Balanchine Foundation video archives. Violette Verdy and Helgi Tomasson coaching principal roles from La Source / directed by Nancy Reynolds ; choreographed by George Balanchine ; produced by George Balanchine Foundation ; interview by Robert Johnson ; performed by Sterling Hyltin, Gonzalo Garcia, Violette Verdy and Helgi Tomasson.

Violette Verdy and Helgi Tomasson discuss George Balanchine's La Source; some funny jokes in Balanchine's choreography; the difficult promenades in this work; the accents that help to create the atmosphere; the famous dive at the end; Verdy learning something about herself by being chosen...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Delibes, Léo, 1836-1891 (Composer, composer (expression))
Corporate Author:	George Balanchine Foundation (Producer)
Other Authors:	Balanchine, George (Choreographer), Helgi Tómasson, 1942- (Dancer, interviewee (expression)), Reynolds, Nancy, 1938- (Director), Johnson, Robert (Interviewer, interviewer (expression)), Hyltin, Sterling (Dancer, Performer), Garcia, Gonzalo (Dancer, Performer), Verdy, Violette, 1933-2016 (Dancer, Performer, interviewee (expression),)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Published:	New York : George Balanchine Foundation, 2012.
Series:	Dance in video, volume 2
Subjects:	Delibes, Léo, > 1836-1891. > Sylvia. Source (Choreographic work : Balanchine) Sylvia (Delibes, Léo) Ballet > Study and teaching. Choreography. Pas de deux. Music and dance. Instructional films. Films de formation.
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