Balanchine Foundation video archives. Mimi Paul coaching the Sicilienne variation and the Nocturne ("walking") Pas de deux from 'Emeralds' from Jewels / composed by Gabriel Faur©♭ ; directed by Nancy Reynolds ; choreographed by George Balanchine ; performed by Sara Mearns, Mimi Paul and Jonathan Stafford ; produced by Virginia Brooks.

Mimi Paul discusses the walking in the duet, George Balanchine coaching her on walking as if on a tightrope, how she was in her own dream-like world but still aware of partner Francisco Moncion, how she listened to the music to become more comfortable, why there are pulses or notches used in the mov...

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Other Authors: Balanchine, George (Choreographer, choreographer (expression)), Brooks, Virginia (Producer), Goldner, Nancy (Interviewer, interviewer (expression)), McDill, Nancy (Instrumentalist, Musician), Mearns, Sara (Dancer, Performer), Paul, Mimi (Dancer, Performer, interviewee (expression)), Reynolds, Nancy, 1938- (Director), Stafford, Jonathan (Dancer, Performer), Fauré, Gabriel, 1845-1924
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : George Balanchine Foundation, 2011.
Series:Dance in video
Interpreters archive
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