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American Ballet Theatre : a history
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Ric Burns presents this rich, 75-year history of one of the most respected and revered dance companies in the world. With unprecedented access to the company, witness dramatic live performances, gr...
Ric Burns presents this rich, 75-year history of one of the most respected and revered dance companies in the world. With unprecedented access to the company, witness dramatic live performances, grueling rehearsals, and iconic dances by Misty Copeland, Gillian Murphy, and many others; as well as rare footage of ballet icons Jerome Robbins, George Balanchine, Agnes de Mille, Antony Tudor, Mikhail Baryshnikov, and more.
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- a Steeplechase Films production ; directed by Ric Burns ; produced by Bonnie Lafave, Katie O'Rourke, Ric Burns ; for Steeplechase Films, executive producers, Agnes Hsu-Tang and Oscar Tang ; series producer, Julie Sacks ; executive producers, Susan Lacy, Michael Kantor ; a production of Steeplechase Films, Inc. and Thirteen Productions LLC's American Masters for WNET
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- American masters (Television program)
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- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Contributors
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- Burns, Ric, television director, television producer
- Lafave, Bonnie, television producer
- O'Rourke, Katie (Producer), television producer
- Hsu-Tang, Agnes, television producer
- Tang, Oscar, television producer
- Sacks, Julie (Producer), television producer
- Lacy, Susan, television producer
- Kantor, Michael, 1961- television producer
- Homans, Jennifer, 1960- commentator
- McKenzie, Kevin, commentator
- Alonso, Alicia, 1920-2019, commentator, participant
- Kisselgoff, Anna, commentator
- Copeland, Misty, performer
- Murphy, Gillian, performer
- Seo, Hee, performer
- Gomes, Marcelo, performer
- Boylston, Isabella, performer
- Cornejo, Herman, performer
- Simkin, Daniil, performer
- Gorak, Joseph, performer
- Stearns, Cory, performer
- Robbins, Jerome, participant
- Balanchine, George, participant
- De Mille, Agnes, participant
- Tudor, Antony, 1908-1987, participant
- Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948- participant
- Saddler, Donald, participant
- Franklin, Frederic, 1914-2013, participant
- Jaffe, Susan, 1962- participant
- Kent, Julie, participant
- Ratmanskiĭ, Alekseĭ, 1968- participant
- Shwer, Mikaela, editor of moving image work
- Squires, Buddy, director of photography
- Andracke, Gregory, director of photography
- O'Halloran, Dustin, 1971- composer (expression)
- Keane, Brian, composer (expression)
- Steeplechase Films Inc.
- Thirteen Productions
- WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
- Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
- PBS Distribution (Firm)
- Publication
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- [Alexandria, VA] : PBS, [2015]
- [Alexandria, VA] : Distributed by PBS Distribution, [2015]
- ©2015
- Series
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- 1 videodisc (approximately 104 minutes) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in
- digital optical stereo Dolby Digital 2.0
- laser optical NTSC
- video file DVD video Region 1
- ISBNs
- 9781627893275, 162789327X
- OCLC
- ocn910852301
- Credits
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- Commentators, Jennifer Homans, Kevin McKenzie, Alicia Alonso, Anna Kisselgoff ; includes footage of interviews and/or dances by: Misty Copeland, Gillian Murphy, Hee Seo, Marcelo Gomes, Isabella Boylston, Herman Cornejo, Daniil Simkin, Joseph Gorak, Cory Stearns, Jerome Robbins, George Balanchine, Agnes de Mille, Antony Tudor, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Alicia Alonso, Donald Saddler, Frederic Franklin, Susan Jaffe, Julie Kent, and Alexei Ratmansky
- Edited by Mikaela Shwer, Emily Williams ; cinematography by Buddy Squires with Anthony Savini, Greg Andracke, Steve McCarthy, Phillip Millard ; original music by Dustin O'Halloran, Brian Keane
- Documentary.
- Originally broadcast on television by PBS as an episode of the television program American Masters in 2015.
- Widescreen.
- DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen presentation; stereo.
- In English with optional English subtitles.
- The chemistry of dance -- The DNA of the company -- Channeling spirits -- Origins : the measure of man -- Russia : Petipa and Tchaikovsky -- Dance comes to America : Ballet Theatre begins -- Anthony Tudor -- Agnes de Mille -- Jerome Robbins -- George Balanchine -- Nomads -- The dance room -- Style and spirit -- Why we dance