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Additional authors

1. Nijinsky, Vaslav, 1890-1950
2. Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993
3. Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993.
4. Jackson, Denise
5. Holder, Christian
6. Chryst, Gary
7. Gehm, Charlene
8. Basden, Cameron
9. Burke, Ursula
10. Chervony, Lynne
11. Jurkowski, Krystyna
12. Miller, Patricia
13. Valleskey, Carole
14. Stewart, Susan
15. Anderson, Cynthia
16. Hilding, Jerel
17. Kern, Terence.
18. Jacobs, Paul.
19. Tolan, Michael, 1925-2011.
20. Joffrey, Robert.
21. Ardolino, Emile.
22. Kinberg, Judy.
23. Harris, Dale, 1928-1996.
24. Fokine, Michel, 1880-1942
25. Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971.
26. Benois, Alexandre, 1870-1960.
27. Lazowsky, Yurek.
28. Weber, Carl Maria von, 1786-1826.
29. Gautier, Théophile, 1811-1872.
30. Vaudoyer, Jean-Louis, 1883-1963.
31. Bakst, Léon, 1866-1924.
32. Beriosoff, N. (Nikolai), 1906-
33. Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918.
34. Schooling, Elisabeth.
35. Chappell, William, 1907-1994.
36. Holmes, Ralph
37. Bhargava, Girish.
38. Venza, Jac
39. Joffrey Ballet.
40. WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
41. British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
42. DHCA.

Description

1. 1 videodisc (NTSC) (89 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Rudolf Nureyev dances the title roles in three ballets originally danced and/or choreographed by Vaslav Nijinsky. The performances are interspersed with background material about Nijinsky's life and career with Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of WNET/13, New York.
2. Gift of the Rudolf Nureyev Foundation.

Uniform title

1. Petrouchka (Choreographic work : Lazowsky after Fokin)
2. Spectre de la rose (Choreographic work : Fokine)
3. Afternoon of a faun (Choreographic work : Nijinsky)

Alternative title

1. Nureyev and the Joffrey Ballet in tribute to Nijinsky

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Video.

Contents

1. Petrouchka / choreography, Michel Fokine, staged by Yurek Lazowsky ; music, Igor Stravinsky ; libretto, Igor Stravinsky and Alexandre Benois ; scenery and costumes, Alexandre Benois ; danced by Rudolf Nureyev (Petrouchka) ; Denise Jackson (ballerina) ; Christian Holder (blackamoor) ; Gary Chryst (old showman) ; Susan Stewart, Carole Vallesky (street dancing girls) ; Charlene Gehm, Krystyna Jurkowski (Gypsy girls) ; Cynthia Anderson (first nursemaid) ; Jerel Hilding (Imperial coachman) ; and others.
2. Le spectre de la rose / choreography, Michel Fokine, staged by Nicholas Beriozoff ; music, Carl Maria von Weber ; libretto, from a poem by Théophile Gautier adapted by J. L. Vaudoyer ; designs, Léon Bakst ; danced by Rudolf Nureyev (the spirit of the rose) and Denise Jackson (the young girl).
3. L'après-midi d'un faune / choreography, Vaslav Nijinsky, reconstructed by Elisabeth Schooling and William Chappell ; music, Claude Debussy ; scenery and costumes, Léon Bakst ; danced by Rudolf Nureyev (the faun) and Charlene Gehm (leader of the nymphs) with Cameron Basden, Ursula Burke, Lynne Chervony, Krystyna Jurkowski, Patricia Miller, and Carole Valleskey (nymphs).

Call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-5486

Credits (note)

1. Musical direction, Terence Kern ; script, Dale Harris ; art and lighting direction, Ralph Holmes ; videotape editing, Girish Bhargava ; executive producer, Jac Venza.

Performer (note)

1. Narrator: Michael Tolan.
2. Commentators: Rudolf Nureyev and Robert Joffrey.

Event (note)

1. Telecast by WNET/Thirteen on the Great Performances' Dance in America series on March 9, 1981.

System details (note)

1. DVD, transferred from Digital Betacam cassette.

Title

1. In tribute to Nijinsky [videorecording] / WNET/Thirteen in association with the British Broadcasting Corporation ; directed by Emile Ardolino ; produced by Emile Ardolino and Judy Kinberg.

Imprint

1. New York, N.Y. : WNET/Thirteen, c1981.

System details

1. DVD, transferred from Digital Betacam cassette.

Event

1. Telecast by WNET/Thirteen on the Great Performances' Dance in America series on March 9, 1981.

Credits

1. Musical direction, Terence Kern ; script, Dale Harris ; art and lighting direction, Ralph Holmes ; videotape editing, Girish Bhargava ; executive producer, Jac Venza.

Performer

1. Danced by Rudolf Nureyev and the Joffrey Ballet.
2. Conductor: Terence Kern.
3. Solo pianist: Paul Jacobs.
4. Narrator: Michael Tolan.
5. Commentators: Rudolf Nureyev and Robert Joffrey.

Local note

1. Former call number: *MGZIC 9-245.

Local subject

1. Ballet in television. In tribute to Nijinsky.
2. Ballet in television. Petrouchka.
3. Ballet in television. Le spectre de la rose.
4. Ballet in television. Afternoon of a faun.
5. Television. Dance in America.

Added author

1. Nijinsky, Vaslav, 1890-1950, choreographer.
2. Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993, dancer.
3. Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993. Commentator
4. Jackson, Denise, dancer.
5. Holder, Christian, dancer.
6. Chryst, Gary, dancer.
7. Gehm, Charlene, dancer.
8. Basden, Cameron, dancer.
9. Burke, Ursula, dancer.
10. Chervony, Lynne, dancer.
11. Jurkowski, Krystyna, dancer.
12. Miller, Patricia, dancer.
13. Valleskey, Carole, dancer.
14. Stewart, Susan, dancer.
15. Anderson, Cynthia, dancer.
16. Hilding, Jerel, dancer.
17. Kern, Terence. Conductor
18. Jacobs, Paul. Musician
19. Tolan, Michael, 1925-2011. Narrator
20. Joffrey, Robert. Commentator
21. Ardolino, Emile. Producer
22. Ardolino, Emile. Director
23. Kinberg, Judy. Producer
24. Harris, Dale, 1928-1996. Author
25. Fokine, Michel, 1880-1942, choreographer.
26. Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971. Composer
27. Benois, Alexandre, 1870-1960. Designer
28. Lazowsky, Yurek. Restager
29. Weber, Carl Maria von, 1786-1826. Composer
30. Gautier, Théophile, 1811-1872. Scenarist
31. Vaudoyer, Jean-Louis, 1883-1963. Scenarist
32. Bakst, Léon, 1866-1924. Designer
33. Beriosoff, N. (Nikolai), 1906- Restager
34. Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918. Composer
35. Schooling, Elisabeth. Restager
36. Chappell, William, 1907-1994. Restager
37. Holmes, Ralph, lighting designer.
38. Holmes, Ralph, set designer.
39. Bhargava, Girish. Film editor
40. Venza, Jac, producer.
41. Joffrey Ballet.
42. WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
43. British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
44. DHCA.

Added title

1. Petrouchka (Choreographic work : Lazowsky after Fokin)
2. Spectre de la rose (Choreographic work : Fokine)
3. Afternoon of a faun (Choreographic work : Nijinsky)

Research call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-5486