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Additional authors

1. Börlin, Jean, 1893-1930
2. Hodson, Millicent
3. Archer, Kenneth
4. Lehtinen, Markus.
5. Murphy, Gerald, 1888-1964.
6. Porter, Cole, 1891-1964.
7. Kœchlin, Charles, 1867-1950.
8. Säfström, Martin.
9. Cramér, Ivo
10. Inghelbrecht, D. E. (Désiré Emile), 1880-1965.
11. Hedwall, Bo-Ruben.
12. Mouveau, Georges.
13. Lund, Kirsten.
14. Darden, Nils, 1888-1943.
15. Glazunov, Aleksandr Konstantinovich, 1865-1936.
16. Léger, Fernand, 1881-1955.
17. Honegger, Arthur, 1892-1955.
18. Inger, Carl
19. Carlsson, Weit
20. Valev, Anna
21. Valev, Ivaylo
22. Collins, Brendan
23. Onne, Madeleine
24. Ohman, Johannes
25. Thomas, Liz
26. Sacklén, Per
27. Rambe, Christian
28. Bjorner, Katya
29. Perriraz, Nathalie
30. Kokkonen, Tiiu
31. Nilsson, Hans
32. Svalberg, Göran
33. Westring, Olof
34. Stephenson, Joakim
35. Wikström, Jan-Erik
36. Lindqvist, Marie
37. Nordström, Anders
38. Ballet suédois.
39. Kungliga Baletten (Stockholm, Sweden)
40. Kungliga Hovkapellet.

Description

1. 1 videocassette (VHS, PAL) (88 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. Reconstruction of four ballets originally presented in the 1920s by the Ballets suédois, an innovative ballet company whose experimentation in choreography, theme, music, and design rivalled that of Serge Diaghilev's Ballets russe. All four works were originally created by the company's sole choreographer, Jean Börlin.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of Millicent Hodson and Kenneth Archer.

Uniform title

1. Within the quota (Choreographic work : Börlin)
2. Greco (Choreographic work : Börlin)
3. Derviches (Choreographic work : Börlin)
4. Skating-rink (Choreographic work : Börlin)

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Video.

Contents

1. Within the quota (ca. 19 min.) / choreography and scenery by Millicent Hodson and Kenneth Archer after Jean Börlin and Gerald Murphy; music, Cole Porter, arr. by Charles Koechlin; staged by Millicent Hodson and Kenneth Archer; danced by Carl Inger (the immigrant), Weit Carlsson (the cameraman), Anna Valev (the heiress), Ivaylo Valev (the puritan (the social reformer, the prohibition agent, the spiritual uplifter, the sheriff)), Brendan Collins (the colored gentleman), Madeleine Onne (the jazz baby), Johannes Öhman (the cowboy), Liz Thomas (the sweetheart of the world).
2. El Greco (ca. 21 min.) / mimodrama freely staged by Ivo Cramér after the original by Jean Börlin; choreography, Ivo Cramér; music, Désiré-Émile Inghelbrecht; scenery after Georges Mouveau, Bo-Ruben Hedwall; costumes after Nils Dardel, Kirsten Lund-Nielsen; danced by Per Sackén (an irresolute youth); Christian Rambe (his brother); Katja Björner (a pious maiden); Nathalie Perriraz, Tiiu Kokkonen (her companions); Kristin Kåge, Ursula Jekell, Marketta Kaila (ladies); Suzanna Carlsson, Louise Peterhoff, Ylva Helander (poor women); Olof Westring, Mats Lindström, Erik Gribbe, Anders Groth, Aleksander Maksic, Hugo Therkelson, Nicolaus Fotiadis (noblemen); Joakim Stephenson, Ingemar Gustafsson, Göran Blomqvist, Leszek Kostrzewski, Pontus Lidberg (monks).
3. Dervischer [Derviches; Dervishes] (ca. 17 min.) / choreography and scenery, Millicent Hodson and Kenneth Archer after Jean Börlin and Georges Mouveau; music, Aleksandr Glazunov; staged by Millicent Hodson and Kenneth Archer; five dervishes [role names indicate the Ballets suédois dancers who created the roles] danced by Hans Nilsson (Jean Börlin), Göran Svalberg (Paul Eltorp), Brendan Collins (Kaj Smith), Olof Westring (Holger Mehnen), Joakim Stephenson (Nils Östman); five soldiers danced by Erik Gribbe, Per Sacklén, Aleksander Maksic, Andy Rietschel, Oscar Salomonsson.
4. Skating rink (ca. 22 min.) / choreography and scenery, Millicent Hodson and Kenneth Archer after Jean Börlin and Fernand Leger; music, Arthur Honegger; staged by Millicent Hodson and Kenneth Archer; choreographic assistant, Joseph Fowler; danced by Jan-Erik Wikström (the poet and the madman); Marie Lindqvist (the woman); Anders Nordström (the man); Göran Blomqvist, Leszek Kostrzewski (the apache dancers); Per-Birger Stenudd (the clerk); Hugo Therkelson (the man about town); Jens Rosén (the workman); Pontus Lidberg (the immigrant); David Hedrick (the gambler); Christian Rambe (the gentleman); Anders Groth (the sailor); Ivaylo Valev (the artist); Nelli Korpela (street girl in red); Jenny Westring (factory girl in green); Karin Forslind (factory girl in orange); Nathalie Perriraz (tram girl); Cecilia Canemyr (office girl in mauve); Jane Salier (office girl in pink); Ylva Sjöberg (street girl in blue); Marketta Kaila (market girl in trilby hat); Ursula Jekell (market girl in brim hat); Bétina Marcolin (the maid); Katarina Kucharska (the gambling hall girl); Ann Svalberg (the artist's model); Susanna Englund (the shop girl in crimson); Isabella Sandström (the shop girl in magenta).

