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Additional authors

1. Maurin, Elisabeth.
2. Legris, Manuel.
3. Ruanne, Patricia.
4. Belarbi, Kader.
5. Pähn, Vello.
6. Ulanova, Galina Sergeevna, 1910-1998
7. Sergeev, K. M. (Konstantin Mikhailovich), 1910-1992
8. Jahn, Frédéric.
9. Roussillon, François.
10. Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993
11. Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953.
12. Frigerio, Ezio.
13. Cheli, Vinicio.
14. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
15. Opéra de Paris. Ballet.
16. Opéra de Paris.
17. Société nationale de programme France-Régions.

Description

1. 1 videocassette (52 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)

Summary

1. Part of Rêves d'étoiles, les grands ballets de Rudolf Noureev, a series of six documentaries. This program focuses on the Paris Opéra Ballet's 1995 production of Nureyev's Romeo and Juliet on the stage of the Opéra Bastille. Principal dancers Elisabeth Maurin (Juliet) and Manuel Legris (Romeo) are seen at work with rehearsal mistress Patricia Ruanne, who danced Juliet in Nureyev's 1977 staging for London Festival Ballet ; performance excerpts provide a glimpse of the finished product. Topics covered in interviews include the circumstances of its creation for London Festival Ballet in 1977 ; the technical and dramatic demands of its choreography ; the interpretation of its characters ; Nureyev's emphasis on the rapid progression of events and the cinematic quality of the scenario. Also included are a brief history of the Romeo and Juliet story and its depiction in Shakespeare's play ; and a discussion of Prokofiev's creation of the score, illustrated by b&w excerpts of Galina Ulanova and Konstantin Sergeev in Leonid Lavrovsky's version of the ballet (1940).

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of the Rudolf Nureyev Foundation.

Series statement

1. Rêves d'étoiles.
2. Rudolf Nureyev Collection.

Uniform title

1. Romeo and Juliet (Choreographic work : Nureyev)
2. Romeo and Juliet (Choreographic work : Lavrovskiĭ)

Subject

1. Drama and dance
2. Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953
3. Dance
4. Video
5. Documentaries and factual films and programs
6. Interpretation in dance performance
7. Dance rehearsals
8. Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993
9. Romeo and Juliet (Choreographic work : Nureyev)

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Documentaries and factual films and programs.
3. Video.
4. Dance rehearsals.

Call number

1. *MGZIA 4-4143 RNC

Note

1. Letterbox format.
2. Abridged English-language version of Roméo et Juliette (*MGZIA 4-4142 RNC), a 90-min. documentary telecast by France 3.

Credits (note)

1. Scenery, Ezio Frigerio ; costumes, Ezio Frigerio and Mauro Pagano ; lighting, Vinicio Cheli.

Performer (note)

1. Interviewees: Elisabeth Maurin, Manuel Legris, Patricia Ruanne, Frédéric Jahn, Kader Belarbi.

Language (note)

1. Credits in French ; narration and voiceover translation of interviews in English.

Title

1. Roméo et Juliette [videorecording] / co-produced by France 3, Opéra National de Paris, François Roussillon et Associés and U&A ; film conceived and directed by François Roussillon ; choreography and mise-en-scène by Rudolf Nureyev ; music by Serge Prokofiev.

Imprint

1. France , c1999.

Series

1. Rêves d'étoiles.
2. Rudolf Nureyev Collection.

Credits

1. Scenery, Ezio Frigerio ; costumes, Ezio Frigerio and Mauro Pagano ; lighting, Vinicio Cheli.

Performer

1. Interviewees: Elisabeth Maurin, Manuel Legris, Patricia Ruanne, Frédéric Jahn, Kader Belarbi.
2. Danced by the Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris: Elisabeth Maurin (Juliette), Manuel Legris (Romeo), Kader Belarbi (Tybalt), with Danielle Doussard (the nurse), Lionel Delanoë (Mercutio), Clotilde Vayer (Lady Capulet), and others.
3. Conductor: Vello Pähn.

Language

1. Credits in French ; narration and voiceover translation of interviews in English.

Local subject

1. Drama and dance.
2. Interpretation in dance performance.

Added author

1. Maurin, Elisabeth. ive, dancer.
2. Legris, Manuel. ive, dancer.
3. Ruanne, Patricia. Interviewee
4. Belarbi, Kader. ive, dancer.
5. Pähn, Vello. Conductor
6. Ulanova, Galina Sergeevna, 1910-1998, dancer.
7. Sergeev, K. M. (Konstantin Mikhailovich), 1910-1992, dancer.
8. Jahn, Frédéric. Interviewee
9. Roussillon, François. Director
10. Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993, choreographer.
11. Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953. Composer
12. Frigerio, Ezio. Designer. Costume designer
13. Cheli, Vinicio.
14. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Author
15. Opéra de Paris. Ballet.
16. Opéra de Paris.
17. Société nationale de programme France-Régions.

Added title

1. Romeo and Juliet (Choreographic work : Nureyev)
2. Romeo and Juliet (Choreographic work : Lavrovskiĭ)

Research call number

1. *MGZIA 4-4143 RNC