2.20. Where can I find dance videos?
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This article is from the Ballet and Modern Dance FAQ, by Tom Parsons twp@panix.com with numerous contributions by others.
2.20. Where can I find dance videos?
There are two lists put out by the Dance Films Association back in
1986:
- Modern Dance & Ballet On Film & Video: A Catalog
ISBN 0-317-41588-3
- Dance Film and Video Guide
ISBN 0-87127-171-0
There are also the following sources. (Most of this list
contributed by Sandi Kurtz. Annotations are hers except as noted.)
The Ballet Company
1887 Broadway
New York, New York 10023
(212) 246-6893
Fax (212) 246-6899
Collectibles, books, videos, apparel
Corinth Video
34 Gansevoort Street
New York N. Y. 10014-1597
(800) 221-4720
They send out a quarterly newsletter and four-page price list with
approximately 150 ballet tapes and several hundred other tapes of Opera,
Film Classics, and Theater. (Bob D. Peterson)
Dance Films Association
(212) 727-0764
Fax (212) 675-9657.
Web: www.virtualscape.com/dance_films
Lisa Harris
2319 N. 45th St. #207
Seattle WA 98103
Web: http://www.eskimo.com/~lisa/
Ballet CDs: wholesale and retail
Home Vision
POB 800
Concord, Mass. 01742
(800) 262-8600
Some PBS.
Kultur
121 Highway 36
West Long Branch, New Jersey 07764
(800) 4KULTUR
(201) 229-2343
kultur@monmouth.com
www.kulturvideo.com
Relationship with the Bolshoi, large lists of Bolshoi rep, mostly ballet.
M.A.D. Degrees Productions
P. O. Box 2945
Beverly Hills, Calif. 90213
(800) 326-4997
http://www.dance90210.com/catalog.html
New York City Ballet Gift Shop
New York State theater
20 Lincoln Center
New York, New York 10023
(212) 870-4232
fax: (212) 870-5693
e-mail: nycbtick@interport.net
web: http://www.nycballet.com/
Princeton Books
POB 57
Pennington, New Jersey 08534
(800) 326-7149
One of the best modern dance lists as well as ballet.
TMS Home Page/Video Catalogue
http://www.totalmarketing.com/
Danczarina writes, "They have an extensive Dance section, and provide
quite a bit of detail about each selection. (They strike me as being
to video what Amazon.com is to books.)"
Unlimited Dance Files (Florida)
PO Box 160335
Miami, Fla 33116-0335
(800) 430-4297
Video Artists International
POB 153, Ansonia Station
New York, N. Y. 10023
(800) 338-2566
View Video
34 E 23rd Street
New York, N. Y. 10010
(212) 674-5550
There is also a ballet CD-ROM available; this shows the execution
of hundreds of ballet steps, with information on correct execution and even
a guide to pronunciation. It also contains a brief history of ballet and
interviews with a number of professional ballet dancers. The CD-ROM, which
is available in both Macintosh and Windows versions, is obtainable from
Performing Arts Video, Inc.
Ballet CD-ROM
P. O. Box 193121
San Francisco, Calif. 94119-3121
(800) 600-6568
http://www.pav.org/ballet.htm
At this writing (February, 1997), the price is $49.95 plus $5 for shipping.
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