Research Catalog

Title

Swan Lake : Alastair Macaulay in conversation with Robert Greskovic and David Vaughan, 2014-04-23 / presented by Friends of the Jerome Robbins Dance Division.

Publication

©2014

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893.
• Macaulay, Alastair
• Greskovic, Robert
• Vaughan, David, 1924-
• Davis, Jacqueline Z. (Jacqueline Zurat), 1946-
• Schmidt, Jan, 1948-
• Fonteyn, Margot, 1919-1991
• Bernadi, François

Found In

Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image original documentation.

Description

1 videodisc (95 min) : sound, color; 4 3/4 inches.

Summary

Alastair Macaulay, Robert Greskovic, and David Vaughan discuss the choreography, history, and artistic and cultural significance of the ballet Swan Lake. They begin by recounting their own personal histories with the work, describing the first time they saw it performed. Macaulay then explains the focus of the discussion. They will be examining the 1895 St. Petersburg choreography by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov and breaking the work down as a 4 act ballet. Vaughan then gives a brief history of the 1895 production. As many of the clips are from films in the Victor Jessen collection held by the Library, Alastair Macaulay briefly explains Jessen's invaluable role in documenting mid-20th century ballet and the tedious process owing to limitations in the technologies of the day. Clips showing variations in iconic scenes as well as a photographic slideshow of costumed performers, costume design sketches, and set design sketches are shown and discussed by the panelists. They discuss themes in the production, the relatively new emergence of the "black swan" Odile in the latter half of the 20th century, set designs, characterizations, and costume design. Margot Fonteyn is featured in multiple clips shown during the event.

Uniform Title

Swan lake (Choreographic work). Selections.

Subject

• Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893
• Fonteyn, Margot, 1919-1991
• Petipa, Marius, 1818-1910
• Ivanov, Lev, 1834-1901
• Jessen, Victor
• Greskovic, Robert > Interviews
• Vaughan, David, 1924- > Interviews
• Swan lake (Choreographic work)
• Ballets
• Ballet > Costume
• Ballet > Stage-setting and scenery
• Ballet > Production and direction

Genre/Form

• Dance.
• Music.
• Video.
• Interviews.
• Nonfiction films.

Note

• The films by Victor Jessen were recorded over multiple performances in multiple locations across the United States between 1949-1955. The Jessen recordings are silent, as are some of the other early films in this compilation. Sound from a variety of sources was added to these early films for reference purposes, for this event held at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
• Audiovisual materials used in the event's excerpt compilation are listed in chronological order by date of the original recording in the end credits, unless otherwise noted.

Credits (note)

• Videographer, François Bernadi.

Funding (note)

• This recording was made possible by the Friends of the Jerome Robbins Dance Division. Co-chairs: Anne H. Bass and Caroline Cronson.

System Details (note)

• DVD.

Linking Entry (note)

• Forms part of the Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image original documentation.

Contents

Introductory remarks (8 min) / speakers, Jacqueline Z. Davis and Jan Schmidt -- Conversation (87 min) / interviewees, Robert Greskovic, and David Vaughan ; moderator, Alastair Macaulay.

Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-7968

OCLC

881505506

Title

Swan Lake : Alastair Macaulay in conversation with Robert Greskovic and David Vaughan, 2014-04-23 / presented by Friends of the Jerome Robbins Dance Division.

Copyright Date

©2014

Country of Producing Entity

United States.

Type of Content

two-dimensional moving image

Type of Medium

video

computer

Type of Carrier

videodisc

Performer

Interviewer, Alastair Macaulay ; interviewees, Robert Greskovic, David Vaughan.

Introductory speakers, Jacqueline Z. Davis (The Barbara G. and Lawrence A. Fleischman Executive Director of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts), Jan Schmidt (Curator, Jerome Robbins Dance Division)

Swan Lake audio and video excerpts from the Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image. Compiled by Alastair Macaulay. Edited by François Bernadi. Produced by Daisy Pommer, Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image. Archival video preserved by Francis Dougherty, Gregory Lisi, and Jonah Volk, Barbara Goldsmith Preservation Division.

Photographic slideshow from the Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts with contributions from Robert Greskovic and Andrew Foster. Compiled by Alastair Macaulay, Robert Greskovic, David Vaughan. Produced by Arlene Yu.

Credits

Videographer, François Bernadi.

Event

Recorded 23 April 2014. Bruno Walter Auditorium, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, New York City.

System Details

DVD.

Original Version

Original format: 2 digital files.

Funding

This recording was made possible by the Friends of the Jerome Robbins Dance Division. Co-chairs: Anne H. Bass and Caroline Cronson.

Linking Entry

Forms part of the Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image original documentation.

Added Author

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Lebedinoe ozero. Selections.

Macaulay, Alastair, moderator.

Greskovic, Robert, interviewee.

Vaughan, David, 1924- interviewee.

Davis, Jacqueline Z. (Jacqueline Zurat), 1946- speaker.

Schmidt, Jan, 1948- speaker.

Fonteyn, Margot, 1919-1991, dancer.

Bernadi, François, videographer.

Bernadi, François, editor of moving image work.

Friends of the Jerome Robbins Dance Division. funder

Added Title

Container of (work) Swan lake (Choreographic work). Selections.

Found In:

Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image original documentation.

Research Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-7968