Tory Dobrin and Paul Ghiselin discuss bringing a new ballet into the repertory and how those decisions are made for the company; building the characters for the works and how Charles Ludlam influenced the company; finding dancers for the company; what it was like for Tory Dobrin and Paul Ghiselin dancing on pointe in the company; and questions from the audience.
Uniform title
Swan lake (Choreographic work : after Ivanov)
Go for barocco (Choreographic work : Anastos)
Corsair (Choreographic work : Chabukiani after Petipa, M). Pas de deux.
Ondine (Choreographic work : Petipa, M after Cerrito and Perrot)
Alternative title
Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image original documentation
Genre/Form
Dance.
Video.
Filmed dance.
Filmed performances.
Contents
Le Lac Des Cygnes (Swan Lake, Act II) (35 min.) / choreography after Lev Ivanovich Ivanov ; music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ; costumes by Mike Gonzales ; decor by Jason Courson ; lighting by Kip Marsh ; dancers, Benno: Pepe Dufka (Raffaele Morra), Prince Siegfried: Sergey Legupski (Giovanni Goffredo), Odette: Olga Supphozva (Robert Carter) ; Von Rothbart: Vladimir Legupski (Duane Gosa) ; Swans: Nadia Doumiafeyva (Philip Maftin-Nielson), Nina Immobiashvili (Alberto Pretto), Sonia Leftova (Boysie Dikobe), Maria Paranova (Carlos Renedo), Moussia Shebarkarova (Paolo Cervellera), Maya Thickenthighya (Ihaia Miller), Guzella Verbitskaya (Jack Furlong, Jr.), Doris Vidanya (Matthew Poppe).
Go for Barocco (13 min.) / choreography by Peter Anastos ; music by J.S. Bach ; costumes by Mike Gonzales ; lighting by Kip Marsh ; dancers, First Movement (Moderato): Eugenia Repelskii (Joshua Thake), Maya Thickenthighya (Ihaia Miller), with Helen Highwaters (Duane Gosa), Doris Vidanya (Matthew Poppe), Nina Immobiashvili (Alberto Pretto), Maria Paranova (Carlos Renedo) ; Second Movement (Adagio): Eugenia Repelskii (Joshua Thake), Maya Thickenthighya (Ihaia Miller) ; Third Movement (Allegro): ALL.
Le Corsaire Pas de Deux (8 min.) / choreography by Vakhtang Chabukiani ; costumes by Mike Gonzales ; lighting by Kip Marsh ; dancers, Alla Snizova (Carlos Hopuy) & Araf Legupski (Laszlo Major).
La Naiade et le Pecheur (24 min.) / choreography, after Jules Perrot and Marius Petipa ; stage by Raffaele Morra after a staging by Pyotr Gusev ; music by Cesare Pugni ; costumes by Jeffrey Sturdivant ; lighting by Emily McGillicuddy ; dancers, La Naïade: Lariska Dumbchenko (Raffaele Morra), Mattéo: Mikhail Mypansarov (Ihaia Miller), Giannina: Nadia Doumiafeyva (Philip Maftin-Nielson) ; Friends of Giannina: Alla Snizova (Carlos Hopuy), Yakatarina Verbosovich (Chase Johnsey) ; Frineds of Mattéo: Araf Legupski (Laszlo Major), Marat Legupski (Christopher Ouellette) ; Corps de Ballet, Artists of the Trockadero.
Encore (2 min.) / dancers, Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo.
Talk Back (25 min.) / with Tory Dobrin (Director) and Paul Ghiselin (Ballet Master) ; moderator, Melissa.
Call number
*MGZIDF 4109
Note
Widescreen.
Title from opening video credits.
The recording of this work was made possible by the cooperation of LES BALLET TRACKADERO DE MONTE CARLO, THE JOYCE THEATER, and the Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image, Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library.
Access (note)
Patrons can access streaming video online only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits (note)
Ballet master, Paul Ghiselin ; video documentation, Peter Richards Video ; camera, Judy Lieff (center, cover), Peter Richards (angle, detail) ; editor, Peter Richards.
Funding (note)
This program is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
The assistance of the New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts is gratefully acknowledged.
The Dance Division gratefully acknowledges the assistance of The Jerome Robbins Foundation.
Title
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, 2014 December 17 / director, Tory Dobrin.
Production
2015.
Country of producing entity
U.S.
Type of content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of medium
computer
Type of carrier
online resource
Digital file characteristics
video file streaming H.264
Access
Patrons can access streaming video online only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits
Ballet master, Paul Ghiselin ; video documentation, Peter Richards Video ; camera, Judy Lieff (center, cover), Peter Richards (angle, detail) ; editor, Peter Richards.
Event
Videotaped in performance at the Joyce Theater, New York, N.Y., 2014 December 17.
Funding
This program is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
The assistance of the New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts is gratefully acknowledged.
The Dance Division gratefully acknowledges the assistance of The Jerome Robbins Foundation.