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Helgi Tomasson coaching the male variation from Divertimento from Le baiser de la fée

Title
Helgi Tomasson coaching the male variation from Divertimento from Le baiser de la fée [videorecording] / the George Balanchine Foundation ; project director, Nancy Reynolds ; editor, Virginia Brooks ; choreography, George Balanchine ; music, Igor Stravinsky; [coaching by] Helgi Tomasson.
Publication
New York, N.Y. : George Balanchine Foundation, c2008, 2003.

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Additional Authors
  • Helgi Tómasson, 1942-
  • Balanchine, George
  • Garcia, Gonzalo (Ballet dancer)
  • Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971.
  • Reynolds, Nancy, 1938-
  • Brooks, Virginia Loring
  • Flatow, Sheryl
  • McCraw, Michael
  • San Francisco Ballet
  • George Balanchine Foundation
  • George Balanchine Foundation. dnr
Description
1 videodisc (88 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Helgi Tomasson discusses creating Baiser de le fée with George Balanchine, how this variation was developed, the most challenging aspect of this variation, the small amout of narrative discussed by Balanchine, the addition of a new ending, the costumes used for this work, the atmosphere at the time of the Stravinsky Festival with the twenty-two new premieres, and how this ballet changed him as a dancer.
Series Statement
George Balanchine Foundation Interpreters archive
Uniform Title
George Balanchine Foundation Interpreters archive.
Alternative Title
Baiser de la fée
Subject
  • Helgi Tómasson, 1942-
  • Balanchine, George
  • Ballet > Study and teaching
  • Choreography
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.
Credits (note)
  • Production: Otterson TV, Inc.
Event (note)
  • Videotapted in rehearsal at the San Francisco Ballet studios, San Francisco, Apr. 21 and May 9, 2003.
System Details (note)
  • DVD.
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)
  • Baiser de la fée premiered on June 21, 1972, by New York City Ballet, at the New York State Theater, with Patricia McBride, Helgi Tomasson.
Contents
1. Coaching session (58 min.) / danced by Gonzalo Garcia ; coached by Helgi Tomasson -- 2. Run-through with alternate ending (6 min.) / danced by Gonzalo Garcia -- 3. Interview: Helgi Tomasson with Sheryl Flatow (24 min.).
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-6404
OCLC
723183376
Title
Helgi Tomasson coaching the male variation from Divertimento from Le baiser de la fée [videorecording] / the George Balanchine Foundation ; project director, Nancy Reynolds ; editor, Virginia Brooks ; choreography, George Balanchine ; music, Igor Stravinsky; [coaching by] Helgi Tomasson.
Imprint
New York, N.Y. : George Balanchine Foundation, c2008, 2003.
Series
George Balanchine Foundation Interpreters archive
George Balanchine Foundation Interpreters archive.
Credits
Production: Otterson TV, Inc.
Event
Videotapted in rehearsal at the San Francisco Ballet studios, San Francisco, Apr. 21 and May 9, 2003.
Performer
Danced by Gonzalo Garcia (principal dancer, San Francisco Ballet).
Interviewer, Sheryl Flatow ; pianist, Michael McGraw.
System Details
DVD.
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
Baiser de la fée premiered on June 21, 1972, by New York City Ballet, at the New York State Theater, with Patricia McBride, Helgi Tomasson.
Source
Gift; George Balanchine Foundation; June 20, 2011. NN-PD
Local Subject
Interpretation in dance performance.
Added Author
Helgi Tómasson, 1942- Teacher
Helgi Tómasson, 1942- Interviewee
Balanchine, George, choreographer.
Garcia, Gonzalo (Ballet dancer), dancer.
Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971. Baiser de la fée.
Reynolds, Nancy, 1938- Director
Brooks, Virginia Loring. Editor
Flatow, Sheryl. Interviewer
McCraw, Michael. Musician
San Francisco Ballet.
George Balanchine Foundation.
George Balanchine Foundation. Donor
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-6404
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