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The Dying Swan
composed by Camille Saint-Saëns, 1835-1921 (1886); choreographed by Michel Fokine, 1880-1942; produced by Carl Simons and Julia Matheson, NVC Arts; performed by Olga Moiseyeva (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 1995), 4 mins
From the early 20th century, the Maryinsky Ballet, later the Kirov, dazzled audiences with the beauty of dance. This fascinating footage of many of the company’s greatest dancers draws on five years’ research in Russia’s film archives. Extracts from: Swan Lake, Raymonda, Viennese Waltz, Reflection, Le Corsai...
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composed by Camille Saint-Saëns, 1835-1921 (1886); choreographed by Michel Fokine, 1880-1942; produced by Carl Simons and Julia Matheson, NVC Arts; performed by Olga Moiseyeva (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 1995), 4 mins
Description
From the early 20th century, the Maryinsky Ballet, later the Kirov, dazzled audiences with the beauty of dance. This fascinating footage of many of the company’s greatest dancers draws on five years’ research in Russia’s film archives. Extracts from: Swan Lake, Raymonda, Viennese Waltz, Reflection, Le Corsaire, Laurencia, The Tale of Serf Nikish, The Dying Swan, Pas de Quatre, Syrinx, Spartacus, Romeo and Juliet, The Ice Maiden, Les Sylphides
Date Written / Recorded
1886
Field of Study
Dance
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Olga Moiseyeva
Contributor
Michel Fokine, 1880-1942, Carl Simons, Julia Matheson, NVC Arts
Author / Creator
Michel Fokine, 1880-1942, Camille Saint-Saëns, 1835-1921, Olga Moiseyeva
Date Published / Released
1995
Publisher
C Major Entertainment
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1995 C Major Entertainment
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The Dying Swan
composed by Camille Saint-Saëns, 1835-1921 (1886); choreographed by Michel Fokine, 1880-1942; produced by Carl Simons and Julia Matheson, NVC Arts; performed by Natalia Makarova, 1940- (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 1995), 3 mins
From the early 20th century, the Maryinsky Ballet, later the Kirov, dazzled audiences with the beauty of dance. This fascinating footage of many of the company’s greatest dancers draws on five years’ research in Russia’s film archives. Extracts from: Swan Lake, Raymonda, Viennese Waltz, Reflection, Le Corsai...
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composed by Camille Saint-Saëns, 1835-1921 (1886); choreographed by Michel Fokine, 1880-1942; produced by Carl Simons and Julia Matheson, NVC Arts; performed by Natalia Makarova, 1940- (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 1995), 3 mins
Description
From the early 20th century, the Maryinsky Ballet, later the Kirov, dazzled audiences with the beauty of dance. This fascinating footage of many of the company’s greatest dancers draws on five years’ research in Russia’s film archives. Extracts from: Swan Lake, Raymonda, Viennese Waltz, Reflection, Le Corsaire, Laurencia, The Tale of Serf Nikish, The Dying Swan, Pas de Quatre, Syrinx, Spartacus, Romeo and Juliet, The Ice Maiden, Les Sylphides
Date Written / Recorded
1886
Field of Study
Dance
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Natalia Makarova, 1940-
Contributor
Michel Fokine, 1880-1942, Carl Simons, Julia Matheson, NVC Arts
Author / Creator
Michel Fokine, 1880-1942, Camille Saint-Saëns, 1835-1921, Natalia Makarova, 1940-
Date Published / Released
1995
Publisher
C Major Entertainment
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1995 C Major Entertainment
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FLA.CO.MEN
directed by Luc Riolon, 1959-; choreographed by Israel Galván, 1973-; designed by Ruben Camacho, fl. 2016, Concha Rodríguez, fl. 1994-2016, Ruben Camacho, fl. 2016; produced by Farid Rezkallah, Arte France, Maison de la danse and 24 Images (London, England: Marquee Arts, 2016), 1 hour 8 mins
FLA.CO.MEN, a concerto for one dancer and six musicians, is the creation of a true maverick: a wildly unpredictable deconstruction of a centuries-old art form. The customary guitars and steel-jawed machismo are there, but so is avant-garde jazz and self-mockery, delicacy, lyricism, clowning one moment and haunting...
