Mme. Hermine Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 Gina asked on another thread if there were any videos of Christopher Gable. I found these at the NY Public Library catalogue on line at www.nypl.org; there are more but these were interesting. ************************** Coppelia. 1964 Performance by the Royal Ballet at the BBC Television Theatre, Shepherd's Bush, London. Produced by Nicolai Sergeev. Choreography: Lev Ivanov and Enrico Cecchetti. General production revised by Ninette De Valois. Composer: Léo Délibes. Libretto: C. Nuitter and A. Saint Leon. Production design: Osbert Lancaster. Conductor: John Lanchbery. Cast: Merle Park (Swanilda), Christopher Gable (Franz), Stanley Holden (Dr. Coppelius), Kay Connett (Coppelia), Leslie Edwards (Burgomaster) and artists of the Royal Ballet. Behind the Scenes at the Royal Ballet (among many scenes) 1969 Two of the casts for Romeo and Juliet, Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev, and Lynn Seymour and Christopher Gable, are seen rehearsing the three major pas de deux in the ballet (balcony scene, crypt, bedroom). A Golden Hour from the Royal Opera House 1964 Laurencia. Pas de six (ca. 18 min.) / choreography, Rudolf Nureyev after Vakhtang Chabukiani ; music, Aleksandr Krein ; danced by Rudolf Nureyev and members of the Royal Ballet: Nadia Nerina, Merle Park, Antoinette Sibley, Christopher Gable, Graham Usher. Ballet Class - 1964 Peter Wright, ballet master of the Royal Ballet, conducts a ballet class which exemplifies the daily training ballet artists must adhere to in order to maintain their form, technique, elasticity, and suppleness. Taking the class are the following members of the Royal Ballet: Maryon Lane, Merle Park, Georgina Parkinson, Lynn Seymour, Doreen Wells, Anthony Dowell, David Drew, Christopher Gable, Bryan Lawrence, and Derek Rencher. Link to comment
Renata Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 Thanks for taking the time to look into Christopher Gable videos. He was a wonderful dancer and I was lucky enough to see him dance a number of times. Link to comment
Mashinka Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 A great pity there is no record of him dancing Daphnis. He was definitive in the role. Link to comment
Renata Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 Mashinka: I him in Daphnis and you are absolutely right. Thanks for mentioning it. Link to comment
Gina Ness Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 Hi Mme. Hermine! Thank you for researching Christopher Gable videos! I've seen photos of him as "Franz" and would love to see the Royal Ballet's "Coppelia". The rehearsals of "Romeo and Juliet" would be wonderful to see. It's good to know that there is a record of his dancing SOMEWHERE...You must have to live in New York to be able to access these videos...sigh...How does that work, anyway? It's been a long time since I've used public libraries, and technology is very different than just a few years ago. Thanks, again... Link to comment
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