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Additional authors

1. Ashton, Frederick, 1904-1988
2. Tommasini, Vincenzo, 1878-1950
3. Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897
4. De Nobili, Lila, 1916-2002
5. Watkins, Allan
6. Dowell, Anthony
7. Dean, David
8. Oman, Julia Trevelyan
9. Beaurepaire, André
10. McRae, Steven
11. Raine, Samantha
12. Takada, Akane
13. Bussell, Darcey
14. Cope, Jonathan, 1963-
15. Morera, Laura
16. Cervera, Ricardo
17. Samodurov, Viacheslav
18. Galeazzi, Mara
19. Soares, Thiago
20. Rojo, Tamara
21. Benjamin, Leanne, 1964-
22. Acosta, Carlos, 1973-
23. Yoshida, Miyako
24. Putrov, Ivan
25. Chappell, William, 1907-1994
26. Read, John B.
27. Carr, Christopher
28. Coyle, Grant
29. Meyerbeer, Giacomo, 1791-1864.
30. Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893.
31. Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912.
32. Strauss, Johann, 1825-1899.
33. Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971.
34. Royal Ballet, dancer
35. Royal Ballet Sinfonia, performer
36. Royal Opera House (London, England), presenter
37. Royal Opera House (London, England). Orchestra, performer

Description

1. 1 videodisc (114 min) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in. +

Summary

1. "A sumptuous selection of works created by Frederick Ashton, Founder Choreographer of The Royal Ballet, showcases some of his most inventive and diverse choreography performed by recent and current starts of The Royal Ballet..." -- container

Uniform title

1. Patineurs (Choreographic work : Ashton)
2. Devil's holiday (Choreographic work : Ashton)
3. Sleeping beauty (Choreographic work)
4. Thaïs (Choreographic work : Ashton)
5. Brahms waltzes in the manner of Isadora Duncan (Choreographic work : Ashton)
6. Scènes de ballet (Choreographic work : Ashton)

Subject

1. Video
2. Ashton, Frederick, 1904-1988
3. Filmed dance
4. Filmed ballets
5. Filmed performances
6. Dance

Genre/Form

1. Filmed ballets.
2. Filmed dance.
3. Filmed performances.
4. Dance.
5. Video.

Contents

1. Les Patineurs (approximately 27 min.) / choreography, Frederick Ashton ; staging, Christopher Carr, Grant Coyle ; music, Giacomo Meyerbeer ; arranged by Constant Lambert ; music played by Royal Ballet Sinfonia (2010) ; conductor, Paul Murphy ; designs, William Chappell ; lighting design, John B. Read ; dancers, Celisa Diuana, Kristen McNally, Demelza Parish, Lara Turk, Ryoichi Hirano, Kenta Kura, Liam Scarlett, Andrej Uspenski (Pas des patineurs) ; Samantha Raine, Akane Takada (Entrée) ; Steven McRae (Variation) ; Sarah Lamb, Rubert Pennefather (Pas de deux) ; Samantha Raine, Akane Takada, Steven McRae, Sarah Lamb, Rubert Pennefather, Francesca Filpi, Sian Murphy and the pas des patineurs (Ensemble) ; Samantha Raine, Akane Takada, Steven McRae (Pas de trois) ; Francesca Filpi, Sian Murphy (Pas de deux filles) ; Francesca Filpi, Sian Murphy, Ryoichi Hirano, Kenta Kura, Liam Scarlett, Andrej Uspenski (Pas de six) ; Ensemble (Finale).
2. Divertissements (43 min.) / choreography, Frederick Ashton ; music played by Orchestra of the Royal Opera House ; conductor, Barry Wordsworth. Sleeping Beauty (Awakening Pas De Deux) / music, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ; costume designs, Lila de Nobile ; dancers, Darcey Bussell, Jonathan Cope -- Devil's Holiday (Pas De Deux) / music, Vincenzo Tommasini after Nicoló Paganini ; costume designs, Allan Watkins after Eugene Berman ; dancers, Laura Morera, Ricardo Cervera -- Devil's Holiday (Variation) / music, Vincenzo Tommasini after Nicoló Paganini ; costume designs, Allan Watkins after Eugene Berman ; dancer, Viacheslav Samodurov -- Thaïs (Pas De Deux) / music, Jules Massenet ; costume designs, Anthony Dowell ; dancers, Mara Galeazzi, Thiago Soares -- Five Brahms Waltzes in the Manner of Isadora Duncan / music, Johannes Brahms ; costume designs, David Dean ; solo piano, Philip Gammon ; dancer, Tamara Rojo -- Voices of Spring (Pas De Deux) / music, Johann Strauss II ; costume designs, Julia Trevelyan Oman ; dancers, Leanne Benjamim, Carlos Acosta.
3. Scènes de ballet (24 min.) / choreography, Frederick Ashton ; staging, Christopher Carr ; music, Igor Stravinsky ; music played by Orchestra of the Royal Opera House (2004) ; conductor, Barry Wordsworth ; designs, André Beaurepaire ; lighting design, John B. Read ; dancers, Miyako Yoshida, Ivan Putrov with Martin Harvey, Yohei Sasaki, Joshua Tuifua, Edward Watson, Deirdre Chapman, Emily Low, Laura McCulloch, Vanessa Palmer, Lauren Cuthbertson, Laura Morera, Samantha Raine, Gemma Sykes, Victoria Hewitt, Bethany Keating, Sian Murphy, Natasha Oughtred.
4. Extra features: artist and backstage interviews from Les Patineurs (20 min.).

