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Summary:

This episode of Footnotes: The Classics of Ballet is about Giselle. Dancer Frank Augustyn and others discuss the 19th-century Romantic ballet Giselle as an example of the importance of dramatic characterization in ballet. Drawing upon their own experiences of dancing the roles of Giselle or Albrecht, the interviewees explore different interpretations of these roles, pointing out how their human qualities help surmount the unrealistic scenario and establish emotional ties with the audience. Other topics include the technical demands on the dancer, the musical score by Adolphe Adam, and the qualities that make the ballet the epitome of the Romantic era. Performance excerpts (choreography by Leonid Lavrovski after Coralli and Perrot, staged by Yuri Grigorovich) illustrate the points in question.

Contributors:

Hart, Evelyn, 1956- , interviewee

Hübbe, Nikolaj , interviewee

Kain, Karen , interviewee

Kent, Julie , interviewee

Tennant, Veronica , interviewee

Augustyn, Frank , producer

Bregman, Neil , producer

Diorio, Derek , director

Sound Venture Productions (Firm)

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

In English.

Related Series:

Dance in video, volume 2

Subjects:

Giselle (Choreographic work)

Ballet

Dance — History

Dance

Genres:

Documentary films

Online media

Internet videos

History

General Notes:

Streaming media.
Restricted to the University of North Texas System.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (27 min)).

Digital Characteristics:

video file

Call Numbers:

Online Video

OCLC Numbers:

900741472

Other Control Numbers:

2713285 (source: VaAlASP)
[Unknown Type]: ASP2713285/avon