Ballet Adagio
Film Identifier: F.2004-02-0170
Part Of: Jack Behrend Collection, 1932-2001
Run Time
0h 9m 50s
0h 9m 50s
Format
16mm
16mm
Date Produced
1972
1972
Abstract
“A slow-motion study by Norman McLaren of the pas-de-deux adagio, one of the most exacting and difficult dances of classical ballet. A ballet originally choreographed by the Russian ballet master Asaf Messerer is performed for this film by the internationally known Canadian pair, David and Anna Marie Holmes, to the music of Albinoni's Adagio. A film to heighten the aesthetic appreciation of classical ballet and to afford observation of the technique and mechanics of the adagio movements.” (National Film Board of Canada)
“A slow-motion study by Norman McLaren of the pas-de-deux adagio, one of the most exacting and difficult dances of classical ballet. A ballet originally choreographed by the Russian ballet master Asaf Messerer is performed for this film by the internationally known Canadian pair, David and Anna Marie Holmes, to the music of Albinoni's Adagio. A film to heighten the aesthetic appreciation of classical ballet and to afford observation of the technique and mechanics of the adagio movements.” (National Film Board of Canada)
Distributors
Additional Credit
National Film Board of Canada (is contributor)
McLaren, Norman (is contributor)
McLaren, Norman (is contributor)
Actors, Performers and Participants
Holmes, David (is actor)
Holmes, Anna Marie (is actor)
Messerer, Asaf (is actor)
Genre
Form
Related Place
Canada (production location of)