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Yvonne Mounsey coaching the siren's solo and the pas de deux from Prodigal son

Title
Yvonne Mounsey coaching the siren's solo and the pas de deux from Prodigal son [videorecording] / the George Balanchine Foundation ; project director, Nancy Reynolds ; editor, Virginia Brooks ; choreography, George Balanchine ; music, Serge Prokofiev ; [coaching by] Yvonne Mounsey.
Publication
New York, N.Y. : George Balanchine Foundation, c2010, 2008.

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Additional Authors
  • Mounsey, Yvonne.
  • Balanchine, George
  • Barak, Melissa
  • Serobian, Arsen
  • Doubrovska, Felia, 1896-1981.
  • Royter, Inna.
  • Hite, Emily.
  • Reynolds, Nancy, 1938-
  • Brooks, Virginia Loring.
  • George Balanchine Foundation.
  • Fireside Film Co.
  • Westside School of Ballet (Santa Monica, Calif.)
  • George Balanchine Foundation. dnr
Description
1 videodisc (103 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Series Statement
George Balanchine Foundation Interpreters archive
Uniform Title
  • Prodigal son (Choreographic work : Balanchine)
  • George Balanchine Foundation Interpreters archive.
Alternative Title
Prodigal son
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Filmed dance.
  • Interviews.
  • Video.
  • Dance.
  • Nonfiction films.
Note
  • This disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives.
  • Felia Doubrovska's interview is an excerpt from the film by Virginia Brooks entitled, Felia Doubrovska remembered.
  • Yvonne Mounsey discusses being coached by Felia Doubrovska, the narrative of the ballet, her approach to learning the music, the non-classical movements, meeting George Balanchine in 1941 and how she became a member of Balanchine's company.
Credits (note)
  • Production: Fireside Film Company.
Event (note)
  • Original premiere May 21, 1929, Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, Théâtre Sarah Bernhardt, Paris with Serge Lifar as the Prodigal son and Felia Doubrovska as the Siren.
  • Videotaped in rehearsal at the Westside School of Ballet and Westside Ballet Company, Santa Monica, California, on October 19, 2008.
Terms of Use (note)
  • "This tape has been produced for archival purposes with released funds from the Nancy Remick Reynolds Endowment for the George Balanchine Foundation. Requests for any other use of the material should be directed in writing to: The George Balanchine Foundation, 161 West 61st Street, New York, NY 10023." -- Credits.
Source (note)
  • George Balanchine Foundation;
Biography (note)
  • Prodigal son premiered on May 21, 1929, by the Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, at the Théâtre Sarah Bernhardt, Paris with Serge Lifar as the Prodigal son and Felia Doubrovska as the Siren.
Contents
1. Introduction (includes interview with Felia Doubrovska, 1978) (3 min.) -- 2. Coaching session: [Siren's] solo (38 min.) / danced by Melissa Barak with Arsen Serobian ; coach, Yvonne Mounsey -- 3. Coaching session: Pas de deux (Siren and Prodigal son) (15 min.) / danced by Melissa Barak and Arsen Serobian ; coach, Yvonne Mounsey -- 4. Solo (complete) (8 min.) / danced by Melissa Barak with Arsen Serobian ; 5. Pas de deux (complete) (14 min.) / danced by Melissa Barak and Arsen Serobian -- 6. Interview: Yvonne Mounsey with Emily Hite (27 min.) / interviewee, Yvonne Mounsey ; interviewer, Emily Hite -- 7. Credits (1 min.).
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-6406
OCLC
723183222
Title
Yvonne Mounsey coaching the siren's solo and the pas de deux from Prodigal son [videorecording] / the George Balanchine Foundation ; project director, Nancy Reynolds ; editor, Virginia Brooks ; choreography, George Balanchine ; music, Serge Prokofiev ; [coaching by] Yvonne Mounsey.
Imprint
New York, N.Y. : George Balanchine Foundation, c2010, 2008.
Series
George Balanchine Foundation Interpreters archive
George Balanchine Foundation Interpreters archive.
Credits
Production: Fireside Film Company.
Event
Original premiere May 21, 1929, Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, Théâtre Sarah Bernhardt, Paris with Serge Lifar as the Prodigal son and Felia Doubrovska as the Siren.
Videotaped in rehearsal at the Westside School of Ballet and Westside Ballet Company, Santa Monica, California, on October 19, 2008.
Performer
Interviewer, Emily Hite.
Danced by Melissa Barak (Los Angeles Ballet) and Arsen Serobian (guest dancer) ; pianist, Inna Royter.
Terms Of Use
"This tape has been produced for archival purposes with released funds from the Nancy Remick Reynolds Endowment for the George Balanchine Foundation. Requests for any other use of the material should be directed in writing to: The George Balanchine Foundation, 161 West 61st Street, New York, NY 10023." -- Credits.
Biography
Prodigal son premiered on May 21, 1929, by the Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, at the Théâtre Sarah Bernhardt, Paris with Serge Lifar as the Prodigal son and Felia Doubrovska as the Siren.
Source
Gift; George Balanchine Foundation; June 20, 2011. NN-PD
Local Subject
Partnering in dance.
Interpretation in dance performance.
Added Author
Mounsey, Yvonne. Interviewee
Mounsey, Yvonne. Teacher
Balanchine, George, choreographer.
Barak, Melissa, dancer.
Serobian, Arsen, dancer.
Doubrovska, Felia, 1896-1981. Interviewee
Royter, Inna. Musician
Hite, Emily. Interviewer
Reynolds, Nancy, 1938- Director
Brooks, Virginia Loring. Editor
George Balanchine Foundation.
Fireside Film Co.
Westside School of Ballet (Santa Monica, Calif.)
George Balanchine Foundation. Donor
Added Title
Prodigal son (Choreographic work : Balanchine)
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-6406
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