Maria Tallchief coaching excerpts from Firebird and Orpheus /

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 i...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	George Balanchine Foundation, International Cultural Programming, Inc
Other Authors:	Alexopoulos, Helene, Balanchine, George, Reynolds, Nancy, 1938-, Tallchief, Maria, Tatge, Catherine, Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : George Balanchine Foundation, ℗1995.
Series:	Dance in video.
Subjects:	Balanchine, George. Tallchief, Maria. Firebird (Choreographic work : Balanchine) Orpheus (Choreographic work : Balanchine) Ballet > Study and teaching. Short films. Internet videos. Filmed dance. Nonfiction films.
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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.
Item Description:	Previously released on DVD. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (video file (72 min.)