Research Catalog

Title

ABT & Frederick Ashton's Sylvia [videorecording] : Works & process at the Guggenheim / [performance series producer, Mary Sharp Cronson].

Publication

2005.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Cronson, Mary Sharp.
• Kaye, Elizabeth.
• Newton, Christopher, 1936 June 24-
• Vaughan, David, 1924-
• Herrera, Paloma
• Corella, Carmen
• Saveliev, Gennadi
• Tidwell, Danny
• Corella, Angel
• Jensen, Carrie
• Salstein, Craig
• Matthews, Jared
• Hidalgo, Laura
• Bilach, Barbara.
• Tanatanit, Sarawanee
• Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

Description

1 videodisc (NTSC) (60 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

Elizabeth Kaye, host of ABTalks, moderates a panel discussion, interspersed with selections from Sylvia. Panelists include Christopher Newton, ballet master for the Royal Ballet and choreographer for this version of Sylvia; and David Vaughan, biographer of Frederick Ashton. Christopher Newton explains the plot of the ballet, introduces each scene performed, talks about Ashton's ballet based on the Beatrix Potter Tales, which was choreographed late in his career, and describes the Fred step. David Vaughan discusses how Ashton came to create this ballet, elaborates on his choreographic style, and discusses Ashton's innovative slow male solos. Elizabeth Kaye talks about Ashton's style of choreography and the panelists discuss Ashton's muse Margot Fonteyn. Includes a brief film clip from an interview with Frederick Ashton.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of Works & process at the Guggenheim, Mary Sharp Cronson, producer.

Series Statement

Works & process at the Guggenheim collection ; 264

Uniform Title

• Sylvia (Choreographic work : Ashton)
• Works and process at the Guggenheim.

Alternative Title

• American Ballet Theatre & Frederick Ashton's Sylvia
• Frederick Ashton's Sylvia

Subjects

• Ashton, Frederick, 1904-1988
• Dance
• Sylvia (Choreographic work : Ashton)
• Fonteyn, Margot, 1919-1991
• Video

Genre/Form

• Video.
• Dance.

Event (note)

• Recorded as part of the Works & process performance series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, on Apr. 3, 2005.

Funding (note)

• With support from The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation, digitization and DVD authoring of the Works & process at the Guggenheim video archive was done by StreamingCulture at the Graduate Center of The City University of New York.

Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-2906

OCLC

153261952

Title

ABT & Frederick Ashton's Sylvia [videorecording] : Works & process at the Guggenheim / [performance series producer, Mary Sharp Cronson].

Imprint

2005.

Country of Producing Entity

United States.

Series

Works & process at the Guggenheim collection ; 264

Works and process at the Guggenheim.

Performer

Host, Mary Sharp Cronson ; pianist, Barbara Bilach ; dancers: Paloma Herrera (Sylvia), Angel Corella (Aminta), Gennadi Saveliev (Orion), Danny Tidwell (Eros), Carmen Corella (Diana), Carrie Jensen (Naiad), Craig Salstein (Faun, Slave), Jared Matthews (Slave), Laura Hidalgo, Sarawanee Tanatanit (Concubines).

Event

Recorded as part of the Works & process performance series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, on Apr. 3, 2005.

Funding

With support from The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation, digitization and DVD authoring of the Works & process at the Guggenheim video archive was done by StreamingCulture at the Graduate Center of The City University of New York.

Added Author

Cronson, Mary Sharp. Producer

Kaye, Elizabeth. Interviewer

Newton, Christopher, 1936 June 24- Interviewee

Newton, Christopher, 1936 June 24- choreographer.

Vaughan, David, 1924- Interviewee

Herrera, Paloma, dancer.

Corella, Carmen, dancer.

Saveliev, Gennadi, dancer.

Tidwell, Danny, dancer.

Corella, Angel, dancer.

Jensen, Carrie, dancer.

Salstein, Craig, dancer.

Matthews, Jared, dancer.

Hidalgo, Laura, dancer.

Bilach, Barbara. Instrumentalist

Tanatanit, Sarawanee, dancer.

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

Added Title

Sylvia (Choreographic work : Ashton)

Research Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-2906