Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Wilde, Patricia, 1928-
2. Desiree, Laura
3. Turner, Blythe
4. Milov, Stanko
5. Balanchine, George
6. Goldner, Nancy.
7. Moricz, Michael.
8. Glazunov, Aleksandr Konstantinovich, 1865-1936.
9. Brooks, Virginia Loring.
10. Reusch, Amy.
11. Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre.
12. George Balanchine Foundation.
13. Reusch Dance Video (Firm)
14. DHCA.

Description

1. 1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (120 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. Patricia Wilde, who created the principal ballerina's role in George Balanchine's Raymonda variations (then titled Valses et variations) for the New York City Ballet in 1961, coaches young dancers in the two ballerina variations and pas de deux from the ballet. In the interview sections, she analyzes details of the choreography, describes how Balanchine taught specific steps and movements, and discusses the relationship between his teaching and his choreography. She also recalls the ballet's first performance, and compares it to his previous ballets Raymonda (1946), staged with Alexandra Danilova for the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, and Pas de dix, first presented by New York City Ballet in 1955.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of The George Balanchine Foundation.

Series statement

1. George Balanchine Foundation Interpreters Archive.

Uniform title

1. Raymonda variations (Choreographic work : Balanchine)

Subject

1. Balanchine, George
2. Raymonda variations (Choreographic work : Balanchine)
3. Pas de deux

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Interviews.
3. Video.

Contents

1. Variation IV (ca. 32 min.) / danced by Blythe Turner.
2. Interview (ca. 16 min.).
3. Pas de deux (ca. 31 min.) / danced by Blythe Turner and Stanko Milov.
4. Interview (ca. 19 min.).
5. Variation IX (ca. 14 min.) / danced by Laura Desiree.
6. Interview (ca. 8 min.).

Call number

1. *MGZIA 4-3015

Credits (note)

1. Camera, Amy Reusch ; sound, Edmond Chibeau ; editing, Virginia Brooks ; associate producer for The George Balanchine Foundation, Beth Barbre ; production, Reusch Dance Video.

Performer (note)

1. Pianist: Michael Moricz.
2. Interviewer: Nancy Goldner.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped at the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre studios, Pittsburgh, Pa., on May 23-24, 1996.

Title

1. Patricia Wilde coaching excerpts from Raymonda variations [videorecording] / The George Balanchine Foundation ; project director for The George Balanchine Foundation, Nancy Reynolds ; choreography by George Balanchine ; music by Aleksandr Glazunov.

Imprint

1. U.S. : The George Balanchine Foundation, Inc., c1996.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

Series

1. George Balanchine Foundation Interpreters Archive.

Event

1. Videotaped at the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre studios, Pittsburgh, Pa., on May 23-24, 1996.

Credits

1. Camera, Amy Reusch ; sound, Edmond Chibeau ; editing, Virginia Brooks ; associate producer for The George Balanchine Foundation, Beth Barbre ; production, Reusch Dance Video.

Performer

1. Danced by Laura Desiree, Stanko Milov and Blythe Turner of Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre.
2. Pianist: Michael Moricz.
3. Interviewer: Nancy Goldner.

Local subject

1. Partnering in dance.
2. Interpretation in dance performance.

Added author

1. Wilde, Patricia, 1928- Interviewee
2. Desiree, Laura, dancer.
3. Turner, Blythe, dancer.
4. Milov, Stanko, dancer.
5. Balanchine, George, choreographer.
6. Goldner, Nancy. Interviewer
7. Moricz, Michael. Instrumentalist
8. Glazunov, Aleksandr Konstantinovich, 1865-1936. Composer
9. Brooks, Virginia Loring.
10. Reusch, Amy.
11. Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre.
12. George Balanchine Foundation.
13. Reusch Dance Video (Firm)
14. DHCA.

Added title

1. Raymonda variations (Choreographic work : Balanchine)

Research call number

1. *MGZIA 4-3015