Balanchine essays, Port de bras and épaulement

The Resource Balanchine essays, Port de bras and épaulement
Label
Balanchine essays, Port de bras and épaulement
Title part
Port de bras and épaulement
Statement of responsibility
a production of the George Balanchine Foundation, Inc. in association with Tatge/Lasseur Productions, Inc. ; artistic directors, conceived and written by Merrill Ashley and Suki Schorer ; executive producer, Barbara Horgan ; producer, Catherine Tatge ; director, Merrill Brockway
Title variation
  • Port de bras and épaulement
  • Port de bras
  • Épaulement
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Drawing upon their experience as principal dancers with George Balanchine's New York City Ballet, Suki Schorer and Merrill Ashley provide a detailed analysis and demonstration of ballet port de bras and épaulement, according to the principles of Balanchine technique. Schorer, a longtime teacher at the School of American Ballet, sets exercises intended to help the dancer learn and practice correct form, and both she and Ashley recall images Balanchine used in class to elicit desired movement qualities from the dancers. Brief phrases from Balanchine's ballets Divertimento no. 15 and Symphony in C illustrate the choreographic application of Balanchine technique
Cataloging source
PSC
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Musical director and pianist, Gordon Boelzner
PerformerNote
  • Instructors: Suki Schorer and Merrill Ashley
  • Demonstrators: Jeffrey Edwards, Maydelle Fason, and Rebecca Metzger
Runtime
43
Technique
live action
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