Mme. Hermine Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Sugar Plum and Prince - Kirsten Simone and Henning Kronstam Flowers soloist - Dolores Lipinski Spanish soloist - Orrin Kayan Marzipan soloist - Anna Baker Chinese soloist - Larry Long Arabian soloists - Vicki Fisera and Charles Schick Russian soloist possibly John Landovsky Link to comment
Jack Reed Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 When I let the film play out, I was offered, in the upper-left corner of the video window, a half-hour film titled, "Dance Stage with Ruth Page." Wasn't this scene we just saw her company and (largely) her choreography? I caught up with the production several years later when it had moved to the Arie Crown Theater at McCormick Place. Thanks for the living history! Link to comment
Mme. Hermine Posted December 25, 2015 Author Share Posted December 25, 2015 Fun, isn't it? Actually this film comes from a two-year period after they had first opened at McCormick Place, after which it burned down and they spent 2 years at the Lyric Opera while it was being rebuilt. All of her films went to the Chicago Film Archives and they've diligently worked to digitize and catalog them. A fair number are on line on YT and the rest are on their website. It is her choreography save for the pas de deux of course! The dancers were dancers of her company supplemented by some guests. Link to comment
Quiggin Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Wonder if this is the Lew Christensen Nutcracker – the Russian section looks familiar. Really fills the up the stage handsomely. Link to comment
Mme. Hermine Posted December 26, 2015 Author Share Posted December 26, 2015 No, this is Ruth Page's choreography, Quiggin. It premiered in 1965. Link to comment
Quiggin Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 No, this is Ruth Page's choreography, Quiggin. It premiered in 1965. Yes, now I see I missed Jack Reed's and your responses above. Again, thanks for posting it. Link to comment
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