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Balanchine Continued at Pacific Northwest Ballet

Synopsis
Lourdes López moderates a panel discussion with Francia Russell and Kent Stowell, co-artistic directors of the Pacific Northwest Ballet. López provides an introduction and history of the Pacific Northwest Ballet and Russell and Stowell talk about what the Balanchine legacy means to each of them. Included in the videorecording are excerpts from Balanchine’s ballet A Midsummer Nights Dream (Act II, Divertissement) and Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet (Bedroom pas de deux) choreographed by Stowell. Both sequences are danced by Louise Nadeau and Christophe Maraval.
Series
Works & Process at the Guggenheim
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Video
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Recording date
9 May 2005
Duration
94 mins

Credits

Producer
Mary Sharp Cronson
Music
Felix Mendelssohn; Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Choreographer
George Balanchine; Kent Stowell
Contributor
Francia Russell; Kent Stowell; Lourdes López
Cast
Christophe Maraval 
Louise Nadeau 

Additional Details

Theatre company
Pacific Northwest Ballet
Production type
Dance
Plays
Midsummer Night’s Dream, A; Romeo and Juliet
Subjects
Dance
Keywords
ballet; Shakespeare, William

Archive

Name

Dance Collection, Jerome Robbins Dance Division

Email
dance@nypl.org
Web
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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

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