Call number

1. *MGZIA 4-7475

Note

1. Accompanied by house program.

Credits (note)

1. Lighting, Martin Säfström.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped in performance at the Operan, Stockholm, Sweden, on June 5, 1998.

Title

1. Les Ballets suédois [videorecording] : svenska baletten / [presented by the] Kungliga Baletten/Royal Swedish Ballet.

Imprint

1. 1998.

Country of producing entity

1. Sweden.

Event

1. Videotaped in performance at the Operan, Stockholm, Sweden, on June 5, 1998.

Credits

1. Lighting, Martin Säfström.

Performer

1. Danced by the Kungliga Baletten/Royal Swedish Ballet.
2. Music performed by the Kungliga Hovkapellet/Royal Swedish Opera Orchestra, conducted by Markus Lehtinen.

Local subject

1. Choreography -- Reconstruction.

Added author

1. Börlin, Jean, 1893-1930, choreographer.
2. Hodson, Millicent, choreographer. Designer. Director
3. Archer, Kenneth, choreographer. Designer. Director
4. Lehtinen, Markus. Conductor
5. Murphy, Gerald, 1888-1964. Designer
6. Porter, Cole, 1891-1964. Composer
7. Kœchlin, Charles, 1867-1950. Arranger
8. Säfström, Martin. Designer
9. Cramér, Ivo, choreographer.
10. Inghelbrecht, D. E. (Désiré Emile), 1880-1965. Composer
11. Hedwall, Bo-Ruben. Designer
12. Mouveau, Georges. Designer
13. Lund, Kirsten. Costume designer
14. Darden, Nils, 1888-1943. Costume designer
15. Glazunov, Aleksandr Konstantinovich, 1865-1936. Composer
16. Léger, Fernand, 1881-1955. Designer
17. Honegger, Arthur, 1892-1955. Composer
18. Inger, Carl, dancer.
19. Carlsson, Weit, dancer.
20. Valev, Anna, dancer.
21. Valev, Ivaylo, dancer.
22. Collins, Brendan, dancer.
23. Onne, Madeleine, dancer.
24. Ohman, Johannes, dancer.
25. Thomas, Liz, dancer.
26. Sacklén, Per, dancer.
27. Rambe, Christian, dancer.
28. Bjorner, Katya, dancer.
29. Perriraz, Nathalie, dancer.
30. Kokkonen, Tiiu, dancer.
31. Nilsson, Hans, dancer.
32. Svalberg, Göran, dancer.
33. Westring, Olof, dancer.
34. Stephenson, Joakim, dancer.
35. Wikström, Jan-Erik, dancer.
36. Lindqvist, Marie, dancer.
37. Nordström, Anders, dancer.
38. Ballet suédois.
39. Kungliga Baletten (Stockholm, Sweden)
40. Kungliga Hovkapellet.

Added title

1. Within the quota (Choreographic work : Börlin)
2. Greco (Choreographic work : Börlin)
3. Derviches (Choreographic work : Börlin)
4. Skating-rink (Choreographic work : Börlin)

Research call number

1. *MGZIA 4-7475