Midsummer Night’s Dream, A
- Synopsis
- Feature-length film of Balanchine’s ballet, music by Mendelssohn, performed by the New York City Ballet. The ballet was filmed in a studio, with re-designed stage settings, but Balanchine’s choreography remains largely unchanged.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Television
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Transmission details
- 12 Dec 1981 at 20:00 (Channel: BBC2)
- Duration
- 93 mins
Credits
- Director
- Dan Eriksen
- Producer
- Richard Davis
- Cinematographer
- Arthur J. Ornitz
- Music
- Felix Mendelssohn
- Production Design
- Howard Bay
- Costume
- Barbara Karinska
- Art Direction
- Albert Brenner
- Choreographer
- George Balanchine
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre company
- New York City Ballet
- Production type
- Dance
- Plays
- Midsummer Night’s Dream, A
- Subjects
- Dance
- Keywords
- ballet; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- Clive Barnes, ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream: Balanchine Helps Turn Classic Into Film’, New York Times (April 18 1967, p32.)
Production Company
- Name
Oberon
Archive
- Name
BFI National Archive
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk/archive-collections/searching-access-collections/research-viewing-services External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
- 020 7436 0165
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
- Name
Dance Collection, Jerome Robbins Dance Division
- 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
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Midsummer Night’s Dream, A". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av37686 (Accessed 20 Sep 2024)