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Additional authors

1. Tallchief, Maria
2. Fugate, Judith
3. Boal, Peter
4. McDill, Nancy
5. Reynolds, Nancy, 1938-
6. Mason, Francis
7. Balanchine, George
8. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847.
9. Tatge, Catherine
10. Brooks, Virginia Loring
11. Balanchine, George
12. George Balanchine Foundation
13. International Cultural Programming, Inc
14. DHCA.

Description

1. 1 videocassette (109 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)

Summary

1. Maria Tallchief, a former principal ballerina with New York City Ballet, coaches two current principal dancers, Judith Fugate and Peter Boal, in the pas de deux from George Balanchine's Scotch symphony, created for Tallchief and André Eglevsky in 1952. Tallchief works with the dancers on refining details of the choreography, particularly in movements and positions of the head and upper body. In an interview she recalls watching a ceremony at Edinburgh Castle in 1952, an experience shared with Balanchine which may have been a source of inspiration for Scotch symphony. She, Francis Mason and Nancy Reynolds discuss the mythical figure of the sylph and its modern-day embodiment in this ballet. Tallchief discusses the dramatic quality of the ballet, conveyed largely through gesture. She describes Balanchine's method of choreography, noting his reliance on demonstration rather than verbal explanation, and his attention to detail and musical phrasing.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of The George Balanchine Foundation.

Series statement

1. George Balanchine Foundation Interpreters Archive

Subject

1. Tallchief, Maria > Interviews
2. Dance
3. Video
4. Interpretation in dance performance
5. Balanchine, George > Scotch symphony
6. Interviews

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Interviews.
3. Video.

Call number

1. *MGZIA 4-3819

Credits (note)

1. Camera, Joel Shapiro ; sound, Samantha Hylewyle ; editing, Virginia Brooks ; production, International Cultural Programming ; associate producers, Beth Barbre (The George Balanchine Foundation), Martine Britell (International Cultural Programming.

Performer (note)

1. Pianist, Nancy McDill.
2. Interviewers, Francis Mason, Nancy Reynolds.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped at the New York City Ballet studios, Lincoln Center, New York, N.Y., on April 14-15, 1996.

Title

1. Maria Tallchief coaching the pas de deux from Scotch symphony [videorecording] / The George Balanchine Foundation ; project director, Nancy Reynolds ; [video] directed and produced by Catherine Tatge ; choreography by George Balanchine ; music by Felix Mendelssohn (Symphony no. 3 in A minor, Op. 56, "Scotch," 1842)

Imprint

1. U.S. : The George Balanchine Foundation, c1997.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

Series

1. George Balanchine Foundation Interpreters Archive

Event

1. Videotaped at the New York City Ballet studios, Lincoln Center, New York, N.Y., on April 14-15, 1996.

Credits

1. Camera, Joel Shapiro ; sound, Samantha Hylewyle ; editing, Virginia Brooks ; production, International Cultural Programming ; associate producers, Beth Barbre (The George Balanchine Foundation), Martine Britell (International Cultural Programming.

Performer

1. Danced by Judith Fugate and Peter Boal, principal dancers of New York City Ballet.
2. Pianist, Nancy McDill.
3. Interviewers, Francis Mason, Nancy Reynolds.

Local subject

1. Interpretation in dance performance.

Added author

1. Tallchief, Maria. Interviewee
2. Fugate, Judith, dancer.
3. Boal, Peter, dancer.
4. McDill, Nancy. Instrumentalist
5. Reynolds, Nancy, 1938- Interviewer
6. Mason, Francis. Interviewer
7. Balanchine, George, choreographer.
8. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. Composer
9. Tatge, Catherine. Producer. Director
10. Brooks, Virginia Loring.
11. George Balanchine Foundation.
12. International Cultural Programming, Inc.
13. DHCA.
14. Balanchine, George. Scotch symphony.

Research call number

1. *MGZIA 4-3819