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
Francisco MoncionTheseus
Gloria GovrinHippolyta
Edward VillellaOberon
Suzanne FarrellTitania
Arthur MitchellPuck (Robin Goodfellow)
Mimi PaulHelena
Nicholas MagallanesLysander
Patricia McBrideHermia
Richard RappNick Bottom
Roland VazquezDemetrius

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
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Phone
020 7255 1444
Fax
020 7436 0165
Address
21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
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

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Midsummer Night’s Dream, A". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av37686 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)