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directed by Luc Riolon, 1959-; choreographed by Israel Galván, 1973-; designed by Ruben Camacho, fl. 2016, Concha Rodríguez, fl. 1994-2016, Ruben Camacho, fl. 2016; produced by Farid Rezkallah, Arte France, Maison de la danse and 24 Images (London, England: Marquee Arts, 2016), 1 hour 8 mins
Description
FLA.CO.MEN, a concerto for one dancer and six musicians, is the creation of a true maverick: a wildly unpredictable deconstruction of a centuries-old art form. The customary guitars and steel-jawed machismo are there, but so is avant-garde jazz and self-mockery, delicacy, lyricism, clowning one moment and haunting beauty the next. Galván's technical prowess is jaw dropping: he can generate and sustain intricate rhythms like a master percussionis...
FLA.CO.MEN, a concerto for one dancer and six musicians, is the creation of a true maverick: a wildly unpredictable deconstruction of a centuries-old art form. The customary guitars and steel-jawed machismo are there, but so is avant-garde jazz and self-mockery, delicacy, lyricism, clowning one moment and haunting beauty the next. Galván's technical prowess is jaw dropping: he can generate and sustain intricate rhythms like a master percussionist, but his instrument is his body; indeed to draw a distinction between music and dance in his work is impossible. While he is drenched in tradition and has won every flamenco prize there is to win, Galván certainly no traditionalist. Just as dance critics around the world have attested, Galván's restless curiosity, quirky sense of humour and sublime flamenco artistry will keep you hooked.
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Date Written / Recorded
2016-09-15
Field of Study
Dance
Content Type
Performance
Contributor
Israel Galván, 1973-, Concha Rodríguez, fl. 1994-2016, Ruben Camacho, fl. 2016, Farid Rezkallah, Arte France, Maison de la danse, 24 Images
Author / Creator
Israel Galván, 1973-, Luc Riolon, 1959-
Date Published / Released
2016
Publisher
Marquee Arts
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2016 Marquee Arts
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Intimate Pages
directed by Thomas Grimm, 1942-; designed by Walter Nobbe, Walter Nobbe; produced by Thomas Grimm, 1942-; performed by Frances Carty, Albert van Nierop, Catherine Becque, fl. 1976, Dianne Walker, 1951-, Bruce Michelson, fl. 1994 and Ian Stewart, fl. 1970, Rambert Dance Company (ArtHaus Musik, 1986), 28 mins
Intimate Pages The musical and thematic basis for choreographer Christopher Bruce’s ballet “Intimate Pages” was the String Quartet No. 2 by the Czech composer Leoš Janáèek. Indeed, Bruce even borrowed the quartet’s title for his choreographed work. A victim of unrequited love, the composer wrote this de...
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directed by Thomas Grimm, 1942-; designed by Walter Nobbe, Walter Nobbe; produced by Thomas Grimm, 1942-; performed by Frances Carty, Albert van Nierop, Catherine Becque, fl. 1976, Dianne Walker, 1951-, Bruce Michelson, fl. 1994 and Ian Stewart, fl. 1970, Rambert Dance Company (ArtHaus Musik, 1986), 28 mins
Description
Intimate Pages The musical and thematic basis for choreographer Christopher Bruce’s ballet “Intimate Pages” was the String Quartet No. 2 by the Czech composer Leoš Janáèek. Indeed, Bruce even borrowed the quartet’s title for his choreographed work. A victim of unrequited love, the composer wrote this delicate and finely crafted work in 1928, the last year of his life. For a little over a decade he had been corresponding with a young ma...
