Faerie Queen, The

Synopsis

Ballet inspired by A Midsummer Night’s Dream; created and choreographed by John Alleyne. Librettist John Murrell and music by Michael Bushnell and Owen Underhill after Henry Purcell’s The Faerie Queen and conducted by Derrick Inouye.

Language

English

Country

Canada

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Transmission details

8 Jan 2004 (Channel: CBC)

Duration

74 mins

Credits

Director

Alan Burke

Producer

Kirk Shaw

Cinematographer

Mark Adam

Writer

John Murrell (2)

Music

Henry Purcell; Michael Bushnell; Owen Underhill

Production Design

Peter Baran

Costume

Kim Nielsen

Choreographer

John Alleyne

Cast

Edmond Kilpatrick	Theseus
Andrea Hodge	Hippolyta
Edmond Kilpatrick	Oberon
Sandrine Cassini	Titania
Emily Molnar	Puck (Robin Goodfellow)
Acacia Schachte	Hermia
Andrea Hodge	Peaseblossom
Chengxin Wei	Thistledown
Henry Jones	Lysander
James Russell Toth	Egeus
Justin Peck	Will-o-the-Wisp
Kristen Dennis	Helena
Laura Jenkins	Cobweb
Michael James	Mustardseed
Nicholas Gede-Lange	Demetrius
Nicola Cavendish	Voice of Puck
Simone Orlando	Moth

Additional Details

Theatre company

Ballet British Columbia

Production type

Dance

Plays

Midsummer Night’s Dream, A

Subjects

Dance

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

General

Entrant in the Dance Films Asssociation’s 32nd annual Dance on Camera Festival 2004. The ballet was first presented on stage in October 2000.

Production Company

Name

Insight Film & Video Productions

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