Another beginning

Item data

Title

Another beginning

Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Names

Kirsova, Hélène (Dancer)
Dolin, Anton, 1904-1983 (Choreographer)
Riabouchinska, Tatiana (Dancer)
Rostoff, Dimitri (Dancer)
Nemchinova, Vera (Dancer)
Lifar, Serge, 1905-1986 (Choreographer)
Tchinarova, Tamara (Dancer)
Borovansky, Edouard, 1902-1959 (Choreographer)
Fokine, Michel, 1880-1942 (Choreographer)
Massine, Leonide, 1896-1979 (Choreographer)
Balanchine, George (Choreographer)
Lichine, David (Choreographer)
Saliba, Paul (Choreographer)
Ashridge, Bryan (Producer)
Anderson, J. Ringland (Cinematographer)
Hall, Hugh P. (Photographer)
Lindsay, Daryl (Artist)
Adams, Brian (Producer)
Australian Ballet (Performer)
Original Ballet Russe (Performer)
Borovansky Australian Ballet (Performer)
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Producer)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1980 - 1989 (Approximate)

Table Of Contents

Dance contents: Brief excerpts; performance footage, in color, danced by the Original Ballet Russe, unless otherwise noted. Continuum / studio rehearsal, in rehearsal clothes ; choreography, Paul Saliba ; performed by the Australian Ballet -- The sleeping beauty / choreography, Petipa ; performed by the Australian Ballet -- Aurora's wedding (b&w) / rehearsal, in rehearsal clothes ; choreography after Petipa -- Aurora's wedding (b&w) / dress rehearsal -- Le beau Danube / choreography, Massine -- Les présages / choreography, Massine -- Choreartium (b&w) / choreography, Massine -- Union Pacific (b&w) / choreography, Massine -- Carnaval / choreography, Fokine -- Les sylphides (b&w) / choreography, Fokine ; performed by Hélène Kirsova, others -- Schéhérazade / choreography, Fokine -- Swan lake. Dance of the little swans (b&w) / choreography after Petipa -- Aurora's wedding. Polonaise, The porcelain princesses, Bluebird pas de deux, The three Ivans -- The firebird (b&w) / choreography, Fokine -- Cotillon (b&w) / choreography, Balanchine -- Unidentified ballet (b&w) -- Cinderella / choreography, Fokine ; scenery and costumes, Natalia Goncharova -- The good-humored ladies / choreography, Massine -- The prodigal son (b&w) / choreography, Lichine ; performed by Anton Dolin, others -- Le coq d'or (b&w) / choreography, Fokine ; performed by Tatiana Riabouchinska, others -- Paganini / choreography, Fokine ; performed by Dimitri Rostoff, Vera Nemchinova, others -- Icare / choreography, Lifar ; scenery, Sidney Nolan ; performed by Lifar, others -- Graduation ball. Drummer's solo, competition dance / choreography, Lichine -- Rehearsal in rehearsal clothes (b&w) / performed by the Borovansky Ballet -- Capriccio italien (b&w) / choreography, Borovansky ; performed by the Borovansky Ballet -- Les sylphides (b&w) / performed by Tamara Tchinarova with Kirsova's company [the Australian National Ballet?] -- Terra Australis (b&w) / choreography, Borovansky ; performed by the Borovansky Ballet -- The sleeping beauty. Act III excerpts / performed by the Australian Ballet.

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 9379
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-2196 (former)

Subjects

Basil, W. de
Diaghilev, Serge, 1872-1929
Australian Ballet
Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo
Ballet -- History -- Australia
Dance -- History -- Australia -- 20th century

Genres

Documentary Films
Motion Pictures
Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in association with the Australian Ballet ; produced (?) by Brian Adams.
Creation/Production Credits: Associate producer, Bryan Ashridge ; photography, Oscar Scherl.
Performers: Narrator: Wilfrid Thomas.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (52 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 1/2 in.

Abstract

Documentary tracing the heritage of the Australian Ballet to the ballet companies organized by Colonel Vasily de Basil in Monte Carlo after the death of Serge Diaghilev. In addition to excerpts of the Australian Ballet's productions of The sleeping beauty and Continuum, the documentary is profusely illustrated by archival dance footage of the Original Ballet Russe, filmed during the company's Australian tours by Dr. J. Ringland Anderson, as well as still photographs by Hugh P. Hall and sketches by Daryl Lindsay. The pioneering Australian ballet schools and companies of Edouard Borovansky and Hélène Kirsova are also discussed.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY916065863-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12171113
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f8512b00-8501-0135-7a35-0e5868ecba19

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Moving Image

Date Issued

1980

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