Intimate Pages The musical and thematic basis for choreographer Christopher Bruce’s ballet “Intimate Pages” was the String Quartet No. 2 by the Czech composer Leoš Janáèek. Indeed, Bruce even borrowed the quartet’s title for his choreographed work. A victim of unrequited love, the composer wrote this delicate and finely crafted work in 1928, the last year of his life. For a little over a decade he had been corresponding with a young married woman he had met in 1917, having written in the intervening period over six hundred letters. The ballet conveys both the joy and the anguish expressed in the music. Lonely Town, Lonely Street Robert North’s jazz ballet “Lonely Town, Lonely Street”, in which he himself takes part, is a passionate and energy-laden portrait of a lonely person in the big city. The work takes its title from the popular music of Bill Withers on which it is based, and from the stage design by Andrew Storer, whose set with fire escapes represents a rundown neighbourhood in a North American metropolis. The titles of the compositions alone give an indication of the stage action: “Song for Guy”, “Lonely Town, Lonely Street”, “Another day to run”, “Let me in your life”, “I don’t want you on my mind”, “Who is he and what is he to you”, “Ain’t no sunshine when she’s gone” and “You”. Sergeant Early’s Dream Woven into the musical accompaniment of English, Irish and American folksongs, Christopher Bruce’s dance work “Sergeant Early’s Dream” tells a story of migration to the New World from the Old. The thoughts of the emigrants are filled with sadness as they give up their familiar surroundings, the family home, friends and neighbours and ultimately their roots. Yet they discover that they carry within themselves their own culture, and it is this which gives them a sense of identity and belonging. Consequently the ballet – built around contrasts and marked rhythms – recurrently conjures up fleeting references to a past life: the folklore of the Old World and the harsh lives, the loves and the tragedies of the people they knew there. Christopher Bruce, one of the leading contemporary British choreographers, has very close ties to the Rambert Dance Company. He trained here, joined the company in 1963 and soon rose to prominence as one of its leading dancers. In 1969 he created the first of many ballets he has devised for the troupe’s repertoire. From 1975 to 1979 he took a hand in directing the ensemble, later returning after a number years of freelance choreography to take up the position of artistic director in 1996.
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Date Written / Recorded
1986
Field of Study
Dance
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Rambert Dance Company, Frances Carty, Albert van Nierop, Catherine Becque, fl. 1976, Dianne Walker, 1951-, Bruce Michelson, fl. 1994, Ian Stewart, fl. 1970
Contributor
Walter Nobbe, Thomas Grimm, 1942-, Rambert Dance Company
Author / Creator
Thomas Grimm, 1942-, Rambert Dance Company, Frances Carty, Albert van Nierop, Catherine Becque, fl. 1976, Dianne Walker, 1951-, Bruce Michelson, fl. 1994, Ian Stewart, fl. 1970
Date Published / Released
1986
Publisher
ArtHaus Musik
Topic / Theme
Dance
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Op. 133 in B flat major (Grosse Fuge)
composed by Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770-1827; choreographed by Hans van Manen, 1932-; produced by Lukas Rak; performed by Leos Cepický, 1965-, Jirí Zigmund, 1966-, Jan Schulmeister, 1964- and Ales Kasprík, fl. 2000-2016, Wihan Quartet, in Beethoven String Quartets (Herefordshire, England: Nimbus, 2008), 47 mins
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composed by Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770-1827; choreographed by Hans van Manen, 1932-; produced by Lukas Rak; performed by Leos Cepický, 1965-, Jirí Zigmund, 1966-, Jan Schulmeister, 1964- and Ales Kasprík, fl. 2000-2016, Wihan Quartet, in Beethoven String Quartets (Herefordshire, England: Nimbus, 2008), 47 mins
Date Written / Recorded
2008-03
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Wihan Quartet, Leos Cepický, 1965-, Jirí Zigmund, 1966-, Jan Schulmeister, 1964-, Ales Kasprík, fl. 2000-2016
Contributor
Hans van Manen, 1932-, Lukas Rak, Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770-1827
Author / Creator
Hans van Manen, 1932-, Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770-1827, Wihan Quartet, Leos Cepický, 1965-, Jirí Zigmund, 1966-, Jan Schulmeister, 1964-, Ales Kasprík, fl. 2000-2016
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
Nimbus
Topic / Theme
Classical Music
Copyright Message
Copyright 2012 by Nimbus Records
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Torse
directed by Charles Atlas, 1958-; composed by Maryanne Amacher, 1938-2009; choreographed by Merce Cunningham, 1919-2009; performed by Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Merce Cunningham Trust, 1978), 56 mins
I Ching, The Book of Changes provided the inspiration for Torse, which utilized the numbers one to sixty four, both in its spatial plan (conceived as a square 8 x 8), and the movement phases (which constituted the language of the piece). The title of this ballet referred to the use of the torso throughout the danc...
