Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

Jewels [videorecording] / choreography by George Balanchine ; a coproduction Opéra national de Paris, Telmondis ; in association with France 2, Thirteen/WNET New York, Opus Arte ; director, Pierre Cavassilas. associate producer, Josette Affergan.

Publisher, Date:

Waldron, Heathfield, East Sussex, U.K : Opus Arte, [2006]

Description:

1 videodisc (152 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([26] p. ; 18 cm.)

Summary:

George Balanchine's world-famous abstract ballet is a lyric tribute to women and the capital cities of the great dance schools. Accompanying by a documentary discussing Balanchine, his style of classical dancing, and his ballet Jewels.

Subjects:

Balanchine, George.

Jewels (Choreographic work : Balanchine)

Ballets.

Choreographers -- United States -- Biography.

Cultural television programs.

Documentary films.

Other Author:

Balanchine, George.

Cavassilas, Pierre.

Affergan, Josette.

Dupont, Aurélie.

Gillot, Marie-Agnès.

Letestu, Agnès.

Osta, Clairemarie.

Pujol, Laetitia.

Bart, Jean-Guillaume.

Belarbi, Kader.

Ganio, Mathieu.

Connelly, Paul, conductor.

Lacroix, Christian, 1951-

Tipton, Jennifer.

Moritz, Reiner E., 1938-

Fauré, Gabriel, 1845-1924. Pelléas et Mélisande. Selections.

Fauré, Gabriel, 1845-1924. Shylock. Selections.

Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971. Capriccio, piano, orchestra.

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Symphonies. no. 3, op. 29, D major.

Opéra de Paris. Ballet.

Opéra de Paris. Orchestre.

Opéra national de Paris.

Telmondis (Firm)

France 2.

WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)

RM Creative Fernseh- und Film-GmbH.

Opus Arte (Firm)

Other Title:

Parallel title on container: Joyaux.

Jewels (Choreographic work : Balanchine)

George Balanchine forever.

Notes:

Ballet in 3 parts.

Extra feature: George Balanchine forever / a film by Rainer E. Moritz ; an RM Creative production for Telemondis (ca. 59 min. ; 2006).

Program notes in English, German and French in container.

Sets and costume designer, Christian Lacroix; lighting designer, Jennifer Tipton ; Paris Opera Ballet and Orchestra ; musical director, Paul Connelly ; editor, Emmanualle Dupont ; director of photography, Pierre Dupouey.

Dancers: Kader Belarbi, Mathieu Ganio, Laëtitia Pujol, Clairemarie Osta (Emeralds); Aurélie Dupont, Marie-Agnès Gillot (Rubies); Agnès Letestu, Jean-Guillaume Bart (Diamonds); Paris Opera Ballet.

Recorded in performance Oct.-Nov. 2005, Opéra national de Paris.

DVD, NTSC; all regions; soundtracks in DTS 5.1, LPCM stereo; aspect ratio 16:9.

Documentary in English & French, with optional subtitles in English, French, German, Spanish and Italian.

Contents:

Emeralds / music, Gabriel Fauré (Pelléas et Mélisande ; Shylock) -- Rubies / music, Igor Stravinsky (Capriccio for piano and orchestra) -- Diamonds / music, Pyotr Ilyich Thciakovksy (Symphony no. 3 in D major, op. 29 "Polish").

Publisher Number:

OA 0951D

Other Number:

70912823

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

290652

# Local items in:

0

# System items in:

0

Call Number:

DVD 792.842 J592

Medium:

[videorecording]