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Balanchine Foundation video archives. Melissa Hayden coaching the pas de deux from Stars & stripes / composed by John Philip Sousa ; directed by Nancy Reynolds ; choreographed by George Balanchine ; performed by Melissa Hayden, Gillian Murphy & Charles Askegard.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- George Balanchine Foundation interpreters archive
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Balanchine, George.
- Hayden, Melissa.
- Stars and stripes (Choreographic work : Balanchine).
- Ballet--Study and teaching.
- Ballet.
- Choreography.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (49 min.).
- Other Title:
- Melissa Hayden coaching the pas de deux from Stars and stripes
- Stars and stripes
- Place of Publication:
- New York, N.Y. : George Balanchine Foundation, [p1999?]
- Language Note:
- Original language in English.
- Summary:
- Melissa Hayden, who created the female role in the pas de deux of George Balanchine's Stars and stripes with Jacques d'Amboise for the New York City Ballet in 1958, coaches Charles Askegard and Gillian Murphy in this pas de deux. In the interview section, she discusses the creation of Stars and stripes, the musicality of the choreography, and the difficulty performing the female variation. She also reminisces about creating the beginning of this pas de deux with Conrad Ludow and how proud Balanchine was to be an American.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from landing page (Alexander Street Press Dance in Video) website (viewed Jan. 11, 2012).
- Previously released on DVD.
- Performed New York City Center
- Recorded New York, NY 1999.
- OCLC:
- 780480575
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