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Romeo and Juliet on Ice

Synopsis
US anthology arts series for young people. In this broadcast Olympic gold medallist ice skater Dorothy Hamill tells the story of Romeo and Juliet through a ballet on ice. Hamill relates the story to a group of children, the story telling then dissolving into skating sequences. The dance is performed by a company of thirty skaters.
Series
Cbs Festival of Lively Arts for Young People, The
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Television
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Transmission details
25 Nov 1983 (Channel: CBS)
Duration
47 mins

Credits

Director
Rob Iscove
Producer
Rob Iscove
Music
Sergei Prokofiev
Cast
Brian PockarRomeo
Dorothy HamillJuliet
Michael ShinnemanMercutio
Richard O’NeillFriar Laurence
Toller CranstonTybalt

Additional Details

Production type
Dance
Plays
Romeo and Juliet
Subjects
Dance
Keywords
dance; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Ice skating

Production Company

Name

Indian Road Productions

Name

Smith-Hemion

Archive

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
Name

Peabody Awards Collection Archives

Phone
706 542 7360
Fax
706 542 4144
Address
Media Department
University of Georgia Libraries
Athens
GA 30602

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