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directed by Charles Atlas, 1958-; composed by Maryanne Amacher, 1938-2009; choreographed by Merce Cunningham, 1919-2009; performed by Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Merce Cunningham Trust, 1978), 56 mins
Description
I Ching, The Book of Changes provided the inspiration for Torse, which utilized the numbers one to sixty four, both in its spatial plan (conceived as a square 8 x 8), and the movement phases (which constituted the language of the piece). The title of this ballet referred to the use of the torso throughout the dance. There were five basic back positions featured in Torse: upright, arch, twist, tilt and curve. The music was by Maryanne Amacher, and...
I Ching, The Book of Changes provided the inspiration for Torse, which utilized the numbers one to sixty four, both in its spatial plan (conceived as a square 8 x 8), and the movement phases (which constituted the language of the piece). The title of this ballet referred to the use of the torso throughout the dance. There were five basic back positions featured in Torse: upright, arch, twist, tilt and curve. The music was by Maryanne Amacher, and Mark Lancaster designed the costumes: the women wore black leotards and yellow tights, and the men wore yellow leotards and black tights.
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Date Written / Recorded
1977
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Merce Cunningham Dance Company
Contributor
Merce Cunningham, 1919-2009, Maryanne Amacher, 1938-2009, Merce Cunningham Dance Company
Author / Creator
Merce Cunningham, 1919-2009, Maryanne Amacher, 1938-2009, Charles Atlas, 1958-, Merce Cunningham Dance Company
Date Published / Released
1978
Publisher
Merce Cunningham Trust
Topic / Theme
Dance
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Variations V
directed by Arne Arnbom, 1922-1975; composed by John Cage, 1912-1992; choreographed by Merce Cunningham, 1919-2009; designed by Abigail Ewert, Beverly Emmons, 1943-; produced by Hansjörg Pauli, fl. 1966; performed by Merce Cunningham, 1919-2009, Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Merce Cunningham Trust, 1966), 49 mins
Variations V reflects the experimentation and spirit of the 1960s --- a collaborative, interactive multi-media event with choreographed dance, elaborate mobile decor, variable lighting, multiple film projection, and live-electronic music often activated by the dancers' movements. Filmed in 1966 at the NDR televisi...
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directed by Arne Arnbom, 1922-1975; composed by John Cage, 1912-1992; choreographed by Merce Cunningham, 1919-2009; designed by Abigail Ewert, Beverly Emmons, 1943-; produced by Hansjörg Pauli, fl. 1966; performed by Merce Cunningham, 1919-2009, Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Merce Cunningham Trust, 1966), 49 mins
Description
Variations V reflects the experimentation and spirit of the 1960s --- a collaborative, interactive multi-media event with choreographed dance, elaborate mobile decor, variable lighting, multiple film projection, and live-electronic music often activated by the dancers' movements. Filmed in 1966 at the NDR television studio in Hamburg, Germany, it is historically important as one of the few available films of a Cunningham Dance Company performance...
Variations V reflects the experimentation and spirit of the 1960s --- a collaborative, interactive multi-media event with choreographed dance, elaborate mobile decor, variable lighting, multiple film projection, and live-electronic music often activated by the dancers' movements. Filmed in 1966 at the NDR television studio in Hamburg, Germany, it is historically important as one of the few available films of a Cunningham Dance Company performance from the 1960s and the first commercial release of Variations V. As the dancers performed on stage, their movements interacted with twelve antennas built by Robert Moog and a set of photocells designed by Bell Labs research scientist Billy Kluver in such a way as to trigger the transmission of sounds to a 50-channel mixer whose output was heard from six speakers around the hall. The actual sound sources---a battery of tape recorders and radios---were supervised by Cage, David Tudor and Gordon Mumma. The mise-en-scene was supplemented by a film collage by Stan VanDerBeek that included processed television images by Nam June Paik and footage of the dancers shot by VanDerBeek during rehearsals.
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Date Written / Recorded
1966
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Merce Cunningham, 1919-2009
Contributor
Merce Cunningham, 1919-2009, Abigail Ewert, Beverly Emmons, 1943-, Hansjörg Pauli, fl. 1966, John Cage, 1912-1992, Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Richard Nelson, 1938-1996
Author / Creator
Merce Cunningham, 1919-2009, John Cage, 1912-1992, Arne Arnbom, 1922-1975, Merce Cunningham Dance Company
Date Published / Released
1966
Publisher
Merce Cunningham Trust
Topic / Theme
Dance
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Variations V
directed by Arne Arnbom, 1922-1975; choreographed by Merce Cunningham, 1919-2009; interview by David Vaughan, 1924-2017; performed by Merce Cunningham Dance Company (New York, NY: Mode Records, 2013), 2 hours 37 mins
Variations V reflects the experimentation and spirit of the 1960s — a collaborative, interactive multi-media event with choreographed dance, elaborate mobile decor, variable lighting, multiple film projection, and live-electronic music often activated by the dancers’ movements.Filmed in 1966 at the NDR televis...
