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Bringing Balanchine back

Title: Bringing Balanchine back [videorecording] / produced by Richard Blanshard, Earle Mack, Christopher Ramsey ; directed by Richard Blanshard.
Publication: West Long Branch, NJ : Kultur, [2009?]

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Description

1 videodisc (91 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

Profiles the New York City Ballet, led by Ballet-in-Chief Peter Martins, during its 2003 engagement at the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg, marking the 20th anniversary of the death of ballet legend and New York City Ballet co-founder George Balanchine. Martins, members of the company, and various Russian dancers share their memories of Balanchine and discuss his influence. Includes performance excerpts and rehearsal footage.

Uniform Title

Serenade (Choreographic work : Balanchine
Symphony in three movements (Choreographic work : Balanchine)
Glass pieces (Choreographic work : Robbins)
Hallelujah junction (Choreographic work : Martins)
Western symphony (Choreographic work : Balanchine)

Alternative Title

Balanchine
New York City Ballet bringing Balanchine back

Subjects

Genre/Form

Documentary films.
Biographical films.
Ballet films.
Nonfiction films.
Filmed ballets.
Dance films.
Filmed dance.

Note

Documentary.
Subtitle on container: The historic return to Russia.
At head of title on container spine: New York City Ballet.
"Enlighten Entertainment."
"NVC Arts"--Container.
Program content: c2004.
Running time indicated on container (91 min.) includes special features; feature running time is 79 min.
Bonus features: Peter Martins (interview) -- Valery Gergiev (interview) -- Rosemary Dunleavy (interview) -- Darci Kistler (inteview) -- Tour of The Mariinsky Theater.

System Details (note)

DVD; NTSC, Region 1; widescreen presentation (anamorphic) ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound, Dolby digital 2.0 stereo.

Language (note)

In English with optional subtitles in English, French, and German subtitles.

Contents

Dance excerpts performed include: Serenade (1934) / choreography, George Balanchine ; compser, Peter Ilyitch Tshaikovsky -- Symphony in Three Movements (1972) / choreography, George Balanchine ; composer, Igor Stravinsky -- Symphony in C (1947) / Choreography, George Balanchine ; composer, Georges Bizet -- Glass Pieces (1983) / Choreography, Jerome Robbins ; composer, Philip Glass -- Hallelujah Junction (2001) / choreography, Peter Martins ; composer, John Adams -- Western Symphony (1954) / choreographt, George Balanchine ; composer, Hershy Kay.

Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-5033

ISBN

9780769789064

LCCN

032031449091

OCLC

471518438

Title

Bringing Balanchine back [videorecording] / produced by Richard Blanshard, Earle Mack, Christopher Ramsey ; directed by Richard Blanshard.

Imprint

West Long Branch, NJ : Kultur, [2009?]

Edition

Widescreen.

Type of Content

two-dimensional moving image

Type of Medium

video

Type of Carrier

videodisc

System Details

DVD; NTSC, Region 1; widescreen presentation (anamorphic) ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound, Dolby digital 2.0 stereo.

Performer

Narrator, Kevin Kline ; featuring Peter Martins, New York City Ballet, Ballet Master in Chief, Peter Martins ; St. Petersburg Mariinsky Theatre, Artistic Director, Valery Gergiev.

Speakers, Craig Hall (Corps de Ballet), Wendy Whelan (Principal Dancer), Jock Soto (Principal Dancer), Darci Kistler (Principal Dancer), Alexandra Ansanelli (Principal Dancer), Benjamin Millepied (Principal Dancer), Janie Taylor (Soloist), Rosemary Dunleavy-Maslow (Ballet Mistress), Solomon Volkov (Author & Biographer), Boris Eifman (Choreographer), Valery Gergiev (Conductor & Artistic Director of the Mariinsky Theatre), Perry Silvey (Production Stage Manager), Mark Stanley (Lighting Director), Peter Martins (Ballet Master in Chief), Kirov Dancer, Genia Savitova (Corps de Ballet, St. Petersburg Ballet Theatre), Albert Evans (Principal Dancer), Carrie Lee Riggins (Corps de Ballet), Andrea Quinn (Musical Director), Jessica Flynn (Corps de Ballet).

Performer

New York City Ballet, Ballet Master in Chief, Peter Martins ; St. Petersburg Mariinsky Theatre, Artistic Director, Valery Gergiev

Language

In English with optional subtitles in English, French, and German subtitles.

Added Author

Blanshard, Richard, director.

Blanshard, Richard, producer.

Mack, Earle, producer.

Kline, Kevin, narrator.

Martins, Peter, 1946- artistic director.

Martins, Peter, 1946- interviewee.

Gergiev, Valeriĭ, 1953- artistic director.

Gergiev, Valeriĭ, 1953- interviewee.

Dunleavy, Rosemary, teacher.

Dunleavy, Rosemary, interviewee.

Kistler, Darci, 1964- dancer.

Kistler, Darci, 1964- interviewee.

Ansanelli, Alexandra, dancer.

Ansanelli, Alexandra, interviewee.

New York City Ballet, performer.

Enlighten Entertainment, production company.

NVC Arts (Firm), production company.

Kultur International Films, publisher.

Container of (work): Balanchine, George. Symphony in C

Added Title

Container of (work): Serenade (Choreographic work : Balanchine

Container of (work): Symphony in three movements (Choreographic work : Balanchine)

Container of (work): Glass pieces (Choreographic work : Robbins)

Container of (work): Hallelujah junction (Choreographic work : Martins)

Container of (work): Western symphony (Choreographic work : Balanchine)

Other Standard Identifier

032031449091

Publisher No.

D4490 Kultur

Research Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-5033

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