American Ballet Theatre : a history

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Label

American Ballet Theatre : a history

Title remainder

a history

Statement of responsibility

a Steeplechase Films production ; directed by Ric Burns ; produced by Bonnie Lafave, Katie O'Rourke, Ric Burns ; for Steeplechase Films, executive producers, Agnes Hsu-Tang and Oscar Tang ; series producer, Julie Sacks ; executive producers, Susan Lacy, Michael Kantor ; a production of Steeplechase Films, Inc. and Thirteen Productions LLC's American Masters for WNET

Contributor

• Thirteen Productions
• Homans, Jennifer, 1960-
• Hsu-Tang, Agnes
• Steeplechase Films Inc
• Jaffe, Susan, 1962-
• Kantor, Michael, 1961-
• Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
• Keane, Brian
• Kent, Julie
• Kisselgoff, Anna
• Lacy, Susan
• Lafave, Bonnie
• Boylston, Isabella
• McKenzie, Kevin
• Murphy, Gillian
• O'Halloran, Dustin, 1971-
• O'Rourke, Katie, (Producer)
• Ratmanskiĭ, Alekseĭ, 1968-
• Robbins, Jerome
• Sacks, Julie, (Julie A.)
• Saddler, Donald
• Seo, Hee
• Shwer, Mikaela
• Simkin, Daniil
• Squires, Buddy
• Stearns, Cory
• Tang, Oscar, 1938-
• Tudor, Antony, 1908-1987
• Burns, Ric
• PBS Distribution (Firm)
• Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948-
• Balanchine, George
• Copeland, Misty
• Cornejo, Herman
• Andracke, Gregory
• De Mille, Agnes
• Franklin, Frederic, 1914-2013
• Alonso, Alicia, 1920-2019
• Gomes, Marcelo
• Gorak, Joseph
• WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)

Commentator

• Kisselgoff, Anna
• Homans, Jennifer, 1960-
• Alonso, Alicia, 1920-2019
• McKenzie, Kevin

Director of photography

• Andracke, Gregory
• Squires, Buddy

Editor of moving image work

• Shwer, Mikaela

Film distributor

• PBS Distribution (Firm)

Performer

• Boylston, Isabella
• Seo, Hee
• Simkin, Daniil
• Stearns, Cory
• Gorak, Joseph
• Gomes, Marcelo
• Cornejo, Herman
• Copeland, Misty
• Murphy, Gillian

Production company

• Steeplechase Films Inc
• Thirteen Productions
• WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)

Publisher

• Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)

Television director

• Burns, Ric

Television producer

• Lacy, Susan
• O'Rourke, Katie, (Producer)
• Kantor, Michael, 1961-
• Sacks, Julie, (Julie A.)
• Tang, Oscar, 1938-
• Hsu-Tang, Agnes
• Burns, Ric
• Lafave, Bonnie

Subject

• Ballet television programs
• Ballet television programs
• Closed caption video recordings
• Compagnies de ballet -- États-Unis -- Histoire
• Dance television programs
• Documentaires télévisés
• Documentary television programs
• Documentary television programs
• Documentary television programs
• History
• Nonfiction television programs
• Nonfiction television programs
• United States
• United States
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives
• Émissions télévisées autres que de fiction
• Dance television programs
• American Ballet Theatre
• American Ballet Theatre -- History
• American Ballet Theatre -- History
• Ballet
• Ballet -- United States -- History
• Ballet -- United States -- History
• Ballet -- États-Unis -- Histoire
• Ballet companies
• Ballet companies -- United States -- History

Genre

• Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives
• Documentaires télévisés
• Nonfiction television programs
• Dance television programs
• Closed caption video recordings
• History
• Documentary television programs
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Ballet television programs
• Émissions télévisées autres que de fiction

Language

• eng
• eng
• eng
• eng
• eng
• eng

Summary

Ric Burns presents this rich, 75-year history of one of the most respected and revered dance companies in the world. With unprecedented access to the company, witness dramatic live performances, grueling rehearsals, and iconic dances by Misty Copeland, Gillian Murphy, and many others; as well as rare footage of ballet icons Jerome Robbins, George Balanchine, Agnes de Mille, Antony Tudor, Mikhail Baryshnikov, and more

Member of

• CRI American masters
• American masters (Television program)

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

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Credits note

Edited by Mikaela Shwer, Emily Williams ; cinematography by Buddy Squires with Anthony Savini, Greg Andracke, Steve McCarthy, Phillip Millard ; original music by Dustin O'Halloran, Brian Keane

Intended audience

TV parental guidelines rating: TV-PG (parental guidance suggested; this program contains material that parents may find unsuitable for younger children)

Language note

In English with optional English subtitles

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PerformerNote

Commentators, Jennifer Homans, Kevin McKenzie, Alicia Alonso, Anna Kisselgoff ; includes footage of interviews and/or dances by: Misty Copeland, Gillian Murphy, Hee Seo, Marcelo Gomes, Isabella Boylston, Herman Cornejo, Daniil Simkin, Joseph Gorak, Cory Stearns, Jerome Robbins, George Balanchine, Agnes de Mille, Antony Tudor, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Alicia Alonso, Donald Saddler, Frederic Franklin, Susan Jaffe, Julie Kent, and Alexei Ratmansky

Runtime

104

Series statement

American Masters

Technique

live action