Ballet Adagio (1971)

Film details

Featuring

David Holmes Anna Marie Holmes David Homes
Director

Norman McLaren
Country

Canada
Year

1971
Genre

School programme and Educational film
Type

Film
Category

Non Fiction

Synopsis

Originally devised as an instructional film for ballet, this shows the classical steps of the adagio in slow motion, four times slower than normal. A depiction of the pas-de-deux, a difficult form.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - dancer
    
    David Holmes
  - dancer
    
    Anna Marie Holmes
  - cast member
    
    David Homes
  - cast member
    
    Anna-Marie Homes
Credits
- Direction:
  - Director
    
    Norman McLaren
  Production:
  - Production Company
    
    National Film Board of Canada
  - Producer
    
    Norman McLaren
  Photography:
  - Photography
    
    Jacques Fogel
  - Photography
    
    Douglas Kiefer
  - Lighting
    
    Jacques Fogel
  - Lighting
    
    Ronald Alexander
  Animation:
  - Animator
    
    Norman McLaren
  Music:
  - Music
    
    Tommaso Albinoni
  Choreography:
  - Choreography
    
    Asaf Messerer

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Ballet Adagio (1971)

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Cast & Credits

Cast

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Direction:

Production:

Photography:

Animation:

Music:

Choreography:

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