Ballet for skeptics: Excerpt

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Title

Ballet for skeptics: Excerpt

Collection

André Eglevsky Video Archive

Names

Petit, Roland, 1924-2011 (Choreographer)
Petit, Roland, 1924-2011 (Director)
Petit, Roland, 1924-2011 (Narrator)
Petit, Roland, 1924-2011 (Dancer)
Jeanmaire, Zizi, 1924- (Dancer)
Beaumont, Tessa (Dancer)
Bonnefoux, Jean-Pierre (Dancer)
Béchade, Jean-Jacques (Dancer)
Jossi, Danièle (Dancer)
Fracci, Carla (Dancer)
Bortoluzzi, Paolo, 1938- (Dancer)
Damase, Jean-Michel, 1928-2013 (Dancer)
Jarre, Maurice (Composer)
Françaix, Jean, 1912-1997 (Composer)
Saint Laurent, Yves (Costume designer)
Anouilh, Jean, 1910-1987 (Librettist)
Lautréamont, comte de, 1846-1870 (Librettist)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1966-03-11

Table Of Contents

DANCE CONTENTS: Demonstration of the choreographer's manipulation of movement phrases. Perf. by Tessa Beaumont and Petit. -- Shrimp cocktail. Perf. by unidentified couple and female ensemble. -- Unidentified duet. Perf. by Jean-Pierre Bonnefous and partner. -- Maldoror: Excerpt. Music: Jarre. Libretto: after the Comte de Lautréamont [pseud. of Isidore Ducasse]. Perf. by Jean-Jacques Béchade (the young man) and female ensemble. -- Maldoror: Excerpt. Rehearsal, in rehearsal clothes onstage with piano accompaniment. Perf. by Petit (Maldoror) and Danièle Jossi (the spider). -- Maldoror: Excerpt. Performance footage. Perf. by Petit and Jossi. -- Pink champagne. Costumes: Yves St. Laurent. Perf. by Renée Jeanmaire and ensemble. -- Les demoiselles de la nuit: Excerpt. Music: Françaix. Libretto: Jean Anouilh. Perf. by Carla Fracci and Paolo Bortoluzzi. This section flawed by severe audio and visual distortion.

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8158

Subjects

Ballet -- Excerpts

Genres

Television Programs
Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances

Notes

Content: Telecast in the U.S. on March 11, 1966, by NBC-TV. English version of Chemins de la création, produced by Les Films Racines for French television in 1965. Conception: Denise Tual. Director/narrator: Roland Petit.
Statement Of Responsibility: Choreography: Roland Petit. Music: Jean Michel Damase, Maurice Jarre, Jean Françaix, and others (?).

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (40 min.) : sound, black and white ; 3/4 in.

Abstract

Excerpt from a documentary on Petit's approach to choreography, illustrated with excerpts from his current works, with special emphasis on Maldoror (first performed in 1963).

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY926022699-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12172020
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 863c6a20-9152-0138-5535-7beca82db542

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Type Of Resource

Moving Image

Date Issued

1966-03-11

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