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Additional authors

1. McBride, Patricia, 1942-
2. Mason, Francis.
3. Ipiotis, Celia.
4. Villella, Edward, 1936-
5. Olson, Reid
6. Bush, Jeffrey C.
7. ARC Videodance (Firm)

Description

1. 1 videocassette (U-matic, NTSC) (29 min.) : sd., col.; 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Ballerina Patricia McBride looks back upon her long career with the New York City Ballet, aided by objective commentary by Francis Mason, editor of Ballet Review. She recalls her dancing partnerships with Edward Villella, with whom she is seen in excerpts from Tarantella, Peter Martins, Conrad Ludlow, Helgi Tomasson, Ib Andersen, and her husband Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux. She reminisces about working with George Balanchine as a choreographer and teacher, and with Jerome Robbins on his ballet Dances at a gathering. She is seen with Reid Olson in excerpts of Tchaikovsky pas de deux, recorded in 1984, and in brief footage of the same pas de deux recorded at an unknown date.

Series statement

1. Eye on dance ; 291

Uniform title

1. Pas de deux [1960] (Choreographic work : Balanchine)
2. Tarantella (Choreographic work : Balanchine)

Subject

1. Martins, Peter, 1946-
2. Ludlow, Conrad
3. Helgi Tómasson, 1942-
4. Andersen, Ib, 1954-
5. Balanchine, George
6. Robbins, Jerome
7. Bonnefoux, Jean-Pierre
8. New York City Ballet
9. Dances at a gathering (Choreographic work : Robbins)

Call number

1. *MGZIC 9-3077

Note

1. Produced by ARC Videodance as part of the television series Eye on dance. Recorded on June 23, 1989 at the studios of WNYC-TV, New York. Telecast on October 14, 1989. Producers: Celia Ipiotis and Jeff Bush. Video director: Richard Sheridan. Program director: Celia Ipiotis. Technical director: Jeff Bush. Host: Celia Ipiotis.

Title

1. One of George Balanchine's favorite ballerinas [videorecording]

Imprint

1. 1989.

Series

1. Eye on dance ; 291

Local subject

1. Ballet in television. One of George Balanchine's favorite ballerinas.
2. Television. Eye on dance.
3. Partnering in dance.
4. Ballet in television. Art of the classical pas de deux.
5. Ballet technique.

Added author

1. McBride, Patricia, 1942- ive, dancer.
2. Mason, Francis. Commentator
3. Ipiotis, Celia. Host. Producer. Director
4. Villella, Edward, 1936- dancer.
5. Olson, Reid, dancer.
6. Bush, Jeffrey C. Producer. Director
7. ARC Videodance (Firm)

Added title

1. Pas de deux [1960] (Choreographic work : Balanchine)
2. Tarantella (Choreographic work : Balanchine)

Research call number

1. *MGZIC 9-3077