SUMMARY: Cassette 1. Madeleine Nichols welcomes participants and introduces seminar. Jane Pritchard, archivist of the Ballet Rambert and the English National Ballet, gives a history of Les Ballets 1933; art historian Claudia Roth Pierpont discusses the painters of Les Ballets 1933. -- Cassette 2. End of Pierpont's talk; Joan Acocella interviews Roman Jasinski about dancing with Les Ballets 1933; Arlene Croce speaks about George Balanchine's work with the company; closing remarks by Jonnie Greene. Frederic Franklin comments on the 1945 version of Mozartiana as the film is shown. Questions and answers follow. -- Cassette 3. Continuation of questions and answers. Madeleine Nichols makes opening remarks for second half of seminar on Bronislava Nijinska. Nicole Plett gives introduction. Lynn Garafola discusses Nijinska's choreography; Jack Anderson introduces the performance of the Bride's solo from Le baiser de la fée. -- Cassette 4. [Side 1] Nina Youshkevitch, Irina Nijinska and Jack Anderson discuss various reconstructions of Le baiser de la fée. [Side 2] Frank Ries and Irina Nijinska discuss the Oakland Ballet's production of Le train bleu. -- Cassette 5. [Side 1] Le train bleu discussion continued. [Side 2] Maria Tallchief, Marjorie Tallchief, Frederic Franklin, Richard Thomas and Roman Jasinski, with Francis Mason, talk about Nijinska as a choreographer and teacher. -- Cassette 6. Description of working with Nijinska
continued. Questions and answers.
Call number
*MGZTC 3-1118
Note
Recorded 9 and 10 Nov. 1990 at Bruno Walter Auditorium, Library and Museum for the Performing Arts, Lincoln Center, New York.
Author
Dance Critics Association (U.S.)
Title
Les Ballets 1933 and beyond [sound recording : Bronislava Nijinska, choreographer, dancer, teacher.
Imprint
1990.
Local subject
Audiotapes -- Pritchard, J.
Audiotapes -- Jasinski, R.
Audiotapes -- Nichols, M.
Audiotapes -- Pierpont, C. R.
Audiotapes -- Acocella, J.
Audiotapes -- Franklin, F.
Audiotapes -- Plett, N.
Audiotapes -- Garafola, L.
Audiotapes -- Youshkevitch, N.
Audiotapes -- Nijinska, I.
Audiotapes -- Ries, F.
Audiotapes -- Tallchief, M.
Audiotapes -- Tallchief, Marjorie.
Audiotapes -- Thomas, R.
Audiotapes -- Mason, F.
Audiotapes -- Anderson, J.
Dance -- Congresses -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1990.