1 streaming video file (NTSC) (54 min.) : sd., col.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of New York City Ballet.
Uniform title
Tango (Choreographic work : Balanchine)
Elégie (Choreographic work : Balanchine)
Variations for orchestra (Choreographic work : Balanchine)
Contents
CONTENTS: Agon (approx. 27 min.). Perf. by Daniel Duell, Wilhelmina Frankfurt, and Renée Estópinal (first pas de trois); Maria Calegari, Victor Castelli, and Peter Frame (second pas de trois); Heather Watts and Mel Tomlinson (pas de deux); with Helene Alexopoulos, Carole Divet, Linda Homek, and Catherine Morris. -- Tango (approx. 4 min.). Perf. by Karin von Aroldingen and Christopher d'Amboise. -- Élégie (approx. 7 min.). Perf. by Suzanne Farrell. -- Variations for orchestra (approx. 7 min.). Perf. by Farrell.
Call number
*MGZIDF 8990
Note
Videotaped in performance at New York State Theater, New York, in June 1982, during the Stravinsky Centennial Celebration.
Choreography: George Balanchine. Music: Igor Stravinsky.
Performed by the New York City Ballet.
Slightly different edits of Agon and Variations for Orchestra appear on *MGZIC 9-558 Balanchine celebrates Stravinsky.
Access (note)
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Funding (note)
Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.