Othello

Synopsis

Documentary on John Butler’s ballet. Shows rehearsal footage and includes a discussion by Butler and others about the ballet’s technical and dramatic demands. Butler, who was born in Mississippi, looks back on his youth in the South. The programme concludes with a performance of the ballet. Narrated by Alice Haining.

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

1984

Duration

28 mins

Credits

Director

Francis X. Rullan

Producer

Francis X. Rullan

Writer

John Webb

Music

Antonin Dvorak

Choreographer

John Butler

Cast

Tomm Burnett	Othello
Kathy Thibodeaux	Desdemona
Homer Garza	Iago

Additional Details

Theatre company

Ballet Mississippi

Production type

Dance

Plays

Othello

Subjects

Dance

Keywords

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

Production Company

Name

Mississippi Educational Television

Address

USA

Archive

Name

Dance Collection, Jerome Robbins Dance Division

Email

dance@nypl.org

Web

http://www.nypl.org/research/lpa/dan/dan.html External site opens in new window

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

Name

Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting & Recorded Sound Division

Web

http://catalog.loc.gov/ External site opens in new window

Phone

(20) 707-8572

Fax

(20) 707-237’1

Address

Motion Picture & Television Reading Room
James Madison Building, LM 336
101 Independence Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C.
20540-4690
United States