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Additional authors

1. Franklin, Frederic, 1914-2013.
2. Balanchine, George
3. Danilova, Alexandra, 1907-1997
4. Glazunov, Aleksandr Konstantinovich, 1865-1936.
5. Boal, Peter
6. Ansanelli, Alexandra
7. Somogyi, Jennie
8. Van Kipnis, Pascale
9. Fernández, Kristina
10. Labean, Geneviève
11. Lorenzo, Riolama
12. McDill, Nancy
13. Aloff, Mindy, 1947-
14. Schorer, Suki
15. Reynolds, Nancy, 1938-
16. Brooks, Virginia Loring
17. Dryden, Richard
18. Holub, Johannes
19. New York City Ballet
20. George Balanchine Foundation

Description

1. 1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (90 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. Frederic Franklin, a former principal dancer of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, teaches five female variations from the company's production of Raymonda, first presented at New York City Center of Music and Drama on March 12, 1946. The first four variations are taught to a group of four women, one of whom then performs the completed variation. To exemplify Balanchine's rethinking of the same music, each variation is followed by a counterpart from one of his later ballets to the Glazounov score: Pas de dix (1955), Raymonda variations (1961), and Cortège hongrois (1973). Variation V was recreated as a male variation in Raymonda variations. An interview with Franklin ends the recording.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of The George Balanchine Foundation.

Series statement

1. George Balanchine Foundation Archive of Lost Choreography.

Uniform title

1. Raymonda (Choreographic work : Balanchine and Danilova, A after Petipa, M)
2. Pas de dix (Choreographic work : Balanchine)
3. Raymonda variations (Choreographic work : Balanchine)
4. Cortège hongrois (Choreographic work : Balanchine)

Subject

1. Interviews
2. Ballet > Variations
3. Serenade (Choreographic work : Balanchine)
4. Marie-Jeanne, 1920-
5. Raymonda (Choreographic work : Balanchine and Danilova, A after Petipa, M)
6. Chapman, Rachel
7. Danilova, Alexandra, 1907-1997
8. Dance
9. Video
10. Balanchine, George

Genre/Form

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

Contents

1. Raymonda. Variation I / originally performed by Maria Tallchief; complete variation danced by Pascale van Kipnis. Followed by variation I from Cortège hongrois, originally performed by Colleen Neary, New York City Ballet; also danced by Pascale van Kipnis.
2. Raymonda. Variation II / originally performed by Yvonne Chouteau; complete variation danced by Riolama Lorenzo. Followed by variation III from Cortège hongrois, originally performed by Merrill Ashley, New York City Ballet; danced by Geneviève Labean.
3. Raymonda. Variation IV / originally performed by Marie-Jeanne; complete variation danced by Alexandra Ansanelli. Followed by variation II from Raymonda variations, originally performed by Suki Schorer, New York City Ballet; also danced by Alexandra Ansanelli.
4. Raymonda. Variation V / originally performed by Ruthanna Boris; complete variation danced by Pascale van Kipnis. Followed by variation III from Raymonda variations, originally performed by Jacques d'Amboise, New York City Ballet; danced by Peter Boal.
5. Raymonda. Variation VII / originally performed by Alexandra Danilova; taught to and danced by Jennie Somogyi. Followed by the ballerina solo from Pas de dix, originally performed by Maria Tallchief; also danced by Jennie Somogyi.
6. Interview with Frederic Franklin. Topics include the storytelling aspect of the 1946 production of Raymonda; other Balanchine ballets in the repertory of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, particularly Serenade; the staging of the 1946 variations, and their fidelity to Petipa; Marie-Jeanne's virtuosity; the contributions of rehearsal pianist Rachel Chapman; Balanchine's experiments with "off-balance" choreography.

Call number

1. *MGZIA 4-7186

Credits (note)

1. Video production, Johannes Holub Videographers; camera, Johannes Holub; sound, Michael P. Hesse, Jenny Holub; editing, Virginia Brooks; production coordinator, Richard Dryden.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped at New York City Ballet studios, Lincoln Center, New York, N.Y., on September 13-14, 1998, and October 18, 1999.

Title

1. Frederic Franklin recreating five female solos from Raymonda, Act III [videorecording] / The George Balanchine Foundation ; project director, Nancy Reynolds ; choreography by George Balanchine and Alexandra Danilova after Marius Petipa ; music by Alexander Glazounov (Raymonda, Op. 57, produced 1898)

Imprint

1. New York, N.Y. : George Balanchine Foundation, c2002.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

Series

1. George Balanchine Foundation Archive of Lost Choreography.

Event

1. Videotaped at New York City Ballet studios, Lincoln Center, New York, N.Y., on September 13-14, 1998, and October 18, 1999.

Credits

1. Video production, Johannes Holub Videographers; camera, Johannes Holub; sound, Michael P. Hesse, Jenny Holub; editing, Virginia Brooks; production coordinator, Richard Dryden.

Performer

1. Danced by members of New York City Ballet: Peter Boal, principal dancer; Alexandra Ansanelli, Jennie Somogyi, Pascale van Kipnis, soloists; Kristina Fernandez, Geneviève Labean, Riolama Lorenzo.
2. Pianist: Nancy McDill.
3. Interviewer: Mindy Aloff.

Local subject

1. Ballet -- Variations.

Added author

1. Franklin, Frederic, 1914-2013. Interviewee
2. Balanchine, George, choreographer.
3. Danilova, Alexandra, 1907-1997, choreographer.
4. Glazunov, Aleksandr Konstantinovich, 1865-1936. Raĭmonda. Selections.
5. Boal, Peter, dancer.
6. Ansanelli, Alexandra, dancer.
7. Somogyi, Jennie, dancer.
8. Van Kipnis, Pascale, dancer.
9. Fernández, Kristina, dancer.
10. Labean, Geneviève, dancer.
11. Lorenzo, Riolama, dancer.
12. McDill, Nancy. Musician
13. Aloff, Mindy, 1947- Interviewer
14. Schorer, Suki.
15. Reynolds, Nancy, 1938-
16. Brooks, Virginia Loring. Film editor
17. Dryden, Richard.
18. Holub, Johannes.
19. New York City Ballet.
20. George Balanchine Foundation.

Added title

1. Raymonda (Choreographic work : Balanchine and Danilova, A after Petipa, M)
2. Pas de dix (Choreographic work : Balanchine)
3. Raymonda variations (Choreographic work : Balanchine)
4. Cortège hongrois (Choreographic work : Balanchine)

Research call number

1. *MGZIA 4-7186