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Physics, dance and the pas de deux

Title
  1. Physics, dance and the pas de deux [videorecording] / Presto! Productions ; producer, Catherine O'Brien ; authors, Cynthia Harvey and Kenneth Laws.
Published by
  1. New York, NY : Schirmer Books, c1994.

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FormatFilm, Slide, etc.AccessUse in libraryCall number*MGZIA 4-2427Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Dance

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Additional authors
  1. Harvey, Cynthia.
  2. Laws, Kenneth.
  3. Kent, Julie
  4. Pierce, Benjamin
  5. Hart, Evelyn, 1956-
  6. Schaufuss, Peter
  7. O'Brien, Catherine.
  8. London's Festival Ballet.
  9. DHCA.
Description
  1. 1 videocassette (28 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 3/4 in. (U-matic)
Summary
  1. Analysis and demonstration of the physical principles underlying some typical ballet steps, and movements used in partnering. In conclusion, the Black swan pas de deux from Natalia Makarova's Swan lake is screened, and selected sequences replayed (some in slow motion) and analyzed.
Uniform title
  1. Swan lake (Choreographic work : Makarova after Ashton, Ivanov and Petipa, M)
Subject
  1. Biomechanics
  2. Scientific films and programs
  3. Video
  4. Pas de deux
  5. Human mechanics
  6. Partnering in dance
  7. Dance > Physiological aspects
  8. Ballet technique
  9. Kinesiology
  10. Movement analysis
Genre/Form
  1. Dance.
  2. Scientific films and programs.
  3. Video.
Contents
  1. Balance -- Motion in a curved path -- Grand jeté -- Conservation of rotational momentum -- Fouetté turns -- Turns in the air -- Vertical jumps and the effects of body size -- Supported fouetté turn -- A partnered turn from arabesque -- Vertical lifts -- Black swan pas de deux [entrée and adagio] from Natalia Makarova's Swan lake.
Call number
  1. *MGZIA 4-2427
Note
  1. For a complete recording of Natalia Makarova's Swan lake, an excerpt from which appears in this recording, see *MGZIA 4-533 Natalia Makarova's Swan lake.
Credits (note)
  1. Videographer and editor, Ron Wyman.
Performer (note)
  1. Narrators: Cynthia Harvey and Kenneth Laws.
Title
  1. Physics, dance and the pas de deux [videorecording] / Presto! Productions ; producer, Catherine O'Brien ; authors, Cynthia Harvey and Kenneth Laws.
Imprint
  1. New York, NY : Schirmer Books, c1994.
Country of producing entity
  1. U.S.
Performer
  1. Narrators: Cynthia Harvey and Kenneth Laws.
  2. Dancers: Julie Kent and Benjamin Pierce of American Ballet Theatre, with Abi Stafford (child dancer).
  3. Dancers in the Black swan pas de deux: Evelyn Hart, Peter Schaufuss, and members of London Festival Ballet.
Credits
  1. Videographer and editor, Ron Wyman.
Local note
  1. Video accompanying the book Physics, dance and the pas de deux, by Kenneth Laws and Cynthia Harvey (in *MGTM 95-1094).
Local subject
  1. Ballet technique.
Local subject
  1. Partnering in dance.
Added author
  1. Harvey, Cynthia. Narrator
  2. Laws, Kenneth. Narrator
  3. Kent, Julie, dancer.
  4. Pierce, Benjamin, dancer.
  5. Hart, Evelyn, 1956- dancer.
  6. Schaufuss, Peter, dancer.
  7. O'Brien, Catherine. Producer
  8. London's Festival Ballet.
  9. DHCA.
Added title
  1. Swan lake (Choreographic work : Makarova after Ashton, Ivanov and Petipa, M)
Research call number
  1. *MGZIA 4-2427
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