Pierrot lunaire

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Title

Pierrot lunaire

Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Names

Bruce, Christopher (Dancer)
Burge, Lucy (Dancer)
Warren, Leigh (Dancer)
Tetley, Glen (Choreographer)
Ter-Arutunian, Rouben, 1920-1992 (Costume designer)
Schoenberg, Arnold, 1874-1951 (Composer)
Nears, Colin (Director)
Read, John B. (Lighting designer)
Ballet Rambert (Dancer)
Tetley, Glen (Commentator)
Ter-Arutunian, Rouben, 1920-1992 (Commentator)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1979

Table Of Contents

Spoken commentary on the making of the ballet by its choreographer, Glen Tetley, and its designer, Rouben Ter-Arutunian. (1st 20 min.) - Performance of the ballet Pierrot lunaire (last 36 min.)

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 1999

Subjects

Ballet in Television. Pierrot lunaire
Pierrot lunaire (Choreographic work : Tetley)
Schoenberg, Arnold, 1874-1951. Pierrot lunaire

Genres

Television Programs
Filmed Dance
Interviews
Advertising
Television Commercials

Notes

Creation/Production Credits: A BBC co-production with RM Productions, Munich. Directed by Colin Nears.
Performers: Performed by members of Ballet Rambert: Christopher Bruce (Pierrot), Lucy Burge (Columbine), and Leigh Warren (Brighella). Music performed by Sally Burgess, soprano, and chamber group conducted by Charles Darden.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (56 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in

Languages

English
German

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12161886
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 188ffa30-6f26-0131-8a57-3c075448cc4b

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. "Pierrot lunaire" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1979. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/188ffa30-6f26-0131-8a57-3c075448cc4b

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1979). Pierrot lunaire Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/188ffa30-6f26-0131-8a57-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Pierrot lunaire" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/188ffa30-6f26-0131-8a57-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia citation

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