Joffrey Ballet
- Synopsis
- Joffrey Ballet in studio rehearsal for The Dream (11min) choreographed by Frederick Ashton and restaged by John Hart and Jazz Calendar: Saturday (12min) directed and staged by Faith Worth. The rehearsals are supervised by Michael Somes of the Royal Ballet who appears briefly on camera, his voice heard off-camera throughout the rehearsal. The scherzo of The Dream is danced by Kevin McKenzie (Oberon) and four fairies; the nocturne (pas de deux) by McKenzie and Denise Jackson (Titania) shadowed by cast members Tom van Cauwenbergh (Oberon) and Francesca Corkle (Titania).
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Recording date
- 8 Mar 1977
- Duration
- 22 mins
Credits
- Music
- Felix Mendelssohn; John Lanchbery
- Choreographer
- Frederick Ashton; John Hart (2)
- Contributor
- Michael Somes
- Cast
Tom van Cauwenbergh Oberon Francesca Corkle Titania
Additional Details
- Theatre company
- Joffrey Ballet
- Production type
- Dance
- Plays
- Midsummer Night’s Dream, A
- Subjects
- Dance
- Keywords
- ballet; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Rehearsals
Archive
- 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, "Joffrey Ballet". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av68043 (Accessed 20 Sep 2024)