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A distraction for an insomniac: Nicolas Bernier's Apollon, La Nuit et Comus

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A distraction for an insomniac: Nicolas Bernier's Apollon, La Nuit et Comus
Additional title: Lecture-demonstration on Apollon, La Nuit et Comus by Catherine Turocy
Additional title: Apollon, La Nuit et Comus (Choreographic work : Turocy)
Names
New York Public Library. Dance Division (Producer)
Turocy, Catherine (Choreographer)
Turocy, Catherine (Dancer)
Turocy, Catherine (Speaker)
Fittante, Carlos (Dancer)
Jones, Alan Tjaarda (Dancer)
Udovicki, Ani (Dancer)
Nichols, Madeleine M. (Speaker)
Maine, Anne Louise Bénédicte de Bourbon, duchesse du, 1676-1753 (Associated name)
Bernier, Nicolas, 1665-1734 (Composer)
Chiment, Marie Anne (Costume designer)
Myers, Mary (Costume designer)
Pally, Alan J. (Producer)
Ward, Penny (Videographer)
New York Baroque Dance Company (Performer)
Concert Royal (Musical group : U.S.) (Composer)
New York Public Library. Dance Collection (Associated name)
New York Public Library, Public Programs Division (Associated name)
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Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image Original Documentation

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1996
Table of Contents
Dance excerpts: noble and comedic dances from Apollon, La Nuit et Comus: Air / danced by Catherine Turocy -- Entrée grave / danced by Carlos Fittante -- Minuet / danced by Ani Udovicki and Carlos Fittante -- Gavotte / danced by Udovicki and Fittante -- Minuet / danced by Udovicki and Fittante -- Sarabande / danced by Udovicki and Fittante -- Rigaudon / danced by Alan Tjaarda Jones.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8754
Topics
Dance -- France -- 18th century
Court dancing -- France
Minuet (Dance)
Gavotte (Dance)
Sarabande (Dance)
Rigaudon (Dance)
Genres
Filmed performances
Filmed dance
Lectures
Notes
Performers: a lecture-demonstration by Catherine Turocy with members of the New York Baroque Dance Company.
Content: Recording made possible by the cooperation of the New York Baroque Dance Company and Concert Royal, the Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image of the Dance Collection of The New York Public Library, and the Public Programs Division of The New York Public Library.
Creation/production credits: First program in the series European court entertainments: distractions for the royal taste, 1500-1789 ; series producer, Alan J. Pally.
Content: Accompanied by house program.
Creation/production credits: Original choreography, Catherine Turocy ; music, Nicolas Bernier ; costumes, Marie Anne Chiment and Mary Myers.
Performers: Lecturer: Catherine Turocy.
Performers: Introduction by Madeleine M. Nichols, curator of the Dance Collection.
Performers: Danced by members of the New York Baroque Dance Company: Catherine Turocy (the duchesse du Maine), Carlos Fittante (Apollon), Alan Tjaarda Jones (Mirth), and Ani Udovicki (La Nuit).
Performers: Music played on tape by Concert Royal.
Venue: Videotaped at the Bruno Walter Auditorium of The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, New York, on October 2, 1996, by Penny Ward.
Funding: Recording made possible by the assistance of grants from New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic ) (61 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Description
Lecture-demonstration on the one-act divertissement Apollon, La Nuit et Comus, originally created in 1715 in honor of the Duchesse du Maine, and presented at her chateau in Sceaux, France. Although the work was never notated, Catherine Turocy drew upon comparable notated dances of the period to devise new choreography for her reconstruction. Her discussion includes the work's plot, research sources, and the use of space, gesture, and comedic elements in 18th-century choreography. The lecture-demonstration closes with a question-and-answer session.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY96-F535
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12709823
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 103260b0-7d96-0138-0071-09d159b0bbdc
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.

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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "A distraction for an insomniac" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1996. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/429cb8ea-c352-48b0-9c28-b11b239e4396

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "A distraction for an insomniac" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/429cb8ea-c352-48b0-9c28-b11b239e4396

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1996). A distraction for an insomniac Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/429cb8ea-c352-48b0-9c28-b11b239e4396

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A distraction for an insomniac