Research Catalog

Title

American music festival. May 15, 1988 [videorecording] : program 10A / [presented by] New York City Ballet ; choreography by Peter Martins.

Publication

1988.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Martins, Peter, 1946-
• Williams, John, 1932-
• Adams, John, 1947-
• Sondheim, Stephen
• Astaire, Fred
• Balanchine, George
• Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974.
• Kistler, Darci, 1964-
• Nichols, Kyra
• D'Amboise, Christopher
• Redpath, Christine
• Saland, Stephanie
• Farrell, Suzanne, 1945-
• Irving, Robert, 1913-1991.
• Boelzner, Gordon
• Stanley, Mark
• New York City Ballet
• American Music Festival (1988 : New York City Ballet)

Description

1 videodisc (NTSC) (54 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

Program 10A in New York City Ballet's American Music Festival begins with a musical overture.

Uniform Title

• Chairman dances (Choreographic work : Martins)
• Fred and George (Choreographic work : Martins)
• Sophisticated lady (Choreographic work : Martins)

Genre/Form

• Video.
• Dance.

Credits (note)

• Lighting design, Mark Stanley.

Event (note)

• Videotaped in performance at New York State Theater, New York, on May 15, 1988, for archival purposes.

Contents

Olympic fanfare and theme / music by John Williams; performed by the New York City Ballet Orchestra; conducted by Robert Irving (7 min.) -- The chairman dances / music by John Adams; conducted by Gordon Boelzner; danced by Darci Kistler with Yvonne Borree, Allison Brown, Stacey Calvert, Marisa Cerveris, Lisa Jackson, Andrea Long, Julie Michael, Wendy Whelan, Barbara Britton, Heather Jurgensen, Myrna Kamara, Romy Karz, Zippora Karz, Rebecca Metzger, Catherine Ryan, Kathleen Tracey (14 min.) -- Two songs from A little night music (Send in the clowns, The miller's son) / music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; sung by Judy Kaye (11 min.) -- Fred and George (world premiere) / "Not my girl," music by Fred Astaire and Van Phillips, lyrics by Desmond Carter; danced by Kyra Nichols, Christopher D'Amboise; "Love is a simple thing," music and lyrics by George Balanchine; danced by Christine Redpath, Stephanie Saland, with Carole Divet, Antonia Franceschi, Lydia Harmsen, Alexia Hess, Darla Hoover, Elizabeth Irwin, Margo Krody, Simone Schumacher, Deborah Wingert (12 min.) -- Sophisticated lady / music by Duke Ellington; danced by Suzanne Farrell, Peter Martins, with Tracy Bennett, Espen Giljane, Ben Huys, Russell Kaiser, Jerome Kipper, Richard Marsden, Nilas Martins, Peter Naumann, Philip Neal, William Otto, Alexandre Proia, Brian Reeder, Sean Savoye, Gordon Stevens, Runsheng Ying (10 min.)

Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-2249

OCLC

185041199

Title

American music festival. May 15, 1988 [videorecording] : program 10A / [presented by] New York City Ballet ; choreography by Peter Martins.

Imprint

1988.

Country of Producing Entity

U.S.

Performer

Danced by New York City Ballet: Darci Kistler, Kyra Nichols, Christopher D'Amboise, Christine Redpath, Stephanie Saland, Suzanne Farrell, Peter Martins, Yvonne Borree, Allison Brown, Stacey Calvert, Marisa Cerveris, Lisa Jackson, Andrea Long, Julie Michael, Wendy Whelan, Barbara Britton, Heather Jurgensen, Myrna Kamara, Romy Karz, Zippora Karz, Rebecca Metzger, Catherine Ryan, Kathleen Tracey, Carole Divet, Antonia Franceschi, Lydia Harmsen, Alexia Hess, Darla Hoover, Elizabeth Irwin, Margo Krody, Simone Schumacher, Deborah Wingert, Tracy Bennett, Espen Giljane, Ben Huys, Russell Kaiser, Jerome Kipper, Richard Marsden, Nilas Martins, Peter Naumann, Philip Neal, William Otto, Alexandre Proia, Brian Reeder, Sean Savoye, Gordon Stevens, Runsheng Ying.

Credits

Lighting design, Mark Stanley.

Event

Videotaped in performance at New York State Theater, New York, on May 15, 1988, for archival purposes.

Added Author

Martins, Peter, 1946- choreographer.

Williams, John, 1932- Composer

Adams, John, 1947- Chairman dances.

Sondheim, Stephen. Little night music. Selections.

Astaire, Fred. Composer

Balanchine, George. Composer

Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974. Composer

Kistler, Darci, 1964- dancer.

Nichols, Kyra, dancer.

D'Amboise, Christopher, dancer.

Redpath, Christine, dancer.

Saland, Stephanie, dancer.

Farrell, Suzanne, 1945- dancer.

Martins, Peter, 1946- dancer.

Irving, Robert, 1913-1991. Conductor

Boelzner, Gordon. Conductor

Stanley, Mark. Lighting designer

New York City Ballet.

American Music Festival (1988 : New York City Ballet)

Added Title

Chairman dances (Choreographic work : Martins)

Fred and George (Choreographic work : Martins)

Sophisticated lady (Choreographic work : Martins)

Research Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-2249