Lar Lubovitch’s Othello

Alternative title: Othello
Synopsis: Ballet in three acts produced by the American Ballet Theatre and San Francisco Ballet in collaboration with the Lar Lubovich Dance Company. The videotape held by Theatre on Film and Tape (TOFT) was recorded by Hamill Communications from the performance at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, June 9 1998.
Series: Dance in America
Language: English
Country: United States
Medium: Television; Video
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Year of release: 1997
Recording date: 9 Jun 1998
Transmission details: (Channel: WNET Channel 13)
Duration: 90 mins

Producer

Judy Flannery; Matthew Diamond

Music

Elliot Goldenthal

Production Design

George Tsypin

Costume

Ann Hould-Ward

Choreographer

Lar Lubovitch

Cast

Notes: The "Othello" Companion, a multimedia presentation, provides an illustrated synopsis of the ballet, with the list of characters and a performance excerpt from each act. There are extended interviews with the choreographer and composer, and dancers Desmond Richardson, Yuan Yuan Tan, and Parrish Maynard. To access the companion online visit http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/shows/othello/othello.html (accessed 10/2007).
History: The ballet was shown on PBS 18 September 2005 with Yuan Yuan Tan as Desdemona and this is the version available from online retailers.

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