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directed by Arne Arnbom, 1922-1975; choreographed by Merce Cunningham, 1919-2009; interview by David Vaughan, 1924-2017; performed by Merce Cunningham Dance Company (New York, NY: Mode Records, 2013), 2 hours 37 mins
Description
Variations V reflects the experimentation and spirit of the 1960s — a collaborative, interactive multi-media event with choreographed dance, elaborate mobile decor, variable lighting, multiple film projection, and live-electronic music often activated by the dancers’ movements.Filmed in 1966 at the NDR television studio in Hamburg, Germany, it is historically important as one of the few available films of a Cunningham Dance Company performanc...
Variations V reflects the experimentation and spirit of the 1960s — a collaborative, interactive multi-media event with choreographed dance, elaborate mobile decor, variable lighting, multiple film projection, and live-electronic music often activated by the dancers’ movements.Filmed in 1966 at the NDR television studio in Hamburg, Germany, it is historically important as one of the few available films of a Cunningham Dance Company performance from the 1960s and the first commercial release of Variations V. As the dancers performed on stage, their movements interacted with twelve antennas built by Robert Moog and a set of photocells designed by Bell Labs research scientist Billy Klüver in such a way as to trigger the transmission of sounds to a 50-channel mixer whose output was heard from six speakers around the hall. The actual sound sources—a battery of tape recorders and radios—were supervised by Cage, David Tudor and Gordon Mumma. The mise-en-scène was supplemented by a film collage by Stan VanDerBeek that included processed television images by Nam June Paik and footage of the dancers shot by VanDerBeek during rehearsals.
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Date Written / Recorded
1966
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Performance, Interview
Performer / Ensemble
Merce Cunningham Dance Company
Contributor
Merce Cunningham, 1919-2009, John Cage, 1912-1992
Author / Creator
Merce Cunningham, 1919-2009, Arne Arnbom, 1922-1975, Merce Cunningham Dance Company, David Vaughan, 1924-2017
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Mode Records
Person Discussed
Merce Cunningham, 1919-2009
Topic / Theme
Artistic collaboration, Dance history, Performances
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013 by Mode Records
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Variations V
directed by Arne Arnbom, 1922-1975; choreographed by Merce Cunningham, 1919-2009; designed by Beverly Emmons, 1943-; produced by Brian Brandt, fl. 2011; interview by David Vaughan, 1924-2017; performed by John Cage, 1912-1992, David Tudor, 1926-1996 and Gordon Mumma, 1935-, Merce Cunningham Dance Company, in Variations V (Mode Records, 2013), 2 hours 37 mins
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directed by Arne Arnbom, 1922-1975; choreographed by Merce Cunningham, 1919-2009; designed by Beverly Emmons, 1943-; produced by Brian Brandt, fl. 2011; interview by David Vaughan, 1924-2017; performed by John Cage, 1912-1992, David Tudor, 1926-1996 and Gordon Mumma, 1935-, Merce Cunningham Dance Company, in Variations V (Mode Records, 2013), 2 hours 37 mins
Date Written / Recorded
1966
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Merce Cunningham Dance Company, John Cage, 1912-1992, David Tudor, 1926-1996, Gordon Mumma, 1935-
Contributor
Merce Cunningham, 1919-2009, Beverly Emmons, 1943-, Brian Brandt, fl. 2011, John Cage, 1912-1992, Richard Nelson, 1938-1996
Author / Creator
Merce Cunningham, 1919-2009, Arne Arnbom, 1922-1975, Merce Cunningham Dance Company, David Vaughan, 1924-2017, John Cage, 1912-1992, David Tudor, 1926-1996, Gordon Mumma, 1935-
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Mode Records
Topic / Theme
Classical Music
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013 by Mode Records
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