Call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-8155 Notes on file

Note

1. Booklet notes (14 p.) in English, French, and German located in Dance Division's *MGZIDVD 5-8155 [Notes].
2. Title from original DVD container and opening video credits.

System details (note)

1. DVD.
2. DVD; all regions; DTS, LPCM stereo; aspect ratio 16:9; NTSC.

Language (note)

1. Menu in English.
2. In English with optional subtitles in English, French, German, and Spanish.

Title

1. Frederick Ashton : Les Patineurs, Divertissements, Scènes de Ballet / choreography. Frederick Ashton ; performed by The Royal Ballet.

Distributor

1. [East Sussex, U.K.] : Opus Arte, 2011.

Type of content

1. two-dimensional moving image

Type of medium

1. video

Type of carrier

1. videodisc

System details

1. DVD.

Event

1. Recorded during performance at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden on 20 and 23 December 2010 (Les Patineurs) ; 17 and 25 November 2004 (Scènes de ballet/Divertissements).

Performer

1. Danced by The Royal Ballet ; music performed by Orchestra of the Royal Opera House.

System details

1. DVD; all regions; DTS, LPCM stereo; aspect ratio 16:9; NTSC.

Language

1. Menu in English.
2. In English with optional subtitles in English, French, German, and Spanish.

Added author

1. Ashton, Frederick, 1904-1988, choreographer (expression)
2. Tommasini, Vincenzo, 1878-1950, composer (expression)
3. Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897, composer (expression)
4. De Nobili, Lila, 1916-2002, costume designer.
5. Watkins, Allan, costume designer.
6. Dowell, Anthony, costume designer.
7. Dean, David, costume designer.
8. Oman, Julia Trevelyan, costume designer.
9. Beaurepaire, André, set designer.
10. McRae, Steven, dancer.
11. Raine, Samantha, dancer.
12. Takada, Akane, dancer.
13. Bussell, Darcey, dancer.
14. Cope, Jonathan, 1963- dancer.
15. Morera, Laura, dancer.
16. Cervera, Ricardo, dancer.
17. Samodurov, Viacheslav, dancer.
18. Galeazzi, Mara, dancer.
19. Soares, Thiago, dancer.
20. Rojo, Tamara, dancer.
21. Benjamin, Leanne, 1964- dancer.
22. Acosta, Carlos, 1973- dancer.
23. Yoshida, Miyako, dancer.
24. Putrov, Ivan, dancer.
25. Chappell, William, 1907-1994, set designer.
26. Read, John B., lighting designer.
27. Carr, Christopher, choreographer (expression)
28. Coyle, Grant, choreographer (expression)
29. Container of (work): Meyerbeer, Giacomo, 1791-1864. Prophète. Selections; arranged.
30. Container of (work): Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Spi︠a︡shchai︠a︡ krasavit︠s︡a.
31. Container of (work): Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912. Thaïs.
32. Container of (work): Strauss, Johann, 1825-1899. Frühlingsstimmen.
33. Container of (work): Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971. Scènes de ballet.
34. Royal Ballet, dancer.
35. Royal Ballet Sinfonia, performer.
36. Royal Opera House (London, England), presenter.
37. Royal Opera House (London, England). Orchestra, performer.

Added title

1. Container of (work): Patineurs (Choreographic work : Ashton)
2. Container of (work): Devil's holiday (Choreographic work : Ashton)
3. Container of (work): Sleeping beauty (Choreographic work)
4. Container of (work): Thaïs (Choreographic work : Ashton)
5. Container of (work): Brahms waltzes in the manner of Isadora Duncan (Choreographic work : Ashton)
6. Container of (work): Scènes de ballet (Choreographic work : Ashton)

Research call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-8155 Notes on file