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GREAT PERFORMANCES: DANCE IN AMERICA: BARYSHNIKOV DANCES BALANCHINE (TV)

Summary

One in this dance series presented under the umbrella of "Great Performances." In this program, dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov is featured in two works choreographed by George Balanchine: "Apollo," set to "Apollon musagete" by Igor Stravinsky, and "Who Cares?," with music by George Gershwin. The program opens with a portion of an interview with Baryshnikov, who talks about his first experience performing "Apollo." The dance depicts the education of the young god by the muses of dance, poetry, and mime, and is performed by Baryshnikov and American Ballet Theatre dancers Christine Dunham, Stephanie Saland, and Leslie Browne. In another excerpt from the interview, Baryshnikov talks about how he joined Balanchine's dance company. Footage from a 1978 rehearsal of "The Steadfast Tin Soldier" shows Baryshnikov working with dancer Patricia McBride and choreographer Balanchine. "Who Cares?," which Baryshnikov once described as "a classical ballet with American social dances," is then performed by Baryshnikov, Dunham, Browne, and Deirdre Carberry.

Details

  • NETWORK: PBS WNET New York, NY
  • DATE: January 13, 1989 Friday 9:00 PM
  • RUNNING TIME: 0:58:40
  • COLOR/B&W: Color
  • CATALOG ID: T:28409
  • GENRE: Dance
  • SUBJECT HEADING: Ballet; Biography; Dance - Analysis, appreciation; Music, popular (songs, etc.)
  • SERIES RUN: PBS - TV series, 1976-
  • COMMERCIALS: N/A

CREDITS

  • Jac Venza … Executive Producer
  • Judy Kinberg … Producer
  • Thomas Grimm … Producer, Director
  • Holly Brubach … Interview by
  • George Balanchine … Choreographer
  • Danish Radio Concert Orchestra, The … Symphony Orchestra
  • Paul Connelly … Conductor
  • Rhoda Grauer … Production (Misc.), Production Executive
  • For "Apollo":
  • Igor Stravinsky … Composer
  • Mikhail Baryshnikov … Cast, Apollo, Dancer
  • Christine Dunham … Cast, Terpsichore, Muse of Dance, Dancer
  • Leslie Browne … Cast, Polyhymnia, Muse of Mime, Dancer
  • Stephanie Saland … Cast, Calliope, Muse of Poetry, Dancer
  • For "Who Cares?":
  • George Gershwin … Composer
  • Hershy Kay … Music (Misc. Credits), Orchestrated by
  • Ves Harper … Scenery by
  • Karinska … Costumes after
  • Mikhail Baryshnikov … Dancer
  • Christine Dunham … Dancer
  • Leslie Browne … Dancer
  • Deirdre Carberry … Dancer
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