Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Dowell, Anthony
2. Sibley, Antoinette
3. Collier, Lesley
4. Penney, Jennifer
5. Eagling, Wayne
6. Seymour, Lynn, 1939-
7. Mead, Robert, 1940-1988
8. Lorrayne, Vyvyan
9. Tudor, Antony, 1909-1987.
10. Nears, Colin.
11. Royal Ballet.

Description

1. 2 streaming video files (73 min.) : sd., col.

Summary

1. Documentary on the professional and private life of Anthony Dowell taped during the two weeks before his departure with the Royal Ballet for a U.S. tour. Includes interviews with Dowell and various dancers and choreographers discussing Dowell. All sequences include Dowell dancing.

Uniform title

1. Four Schumann pieces (Choreographic work : Manen)
2. Dream (Choreographic work : Ashton)
3. Cinderella (Choreographic work : Ashton)
4. Shadowplay (Choreographic work : Tudor)
5. Sleeping beauty (Choreographic work : Ashton and Wright, Peter after Petipa, M)
6. Monotones nos. 1 and 2 (Choreographic work : Ashton)
7. Enigma variations (Choreographic work : Ashton)
8. Month in the country (Choreographic work : Ashton)
9. Thaïs (Choreographic work : Ashton)

Subject

1. Dowell, Anthony

Contents

1. DANCE CONTENTS. 1. Four Schumann pieces (Manen) in studio rehearsal with Lesley Collier, Jennifer Penney, Wayne Eagling. The dream (Ashton) excerpt with Antoinette Sibley. Cinderella (Ashton): Prince's solo. -- 2. Antony Tudor discussing Dowell in the creation of his Shadowplay (only still photographs shown). The sleeping beauty (Ashton), Act II: Prince's variation. Monotones (Ashton) excerpt with Robert Mead, Vyvyan Lorrayne. Thaïs (Ashton) with Sibley. The sleeping beauty (Ashton), Act II pas de deux excerpt with Sibley. Enigma variations (Ashton) solo. A month in the country (Ashton) excerpt with Lynn Seymour. Four Schumann pieces (Manen) with same cast as previous rehearsal.

Call number

1. *MGZIDF 4373

Note

1. Subtitle: All the superlatives.
2. A BBC Television production in association with RM Productions, Munich taped March-April 1976 for the Omnibus series. Narrator: Humphrey Burton. Executive producer: Barrie Gavin. Director: Colin Nears.

Access (note)

1. Patrons can access streaming video file online only at the Library for the Performing Arts.

Title

1. Anthony Dowell [electronic resource]

Imprint

1. 1976.

Playing time

1. 002550 004738

Original version

1. Archival Original: 2 videocassettes (U-matic, NTSC) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in.

Restricted access

1. Patrons can access streaming video file online only at the Library for the Performing Arts.

Local note

1. Former call number: *MGZIC 9-485.

Connect to:

1. NYPL Digital Collections

Local subject

1. Ballet in television. Anthony Dowell.
2. Television. Omnibus.

Added author

1. Dowell, Anthony, dancer. Interviewee
2. Sibley, Antoinette, dancer.
3. Collier, Lesley, dancer.
4. Penney, Jennifer, dancer.
5. Eagling, Wayne, dancer.
6. Seymour, Lynn, 1939- dancer.
7. Mead, Robert, 1940-1988, dancer.
8. Lorrayne, Vyvyan, dancer.
9. Tudor, Antony, 1909-1987. Interviewee
10. Nears, Colin. Director
11. Royal Ballet.

Added title

1. Four Schumann pieces (Choreographic work : Manen)
2. Dream (Choreographic work : Ashton)
3. Cinderella (Choreographic work : Ashton)
4. Shadowplay (Choreographic work : Tudor)
5. Sleeping beauty (Choreographic work : Ashton and Wright, Peter after Petipa, M)
6. Monotones nos. 1 and 2 (Choreographic work : Ashton)
7. Enigma variations (Choreographic work : Ashton)
8. Month in the country (Choreographic work : Ashton)
9. Thaïs (Choreographic work : Ashton)

Research call number

1. *MGZIDF 4373