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Title

Natasha: and Baryshnikov in Hollywood

Collection

Norman Maen Video Archive

Names

Matheson, Julia (Producer)
Scott, Robin (Producer)
Scott, Robin (Creator)
Bailey, Derek (Television director)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
Collins, Richard (Choreographer)
Haines, Graham (Sound designer)
Angel, Ray (Sound designer)
Mason, John (Lighting designer)
Macadie, Bruce, 1949-2004 (Designer)
Makarova, Natalia, 1940- (Performer)
Makarova, Natalia, 1940- (Dancer)
Makarova, Natalia, 1940- (Speaker)
Dowell, Anthony (Dancer)
Ganio, Denys (Dancer)
Chryst, Gary (Dancer)
Flavin, Tim (Performer)
Kidd, Michael, 1915-2007 (Conceptor)
Kidd, Michael, 1915-2007 (Choreographer)
Mischer, Don (Producer)
Mischer, Don (Television director)
Anastos, Peter (Choreographer)
März, Peter (Composer)
Mackie, Bob (Costume designer)
Klages, Bill (Lighting designer)
Zall, Andy (Editor)
Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948- (Dancer)
Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948- (Speaker)
Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948- (Performer)
DeLuise, Dom (Performer)
MacLaine, Shirley, 1934- (Performer)
Peters, Bernadette (Performer)
Reilly, Charles Nelson (Performer)
Welles, Orson, 1915-1985 (Narrator)
Wilder, Gene, 1935- (Performer)
Saddler, Donald (Choreographer)
MacMillan, Kenneth (Choreographer)
Petit, Roland, 1924-2011 (Choreographer)
Gennaro, Peter, 1919-2000 (Choreographer)
Béjart, Maurice (Choreographer)
Fokine, Michel, 1880-1942 (Choreographer)
Ashton, Frederick, Sir, 1904-1988 (Choreographer)
Maen, Norman, 1932-2008 (Choreographer)
British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service (Producer)
National Video Corporation (Producer)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Performer)
Norman Maen Dancers (Performer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1985

Table Of Contents

Natasha (1985) (65 min.) / A BBC-TV Production in association with The National Video Corporation ; producer, Julia Matheson ; devised and produced by Robin Scott ; directed by Derek Bailey ; music played by The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ; conductor, Barry Wordsworth ; ballet master, Richard Collins ; sound, Graham Haines, Ray Angel ; lighting director, John Mason ; designer, Bruce Macadie ; starred, Natalia Makarova and Anthony Dowell, Denys Ganio, Gary Chryst with The Norman Maen Dancers and Tim Flavin -- Baryshnikov in Hollywood (1982) (38 min.) / entire production conceived & supervised by Michael Kidd ; produced & directed by Don Mischer ; written by Buz Kohan and Bob Arnott ; choreographed by Michael Kidd (The Sheik, The Pirate, The Backlot Chase) ; ballet choreography by Peter Anastos ; music by Peter Matz ; costumes designed by Bob Mackie ; lighting designer, Bill Klages ; edited by Andy Zall ; starring, Mikhail Baryshnikov ; also starring (In Alphabetical Order): Dom Deluise (The Producer), Shirley Maclaine, Bernadette Peters (The Girl in "The Sheik"), Charles Nelson Reilly (Dialogue Coach) ; narrated by Orson Welles ; special appearance by Gene Wilder.

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 5980

Subjects

Makarova, Natalia, 1940-
Revues
Television specials

Genres

Filmed Performances
Filmed Dance
Television Programs
Music

Notes

Content: Title from opening video credits with additional title from original videocassette label.
Content: Natasha (1985) dance excerpts: On your Toes / choreography, Donald Saddler ; words and music, Rodgers and Hart ; performers, Natalia Makarova and Tim Flavin (Junior) -- Romeo & Juliet / choreography, Kenneth MacMillan ; music, Prokofiev ; dancers, Natalia Makarova and Anthony Dowell -- Carmen / choreography, Roland Petit ; music, Bizet ; dancers, Natalia Makarova and Denys Ganio -- Proust Remembered / choreography, Roland Petit ; music, Saint-Saens ; dancers, Natalia Makarova with Denys Ganio -- Begin the Beguine / choreography, Peter Gennaro ; music, Cole Porter ; arranged by Wally Harper ; dancers, Natalia Makarova with Gary Chryst -- Bach Sonata / choreography, Maurice Bejart ; dancers, Natalia Makarova with Denys Ganio -- Prelude from Les Sylphides / choreography, Mikhail Fokine ; music, Chopin ; dancers, Natalia Makarova -- Manon / choreography, Kenneth MacMillan ; music, Massenet ; dancers, Natalia Makarova with Anthony Dowell -- Swan Lake / dancer, Natalia Makarova -- A Month in the Country / choreography, Frederick Ashton ; music, Chopin ; arranged by John Lanchbery ; dancers, Natalia Makarova with Anthony Dowell -- Natasha / choreography, Norman Maen ; dancers, Natalia Makarova with Norman Maen Dancers.
Acquisition: Gift; Domy Reiter-Sofer; 2014.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (103 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 929987746
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20840968
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0fc6eb60-aa1a-0133-7434-60f81dd2b63c

Rights

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.

Type Of Resource

Moving Image

Cite this item

MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Natasha: and Baryshnikov in Hollywood" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1982. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0fc6eb60-aa1a-0133-7434-60f81dd2b63c

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1982). Natasha: and Baryshnikov in Hollywood Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0fc6eb60-aa1a-0133-7434-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Natasha: and Baryshnikov in Hollywood" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 13, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0fc6eb60-aa1a-0133-7434-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia citation

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