King Lear and Music for All Time

Synopsis
Compilation of two performances recorded at Leningrad State Conservatory Rimsky-Korsakov in 1990 and performed by Nikita Dolgushin and students of the Conservatory. Cassette 1 (c62min): King Lear. A choreographic fantasy on motifs from King Lear; music by Sulkhan Nasidze. Cassette 2: Conclusion of King Lear and Music for All Time. A tribute to Tchaikovsky. Three ballets choreographed by Dolgushin - Hamlet (c26min), Mozartiana (beginning, approx 5min) and Cassette 3 (c47min) Conclusion of Mozartiana (c23min) and Romeo and Juliet (c24min).
Country
Former USSR
Medium
Video
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Duration
170 mins

Credits

Choreographer
Nikita Dolgushin
Cast
Nikita DolgushinHamlet

Additional Details

Theatre
Lenigrad State Conservatory
Production type
Dance
Plays
Hamlet; King Lear; Romeo and Juliet
Subjects
Dance
Keywords
ballet; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

General
Credits and timings from the NYPL online catalogue. The programme notes held by NYPL cite double casts for ‘King Lear’ and ‘Romeo and Juliet’ and therefore it is not known who the dancers were in this recording.
History
Music For All Time was recorded April 29th 1990.

Archive

Name

Dance Collection, Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Address
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How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "King Lear and Music for All Time". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av38287 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)