Maria Tallchief coaching excerpts from Firebird and Orpheus

The Resource Maria Tallchief coaching excerpts from Firebird and Orpheus
Label
Maria Tallchief coaching excerpts from Firebird and Orpheus
Statement of responsibility
The George Balanchine Foundation ; project director, Nancy Reynolds ; [video] director and producer, Catherine Tatge ; choreography by George Balanchine ; music by Igor Stravinsky
Title variation
  • Maria Tallchief coaching 'Firebird' Berceuse
  • Maria Tallchief coaching 'Orpheus', Eurydice's variation
  • Firebird
  • Orpheus
Contributor
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
Maria Tallchief, a former principal ballerina with the New York City Ballet, coaches a current principal, Helene Alexopoulos, in excerpts from the leading roles she created in two ballets choreographed by George Balanchine to the music of Igor Stravinsky: Firebird (1949) and Orpheus (1948). In the interview sections, she analyzes details of the choreography, noting the Russian folk flavor in the berceuse, the importance of hand and arm movements and épaulement in Balanchine's choreography, and his emphasis on the proper execution of transitional steps, including walking and running. Having been married to Balanchine at the time, she was able to observe at close hand the creative process that produced both ballets
Member of
Cataloging source
IXA
Characteristic
videorecording
Runtime
72
Series statement
George Balanchine Foundation interpreters archive
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
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