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Balanchine Foundation Video Archives. Frederic Franklin recreating The Bride and Bridegroom pas de deux from Le Baiser de la Fee (1940), with Maria Tallchief and Vida Brown / composed by Igor Stravinsky ; directed and produced by Catherine Tatge ; choreographed by George Balanchine ; performed by Vida Brown, Frederic Franklin, Nichol Hlinka, Nikolaj Hübbe, Lourdes Lopez, Nancy McDill and Maria Tallchief.

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Features Frederic Franklin and Maria Tallchief rehearsing dancers from the the New York City Ballet in excerpts of Stravinsky's ballet Le baiser de le fée with moves choreographed by George Balanchine. Includes an interview with Frederic Franklin, Maria Tallchief and Vida Brown, all of whom per...

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Online Access: Streaming Video (via Alexander Street Press)
Other Authors: Anderson, Jack, 1935-2023 (Interviewer), Balanchine, George (Choreographer), Brown, Vida (Performer), Franklin, Frederic, 1914-2013 (Performer), Hlinka, Nichol (Performer), Hübbe, Nikolaj (Performer), Lopez, Lourdes (Performer), McDill, Nancy (Musician), Tallchief, Maria (Performer), Tatge, Catherine (Director, Producer), Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971
Other title:Archive of lost choreography : Frederic Franklin recreating excerpts from 'Le baiser de la fée' with Maria Tallchief and Vida Brown.
Title on screen: Frederic Franklin recreating excerpts from 'Le baiser de la fée'
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : George Balanchine Foundation, 2008.
Series:Archive of lost choreography.
Subjects:
Balanchine, George.
Franklin, Frederic, > 1914-2013.
Tallchief, Maria.
Baiser de la fée (Choreographic work : Balanchine)
Ballet > Study and teaching.
Choreography.
Dancers > Interviews.
Modern dance.
Instructional films.
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Summary:Features Frederic Franklin and Maria Tallchief rehearsing dancers from the the New York City Ballet in excerpts of Stravinsky's ballet Le baiser de le fée with moves choreographed by George Balanchine. Includes an interview with Frederic Franklin, Maria Tallchief and Vida Brown, all of whom performed this work with the George Ballanchine dance troup. They also reminiscence about some of the other works they performed with him, and the experience of being on the dance troup in general.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed Oct. 18, 2013)
Physical Description:1 online resource (101 min.)
Playing Time:01:41:14
Participant or Performer:Lourdes Lopez, Nikolaj Hübbe, principal dancers New York City Ballet ; Nancy McDill, pianist ; Jack Anderson, interviewer.
Language:This edition in English.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:Recorded January 27, 1997, New York, NY.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:Public performance rights obtained

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