Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre

Item data

Title

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre

Collection

Nicolas Petrov Video Archive

Names

Petrov, Nicolas (Donor)
Vostrikov, Gennadiĭ (Dancer)
Filipov, Aleksandr (Dancer)
Petrov, Nicolas (Choreographer)
Bockman, Charles (Choreographer)
Moiseev, Igorʹ, 1906-2007 (Choreographer)
Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953 (Composer)
Lavrovskiĭ, Leonid Mikhaĭlovich, 1905-1967 (Librettist)
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 (Author)
Heymann, Henry (Set designer)
Heymann, Henry (Costume designer)
Kayan, Neal (Composer)
Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849 (Composer)
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre (Performer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1971

Table Of Contents

Reel 1. Gopak [excerpt] (ca. 4 min.) / choreography, Nicolas Petrov ; music, Galperin/Khachaturian. |||| Romeo and Juliet. Act I (ca. 42 min.) / choreography, Nicolas Petrov ; music, Sergey Prokofiev ; libretto, Leonid Lavrovsky, based on the play by William Shakespeare ; costumes, Henry Heymann ; fencing sequences, Christopher Martin. Scenes: 1, the main square of Verona -- 2, Juliet's room -- 3, guests' arrival at Capulets' ball -- 4, ballroom of Capulets' house -- 5, after the ball -- 6, the garden of Capulet. |||| Reel 2. Romeo and Juliet. Act II (ca. 30 min.) / see credits above. Scenes: 1, a square in Verona -- 2, Friar Laurence's cell -- 3, a square in Verona, carnival. |||| Theme pas de deux (ca. 5 min.) / choreography, Charles Bockman ; music, Neal Kayan. Title also appears in Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre programs as Blue pas de deux (theme). |||| Escape (ca. 4 min.) / choreography, Igor Moiseyev ; music, Frédéric Chopin ; danced by two men, probably Gennadi Vostrikov and Alexander Filipov. |||| Gopak [excerpt] (ca. 5 min.) / see credits above. |||| Reel 3. Romeo and Juliet. Act III (ca. 35 min.) / see credits above. Scenes: 1, Juliet's bedchamber -- 2, Friar Laurence's cell -- 3, Juliet's bedchamber -- 4, Juliet's funeral -- 5, the Capulet tomb.

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 9777
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-6196 (former)

Subjects

Pas de deux
Rehearsals

Genres

Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: artistic direction by Nicolas Petrov.
Source Note: Titles of works, company and date from original cases.
Creation/Production Credits: Additional credits from house programs, including program for a performance of Romeo and Juliet, October 8 and 10, 1971.
Performers: Danced by Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. Principal dancers in Romeo and Juliet, listed on the October 1971 program, are: Alexander Filipov (Romeo), Edra Toth (Juliet), Gennadi Vostrikov (Mercutio), Orrin Kayan (Mercutio) ; uncertain whether this cast appears on this recording.
Venue: Videotaped in studio rehearsal, in rehearsal clothes, in Pittsburgh, Pa., on December 4, 1971. Some of the dancers in Romeo and Juliet wear full or partial costumes.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Physical Description

Extent: 3 videotape reels (126 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.

Abstract

Footage of a complete rehearsal of Romeo and Juliet, interspersed with rehearsals of other works.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY99-F1068
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b14511557
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6c637500-89a0-0135-10d2-0095ec4997ef

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Type Of Resource

Moving Image

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