship of technique and costume to romanticism in ballet; the use of local color, including the incorporation of national dances and popular songs; the use of staging, scenery, and lighting to enhance the element of mystery; the ballet of the nuns in Act III of Giacomo Meyerbeer's opera Robert le diable. Schwartz speaks about the ballet Giselle, including the story and the character of Albrecht; the first production, in 1841 [choreographed by Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot for the Paris Opera]; Perrot as a dancer; his relationship with Carlotta Grisi; the origins of the story of Giselle; the score by Adolphe Adam, including his use of leitmotifs; Perrot's corresponding choreographic leitmotifs; the score's critical success; Jean Coralli, as a choreograper [ca. 40 min. through 48 min. the sound quality, especially of the music, is poor]. Ends abruptly.
• Side B (ca. 40 min.). Jane D. Schwartz continues to speak about the first production of the ballet Giselle including Carlotta Grisi as Giselle; Lucien Petipa as Albrecht; Adèle Dumilâtre as Myrtha; the character, Myrtha; the scenario of Act II; more on the character Albrecht; what is meant by a dancer's line; the American Ballet Theatre version of Giselle; describes in detail the scenario generally used in modern productions of Giselle and how it differs from the original version [ends abruptly].

Donor/Sponsor

• Oral History Archive.
• New York State Council on the Arts, 1999-2000.

Subjects

• Audiotapes > Schwartz, J
• Coralli, Jean, 1779-1854 > Giselle
• Romanticism in dance
• Grisi, Carlotta, 1819-1899
• Ballet > History
• Giselle (Choreographic work)

Note

• Lecture on the romantic ballet and Giselle, given by Jane D. Schwartz at the New School for Social Research, in New York City, probably in July, 1975. This is cassette 14 of a series of recordings of classes on dance history and criticism, conducted at the New School for Social Research in New York City, between Feb. 1973 and Dec. 1975, which are cataloged under classmark *MGZTC 3-1405.
• The sound quality on this recording of the speaker's voice is good for the most part, but only fair to poor in the last ca. 10 min. of side A. In addition, the recording is marred by extraneous noise. The sound quality of the recordings of music played is generally poor, especially the recordings played in the last 10 min. of side A, which are highly distorted.

Funding (note)

• Preservation was funded in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, 1999-2000.

Call Number

*MGZTC 3-1405 no. 14

OCLC

NYPY06-R54

Author

Schwartz, Jane D. Speaker

Title

Dance history and criticism course. Romantic ballet and Giselle, [July? 1975] [sound recording].

Funding

Preservation was funded in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, 1999-2000.

Local Note

Archive original: *MGZTCO 3-1405 no. 14

Dubbing master: *MGZTD 10-1405 no. 14, labelled reels 23-24

Local Subject

Romanticism in dance.

Audiotapes -- Schwartz, J.

Added Author

New School for Social Research (New York, N.Y.)

Research Call Number

*MGZTC 3-1405 no. 14 [sound cassette]

*MGZTC 3-1405 no. 14