Lord Wakehurst Ballet Film Collection

Synopsis

Amateur ballet film photographed by John de Vere Loder, 2nd Baron Wakehurst. Includes film of three minutes of dress rehearsal of John Cranko’s version of Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet staged by the Canadian National Ballet in January 1965. Romeo watches pas de deux by Juliet and Paris at the ball; pas de deux by Romeo and Juliet, Paris intervening, dance by ensemble, Juliet’s mother intervening between her and Romeo.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Film

Technical information

Colour / Silent

Year of release

1962-5

Notes

The BFI National Archive copy is mute. Master material only, no viewing copy (2/2008).

The full ballet was shown on CBC (15 September 1965) but with the title roles danced by Earl Kraul and Victoria Tennant.

Subjects

Dance

Keywords

amateur films; ballet; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Rehearsals

Credits

Cinematographer

John de Vere, 2nd Baron Wakehurst Loder

Music

Sergei Prokofiev

Choreographer

John Cranko

Cast

Frank Schaufuss
Jacqueline Ivings
Jeremy Blanton

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

Web

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