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Additional authors

1. Richardson, Miranda.
2. Ichikawa, Ennosuke, 1939-
3. Vinogradov, Oleg.
4. Kurgapkina, Ninella.
5. Kataoka, Nizaemon, 1944-
6. Lezhnina, Larissa.
7. Bandō, Tamasaburō, V, 1950-
8. Ruzimatov, Farukh
9. Venza, Jac.
10. Grauer, Rhoda.
11. Dunlop, Geoff.
12. Leningradskiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ akademicheskiĭ teatr opery i baleta imeni S.M. Kirova.
13. Leningrad. Kirov Theater. Ballet School.

Description

1. 1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (60 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. Program 4 of an eight-part documentary series exploring the ramifications of dance around the world. Two classic theatrical dance forms, ballet in St. Petersburg and kabuki in Japan, are juxtaposed to bring out the similarities and differences in their origins, aims, and methods. The program focuses on the Kirov Ballet's production of The sleeping beauty, whose cast is led by the young ballerina Larissa Lezhnina, and the kabuki play Meoto dojoji, as performed by Bando Tamasaburo V and Kataoka Takao. Also seen in performance is actor-manager Ichikawa Ennosuke III. The three kabuki actors comment upon various aspects of their work, including their training and tradition, and the art of the onnagata or female impersonator. Lezhnina, Oleg Vinogradov, artistic director of the Kirov Ballet, and Ninel Kurgapkina of the Vaganova School discuss different facets of the Russian ballet tradition.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of Bob Lockyer, BBC.

Series statement

1. Dancing [British edition] ; 4

Uniform title

1. Dancing (Television series)
2. Sleeping beauty (Choreographic work : Sergeev, K after Petipa, M)

Alternative title

1. Dance centrestage.

Subject

1. Ballet dancing for children > Study and teaching
2. Television > Dancing
3. Kabuki
4. Dance > Japan
5. Dance for children > Study and teaching

Contents

1. DANCE CONTENTS: The program intersperses numerous excerpts from the Kirov Ballet's production of The sleeping beauty (chor: Konstantin Sergeyev after Marius Petipa) with excerpts from three kabuki plays. Featured dancers in The sleeping beauty are Lezhnina (Princess Aurora), Farukh Ruzimatov (Prince Désiré), Lubov Kunarov (Lilac fairy), Elena Chertsnova (Carabosse), Margarita Zenina (pink fairy, Bountiful), and Natalia Pavlova (yellow fairy, Carefree). The kabuki plays are: Kinnozai sarushin dairi, perf. by Ichikawa Ennosuke III; Satamoyo azami no ironui, perf. by Bando Tamasaburo V and Kataoka Takao; and Meoto dojoji, perf. by Bando Tamasaburo V and Kataoka Takao. Additional footage depicts a girls' ballet class and a rehearsal of the "finger" and Lilac fairy variations at the Kirov Ballet School, and a boy in training to become a kabuki actor.

Call number

1. *MGZIA 4-1851

Note

1. Produced by Thirteen/WNET in association with RM Arts and BBC-TV. Series devised by Rhoda Grauer, executive producer. Producers: Geoff Dunlop and Jane Alexander, Screenlife Limited. Director: Geoff Dunlop. Director, performance programs: Jac Venza. Narrator: Miranda Richardson.
2. British edition. The American edition of this program, which is episode 6 in its series, appears on *MGZIC 9-4114.

Title

1. Dancing. Dance centrestage [videorecording]

Imprint

1. c1993.

Series

1. Dancing [British edition] ; 4

Local subject

1. Television. Dancing.

Added author

1. Richardson, Miranda. Host
2. Ichikawa, Ennosuke, 1939- cmm, dancer.
3. Vinogradov, Oleg. Commentator
4. Kurgapkina, Ninella. Commentator
5. Kataoka, Nizaemon, 1944- cmm, dancer.
6. Lezhnina, Larissa. cmm, dancer.
7. Bandō, Tamasaburō, V, 1950- cmm, dancer.
8. Ruzimatov, Farukh, dancer.
9. Venza, Jac. Director
10. Grauer, Rhoda. Producer
11. Dunlop, Geoff. Producer. Director
12. Leningradskiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ akademicheskiĭ teatr opery i baleta imeni S.M. Kirova.
13. Leningrad. Kirov Theater. Ballet School.

Added title

1. Dancing (Television series)
2. Sleeping beauty (Choreographic work : Sergeev, K after Petipa, M)
3. Dance centrestage.

Research call number

1. *MGZIA 4-1851