Pittsburg Ballet Theatre

Synopsis
Footage of the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s complete rehearsal of Romeo and Juliet, interspersed with rehearsals from other works. Alexander Filipov and Edra Toth dance the leads; the choreography is by Nicolas Petrov to music by Prokofiev.
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Video
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Recording date
4 Dec 1971
Duration
125 mins

Credits

Writer
Leonid Lavrosky
Music
Sergei Prokofiev
Costume
Henry Heymann
Choreographer
Nicolas Petrov
Cast
Alexander FilipovRomeo
Edra TothJuliet
Orrin KavanMercutio

Additional Details

Theatre company
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
Production type
Dance
Plays
Romeo and Juliet
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
ballet; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Rehearsals

Notes

General
The majority of the dancers are in rehearsal clothes. Some of the dancers in the Romeo and Juliet sequences (c112 mins) wear full or partial costumes.

Archive

Name

Dance Collection, Jerome Robbins Dance Division

Email
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, "Pittsburg Ballet Theatre". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av71032 (Accessed 13 Nov 2024)