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Additional authors

1. Robbins, Jerome
2. Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990.
3. Sondheim, Stephen
4. Frohlich, Jean Pierre
5. Castelli, Victor
6. Moore, James, 1930 Dec. 12-
7. La Fosse, Robert
8. Soto, Jock
9. Hübbe, Nikolaj
10. Wheeldon, Christopher
11. Otto, William, 1958-
12. Marcovici, Sébastien, 1975-
13. Kaiser, Russell
14. Higgins, Arch
15. Gold, Tom
16. Liang, Edward
17. Ritter, Alexander
18. Boehmer, Christopher
19. Bello, Sant'gria
20. Coates, Emily
21. Harmsen, Lydia
22. Hansen, Peter
23. Robertson, Andrew
24. Macdougall, Christopher
25. Marsden, Richard
26. Wersinger, Robert
27. New York City Ballet

Description

1. 2 videodiscs (NTSC) (108 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Jerome Robbins, assisted by ballet masters Jean-Pierre Frohlich, Victor Castelli and James Moore, directs a rehearsal of West Side story suite.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of New York City Ballet.

Uniform title

1. West Side story suite (Choreographic work : Robbins)

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Video.
3. Dance rehearsals.

Contents

1. Disc 1. Something's coming / rehearsed by Robert La Fosse (30 min.) -- Prologue / rehearsed by Robert La Fosse, Nikolaj Hübbe, Russell Kaiser, Sébastien Marcovici, Christopher Wheeldon, William Otto, others (30 min.)
2. Disc 2. Prologue (cont'd from disc 1) (5 min.) -- Rumble / rehearsed by Robert La Fosse, Nikolaj Hübbe, Jock Soto, others (10 min.) -- Cool / rehearsed by Nikolaj Hübbe, Russell Kaiser, Sébastien Marcovici, Christopher Wheeldon, William Otto, Emily Coates, Lydia Harmsen, others (33 min.)

Call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-501

Note

1. Color is washed out.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped in New York City Ballet studio rehearsal, in rehearsal clothes, with piano accompaniment and recorded music (West Side story original cast recording), in New York City, on Mar. 23, 1995.

System details (note)

1. DVD.

Biography (note)

1. West Side story suite had its New York City Ballet premiere on May 18, 1995.

Title

1. West Side story suite [excerpts] [videorecording] : rehearsal. Mar. 23, 1995 / choreography by Jerome Robbins; music by Leonard Bernstein; lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.

Imprint

1. 1995.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

Performer

1. Rehearsed by members of New York City Ballet, including Robert La Fosse (Tony), Jock Soto (Bernardo), Nikolaj Hübbe (Riff), and Emily Coates, Lydia Harmsen, Christopher Wheeldon, William Otto, Sébastien Marcovici, Russell Kaiser, Arch Higgins, Tom Gold, Edward Liang, Alexander Ritter, Christopher Boehmer, Sant'gria Bello, Peter Hansen, Andrew Robertson, Christopher Macdougall, Richard Marsden, Robert Wersinger, and others.

Event

1. Videotaped in New York City Ballet studio rehearsal, in rehearsal clothes, with piano accompaniment and recorded music (West Side story original cast recording), in New York City, on Mar. 23, 1995.

System details

1. DVD.

Biography

1. West Side story suite had its New York City Ballet premiere on May 18, 1995.

Added author

1. Robbins, Jerome, choreographer. Director
2. Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990. West Side story.
3. Sondheim, Stephen. Lyricist
4. Frohlich, Jean Pierre. Director
5. Castelli, Victor. Director
6. Moore, James, 1930 Dec. 12- Director
7. La Fosse, Robert, dancer.
8. Soto, Jock, dancer.
9. Hübbe, Nikolaj, dancer. Singer
10. Wheeldon, Christopher, dancer.
11. Otto, William, 1958- dancer.
12. Marcovici, Sébastien, 1975- dancer.
13. Kaiser, Russell, dancer.
14. Higgins, Arch, dancer.
15. Gold, Tom, dancer.
16. Liang, Edward, dancer.
17. Ritter, Alexander, dancer.
18. Boehmer, Christopher, dancer.
19. Bello, Sant'gria, dancer.
20. Coates, Emily, dancer.
21. Harmsen, Lydia, dancer.
22. Hansen, Peter, dancer.
23. Robertson, Andrew, dancer.
24. Macdougall, Christopher, dancer.
25. Marsden, Richard, dancer.
26. Wersinger, Robert, dancer.
27. New York City Ballet.

Added title

1. West Side story suite (Choreographic work : Robbins)

Research call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-501