Maria Tallchief coaching excerpts from Symphony in C /

Interview with Maria Tallchief (ca. 12 min.) / Tallchief recalls the premiere of the ballet, then titled Le palais de cristal, by the Paris Opéra Ballet in 1947, and describes some of the dancers who performed in it, notably Lycette Darsonval (who created the variation on this tape), Jacqueline More...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	George Balanchine Foundation, International Cultural Programming, Inc
Other Authors:	Balanchine, George, McDill, Nancy, Reynolds, Nancy, 1938-, Somogyi, Jennie, Tallchief, Maria, Tatge, Catherine, Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : George Balanchine Foundation, 1996
Series:	Dance in video.
Subjects:	Balanchine, George. Tallchief, Maria. Symphony in C (Choreographic work : Balanchine) Ballet > Study and teaching. Short films. Internet videos. Filmed dance. Nonfiction films.
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Summary:	Interview with Maria Tallchief (ca. 12 min.) / Tallchief recalls the premiere of the ballet, then titled Le palais de cristal, by the Paris Opéra Ballet in 1947, and describes some of the dancers who performed in it, notably Lycette Darsonval (who created the variation on this tape), Jacqueline Moreau, and Micheline Bardin. She demonstrates how some of the choreography shows the influence of the Paris Opéra Ballet style, and analyzes details of Balanchine's choreography. She also discusses the New York City Ballet's 1948 production of the ballet, retitled Symphony in C, in which she danced the variation on this tape.
Item Description:	Previously released on DVD. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (video file (76 min.)