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The Denver Center for the Performing Arts presents Fifth Position

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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The Denver Center for the Performing Arts presents Fifth Position

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Title
The Denver Center for the Performing Arts presents Fifth Position
Additional title: National Dance Institute Moving Image Archive
Names
National Dance Institute (U.S.) (Creator)
D'Amboise, Jacques, 1934- (Screenwriter)
D'Amboise, Jacques, 1934- (Choreographer)
D'Amboise, Jacques, 1934- (Film director)
Norris, Lee (Composer)
Turner, Bob (Cinematographer)
Hubbard, Nate (Film editor)
Tague, George (Lighting designer)
Shafter, Jay (Set designer)
Mulholland, Meredith (Costume designer)
Nichols, Kyra (Performer)
Jaffe, Bryce (Performer)
Petraglia, Jennifer (Performer)
Suplina, Alexandra (Performer)
Ward, Vanessa (Performer)
Norris, Lee (Performer)
D'Amboise, Jacques, 1934- (Performer)
Arnold, Stephanie (Performer)
Cooke, Julie (Performer)
Hanson, Annalise (Performer)
Kite, Melissa (Performer)
Orcette, Heather (Performer)
Tolan, Michael (Narrator)
Parrott, Lalan (Musician)
Denver Center for the Performing Arts (Producer)
Collection

National Dance Institute Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1983
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 4129
Topics
Ballet
Ballet -- Study and teaching
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Statement of responsibility: written, choreographed, and directed by Jacques d'Amboise.
Content: Filmed at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts and The Colorado State Ballet, director Maria Farra.
Creation/production credits: Music, Lee Norris (with excerpts from Capriccio Brilliant and the Italian Symphony by Felix Mendelssohn) ; director of photography, Bob Turner ; editor, Nate Hubbard ; executive producer, Dirk Olson ; lighting, George Tague ; audio, Bob Abbott, Dick Jenkins ; production manager, Don Rase ; associate producer, Catherine Branscorne ; assistant director and still photographer, Carolyn George ; set design, Jay Shafter ; assistant camera, Jamie Jacobson ; script person, B.J. Huchtemann ; make up, Judith Schuenwater ; wardobe, Meredith Mulholland ; coordinator, Justin Dick ; gaffer, Ken Seagren ; grips, Jim Osborn, Rob Palmer, Jerry Giacalone ; production assistants, Pat Cochran, Kim Sheplar, Tom Wagner ; assistant editor, Edward Benevidez ; wardrobe assistance by Capezio Dance Theatre Shop of Colorado. A Denver Center for the Performing Arts production.
Performers: Starring Kyra Nichols ; co-starring Bryce Jaffe ; featuring Jennifer Petraglia, Alexandra Suplina, Vanessa Ward, Lee Norris, Jacques d'Amboise, Stephanie Arnold, Julie Cooke, Annalise Hanson, Melissa Kite, Heather Orcette ; narrator, Michael Tolan ; additional pianist, Lalan Parrott.
Acquisition: Gift; Jacques D'Amboise, 2012.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (28 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Description
A class of young ballerinas take a class, after which one student imagines herself performing on a big stage. Their teacher (Nichols) uses the time alone in the studio to practice a piece and play around with steps and more and more of the students gather around the door to sneak a peak at her dancing, until they all spill out at the end.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 910558228
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20635009
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c8d7b250-4b47-0133-19e5-60f81dd2b63c
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1983: Created
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The Denver Center for the Performing Arts presents Fifth Position" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1983. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cb469cf0-4b47-0133-5a34-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The Denver Center for the Performing Arts presents Fifth Position" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cb469cf0-4b47-0133-5a34-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1983). The Denver Center for the Performing Arts presents Fifth Position Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cb469cf0-4b47-0133-5a34-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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The Denver Center for the Performing Arts presents Fifth Position