Othello

Synopsis
Documentary on John Butler’s ballet. Shows rehearsal footage and includes a discussion by Butler and others about the ballet’s technical and dramatic demands. Butler, who was born in Mississippi, looks back on his youth in the South. The programme concludes with a performance of the ballet. Narrated by Alice Haining.
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Video
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Year of release
1984
Duration
28 mins

Credits

Director
Francis X. Rullan
Producer
Francis X. Rullan
Writer
John Webb
Music
Antonin Dvorak
Choreographer
John Butler
Cast
Tomm BurnettOthello
Kathy ThibodeauxDesdemona
Homer GarzaIago

Additional Details

Theatre company
Ballet Mississippi
Production type
Dance
Plays
Othello
Subjects
Dance
Keywords
ballet; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Rehearsals

Production Company

Name

Mississippi Educational Television

Address
USA

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
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

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Othello". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av37646 (Accessed 13 Nov 2024)