The magic of dance, part I

Item data

Title

The magic of dance, part I

Collection

The magic of dance

Names

Fonteyn, Margot, 1919-1991 (Narrator)
Makarova, Natalia, 1940- (Dancer)
Denard, Michaël (Dancer)
Astaire, Fred (Dancer)
Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993 (Dancer)
Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993 (Choreographer)
Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993 (Interviewee)
Bonino, Luigi (Dancer)
Davis, Sammy, Jr., 1925-1990 (Performer)
Ulanova, Galina Sergeevna, 1910-1998 (Dancer)
Johnson, Virginia, 1950- (Dancer)
Shellman, Eddie J (Dancer)
Seymour, Lynn, 1939- (Dancer)
Foy, Patricia (Producer)
Guest, Ivor, 1920-2018 (Consultant)
Petit, Roland, 1924-2011 (Choreographer)
Mitchell, Arthur, 1934- (Choreographer)
Tetley, Glen (Choreographer)
Fonteyn, Margot, 1919-1991 (Host)
Fonteyn, Margot, 1919-1991 (Dancer)
Ballet national de Marseille Roland Petit (Performer)
Bolʹshoĭ teatr Rossii. Balet (Performer)
British Broadcasting Corporation (Production company)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1979
Place: U.K.
Publisher: British Broadcasting Corporation

Table Of Contents

Introduction by Fonteyn discussing her early training and career, with background shots of present-day Shanghai and London -- Swan lake: Act II pas de deux (7 min.) / performed by Natalia Makarova and Michael Denard -- Interview with Fred Astaire (5 min.) -- Fascinating rhythm [excerpt] (4 min.) / choreography, Roland Petit ; performed by Luigi Bonino and Ballets de Marseille -- Sammy Davis Jr. discussing and demonstrating several styles of tap dancing (8 min.) -- Galina Ulanova in a 1954 film excerpt of Romeo and Juliet with the Bolshoi Ballet (ca. 4 min.) -- The greatest (3 min.) / performed by Virginia Johnson and Eddie Shellman -- The corsair: pas de deux (ca. 8 min.) / from a 1964 film, performed by Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev -- Interview with Nureyev -- Pierrot lunaire [excerpt] (3 min.) / choreography, Glen Tetley ; performed by Nureyev -- The sleeping beauty: Act III, Grand pas de deux (10 min.) / performed by Lynn Seymour and Rudolf Nureyev.

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 2865
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-145 (former)

Subjects

Tap dancing
Dance -- History

Genres

Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances
Television Programs

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: BBC-TV production in association with Time-Life TV and RM Productions, Munich ; producer, Patricia Foy.
Content: Part I: The scene changes.
Creation/Production Credits: Historical consultant: Ivor Guest.
Performers: Narrator/host: Margot Fonteyn.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (60 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.

Abstract

First in a six-part series that surveys the history of theatrical dance (non-chronological).

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY837012981-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12159792
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 988607c0-55b1-0138-bc91-5169b7d3def5

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Type Of Resource

Moving Image

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