The spirit of dance. a conversation about dance / The Boston Ballet production of "Sleeping Beauty" :

Discussion of the Boston Ballet's production of The sleeping beauty, staged by Anna Marie Holmes. Parts of the discussion refer to Holmes's first staging of the ballet for the company in 1993. Holmes summarizes her own experience in the role of Princess Aurora, gives a synopsis of the ball...

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Corporate Authors:	Boston Ballet, Cape Cod Community Television, Insight Media (Firm)
Other Authors:	Esteen, Ed, Glazebrook, Ken, Holmes, Anna-Marie, Jordan, Philip, Gross, Amy Persky, Allen, Norah Dale
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Series:	Dance in video.
Subjects:	Ballet. Ballet > Costume. Ballet > Equipment and supplies. Ballet > Production and direction. Ballet > Stage-setting and scenery. Dance. Short films. Internet videos. Filmed dance.
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Summary:	Discussion of the Boston Ballet's production of The sleeping beauty, staged by Anna Marie Holmes. Parts of the discussion refer to Holmes's first staging of the ballet for the company in 1993. Holmes summarizes her own experience in the role of Princess Aurora, gives a synopsis of the ballet, and describes how her staging differs from Petipa's original. Philip Jordan and Amy Persky Gross describe the company's purchase and refurbishing of the scenery, costumes and wigs designed by David Walker for the Royal Ballet's 1977 production. Video excerpts recorded on location depict the Boston Ballet's costume shop ; its wig room (with Paula Kelly as guide), scenes of dancers in studio rehearsals, and performance footage.
Item Description:	Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 video file (59 min.))