Moor’s Pavane, The

Synopsis
José Limón’s ballet set to music by Benjamin Britten with Rudolf Nureyev as Othello and Lynn Seymour as Desdemona. The NYPL cataloguing record notes that the tape contains three almost complete performances. The first and third are filmed from central vantage points and the second from the stage left side of the auditorium. Most of the excerpts are in close shot.
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Video
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Recording date
Apr 1973
Duration
86 mins

Credits

Cinematographer
Wallace Potts
Music
Benjamin Britten
Costume
Pauline Lawrence
Choreographer
José Limón
Cast
Rudolf NureyevOthello
Lynn SeymourDesdemona
Dane LaFontseeIago
Barbara SandonatoEmilia

Additional Details

Production type
Dance
Plays
Othello
Subjects
Dance
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Archive

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, "Moor’s Pavane, The". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av67929 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)