West Side Story Suite
- Synopsis
- Video recording of a performance by the New York City Ballet of the suite by Jerome Robbins derived from ‘West Side Story’. Taped with a single camera from a fixed wide-angle position at the New York State Theatre. The dances are extracted from Jerome Robbins’ choreography. Ethan Stiefal is Tony and Jenifer Ringer is Maria. Conducted by Paul Gemignani. Videotaped by Jay Millard.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain; United States
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Recording date
- 28 May 1995
- Duration
- 37 mins
Credits
- Music
- Leonard Bernstein
- Production Design
- Oliver Lemuel Smith
- Costume
- Irene Sharaff
- Choreographer
- Jerome Robbins; Peter Gennaro
- Contributor
- Jay Millard
- Cast
Ethan Stiefel Tony (Romeo) Jenifer Ringer Maria (Juliet) Nancy Ticotin Anita (Nurse) James Fayette Bernardo Nikolaj Hubbe Riff Stephen Sondheim Lyricist
Additional Details
- Theatre
- New York State Theatre
- Theatre company
- New York City Ballet
- Production type
- Dance
- Plays
- Romeo and Juliet
- Subjects
- Dance
- Keywords
- ballet
Notes
- History
- Videotaped from two private performances commissioned by the New York Convention and Visitors’ Bureau.
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, "West Side Story Suite". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av72793 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)