Midsummer Night’s Dream, A

Synopsis
Feature-length film of Balanchine’s ballet, music by Mendelssohn, performed by the New York City Ballet. The ballet was filmed in a studio, with re-designed stage settings, but Balanchine’s choreography remains largely unchanged.
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Television
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Notes
Clive Barnes, ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream: Balanchine Helps Turn Classic Into Film’, New York Times (April 18 1967, p32.)
Subjects
Dance
Keywords
ballet; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Credits

Director
Dan Eriksen
Producer
Richard Davis
Cinematographer
Arthur J. Ornitz
Music
Felix Mendelssohn
Production Design
Howard Bay
Costume
Barbara Karinska
Art Direction
Albert Brenner
Choreographer
George Balanchine
Cast
Arthur Mitchell 
Edward Villella 
Francisco Moncion 
Gloria Govrin 
Mimi Paul 
Nicholas Magallanes 
Patricia McBride 
Richard Rapp 
Roland Vazquez 
Suzanne Farrell 

Production Company

Name

Oberon

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

Web
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Phone
020 7255 1444
Fax
020 7436 0165
Address
21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
Name

Dance Collection, Jerome Robbins Dance Division

Email
dance@nypl.org
Web
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Phone
212 870 1657
Fax
212 870 1869
Address
New York Library for the Performing Arts
40 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York
NY 10023 7498
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