Learning on ScreenSteps to the Ballet
Series
- Series Name
- Carrousel Britanico
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 3 / 5
- Summary
- COI synopsis: ‘Carrousel Britanico’ goes to the Royal Ballet School in London to watch the training of future ballerinas. Getting young limbs supple, constantly practising to achieve natural grace, learning the principal positions of the body and the basic movements behind all ballet steps are part of the preparations for being a ballet star like Isobel Llull and Vincente Avad of Venezuela, seen here performing a pas de deux. Prima ballerina Margot Fonteyn appears in her brilliant interpretation of Stravinsky’s ‘Firebird’.
- Researcher Comments
- NB: An extract from this story appeared in ‘Roundabout No. 36’
- Keywords
- Education and training; Music and dance; Performing arts
- Written sources
- COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 44 [BFI National Archive] Used for synopsis
- COI Reference
- MI 1168/3
- Credits:
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- Production Co.
- British Pathe Ltd.
- Sponsor
- Central Office of Information (COI)
- Producer
- Frances Cockburn
- Producer
- Rosanne Brownrigg
This series is held by:
Film Archive
- Name
- British Film Institute (BFI)
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- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN - Notes
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