Serge Prokofiev's Le pas d'acier.



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"Le pas d'acier 1925: ballet and documentary" - cover. Additional material includes biography of Georgi Yakoulov, essay by Professor S.P. Sayers and bibliography - available via computer menu. Based on the 1925 scenario by Georgi Yakoulov and Serge Prokofiev. DVD production supported by Arts & Humanities Research Council. Project Director: Simon Morrison, Artistic Co-ordinator: Lesley-Anne Sayers, Choreography and Staging: Millicent Hodson and Kenneth Archer, Musicologist: Simon Morrison, Set Design: Lesley-Anne Sayers from original designs by Georgi Yakoulov, Lighting Designer: Mark Simpson, Costume Designer: Ingrid Maurer from original designs by Georgi Yakoulov, Assistant Set Designer: Edward James Coco, Technical Design Consultant: Peter Sayers, Assistant Choreographer: Rebecca Lazier, Technical Co-ordinator: Darryl Waskow, Project Consultant: Ze'eva Cohen. Students of the Princeton University Program in Theatre and Dance, Princeton University Orchestra. English with accompanying textual materials in English and Russian.

Title
Serge Prokofiev's Le pas d'acier.
Artist
Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953. Stalʹnoĭ skok. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87813896. http://viaf.org/viaf/181090708.
Subjects
Language
English, Russian
Type
Video Recording
Abstract
A source based recreation of Serge Prokofiev and Georgi Yakoulov's 1925 machine age ballet. Originally choreographed by Léonide Massine, the choreography and staging is here by Millicent Hodson and Kenneth Archer, with set designs by Lesley-Anne Sayers after Yakoulov. The ballet is performed by Students of the Princeton University Program in Theatre and Dance, with the score performed by the Princeton University Orchestra under Michael Pratt. Includes a complete performance of the ballet, a documentary about its rediscovery, a discussion of Prokofiev's ballet collaborations, notes on re-sourcing the choreography, and a performance of Prokofiev's Musical Interlude, composed originally for quintet and here orchestrated by Samuel Becker. In addition, as documents readable by computer there is a bibliography, an essay by Professor Sean Sayers on the philosophical background to the ballet, and a biography of Yakoulov.
Year
2006
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