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Additional authors

1. Tennant, Veronica.
2. Bertram, Victoria.
3. Franca, Celia, 1921-2007
4. Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993
5. Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948-
6. Hart, Evelyn, 1956-
7. Kudelka, James.
8. Harrington, Rex.
9. Findley, Timothy.
10. Baker, Peggy Smith
11. Rolston, Shauna.
12. Sutherland, Donald, 1935-
13. Langer, David.
14. Gentile, Peter.
15. National Ballet School (Canada)
16. M. D. I. Productions.
17. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

Description

1. 1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (57 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. Profile of Veronica Tennant, for many years a principal dancer of the National Ballet of Canada. In interviews and in readings at a recording session, Tennant describes her passionate quest for perfection as a dancer, which enabled her to surmount physical shortcomings and injuries. She recalls her early success as Juliet in John Cranko's Romeo and Juliet; dancing opposite the Russian legends Rudolf Nureyev and Mikhail Baryshnikov; the new approach to performing she developed after the birth of her daughter; and her retirement from performing at the age of 43. Following her retirement, she has pursued a richly rewarding career as a producer and director of television dance specials, and received an Emmy award for her documentary Karen Kain: dancing in the moment. Among the many dance excerpts included in this documentary are excerpts from Tennant's performances in Romeo and Juliet [with Earl Kraul in 1965 and Raymond Smith in 1982], The sleeping beauty (with Nureyev), a rehearsal of La sylphide with Baryshnikov, and the adagio from Le corsaire pas de deux. Tennant is also seen teaching students at Canada's National Ballet School, and directing a dance film featuring dancer Peggy Baker and cellist Shauna Rolston.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of the Rudolf Nureyev Foundation.

Series statement

1. Rudolf Nureyev Collection

Subject

1. Tennant, Veronica > Interviews
2. Ballerinas > Canada > Biography
3. Television producers and directors > Canada > Biography

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Documentaries and factual films and programs.
3. Video.

Call number

1. *MGZIA 4-4369 RNC

Note

1. Includes commercial breaks of ca. 4 min. each at 20, 34, and 47 min. into the tape.

Credits (note)

1. Editor, Rick Clarke ; writer, Paul McGrath.

Performer (note)

1. Interviewees: Veronica Tennant, with Doris Tennant, Victoria Bertram, Gillian McClosky, Celia Franca, Dr. John Wright, Evelyn Hart, Roger Vernon, James Kudelka, Rex Harrington, Timothy Findley.
2. Narrator: Donald Sutherland.

Title

1. Life & times. Veronica Tennant, Renaissance woman [videorecording] / produced by M.D.I. Productions Inc. in association with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation ; directed by David Langer ; produced by Peter Gentile.

Imprint

1. Canada : Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, c2001.

Series

1. Rudolf Nureyev Collection

Credits

1. Editor, Rick Clarke ; writer, Paul McGrath.

Performer

1. Interviewees: Veronica Tennant, with Doris Tennant, Victoria Bertram, Gillian McClosky, Celia Franca, Dr. John Wright, Evelyn Hart, Roger Vernon, James Kudelka, Rex Harrington, Timothy Findley.
2. Narrator: Donald Sutherland.

Added author

1. Tennant, Veronica. ive, dancer.
2. Bertram, Victoria. Interviewee
3. Franca, Celia, 1921-2007, interviewee.
4. Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993, dancer, choreographer.
5. Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948- dancer.
6. Hart, Evelyn, 1956- Interviewee
7. Kudelka, James. Interviewee
8. Harrington, Rex. Interviewee
9. Findley, Timothy. Interviewee
10. Baker, Peggy Smith, dancer.
11. Rolston, Shauna. Instrumentalist
12. Sutherland, Donald, 1935- Narrator
13. Langer, David. Director
14. Gentile, Peter. Producer
15. National Ballet School (Canada)
16. M. D. I. Productions.
17. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

Research call number

1. *MGZIA 4-4369 RNC