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A slow motion study by Norman McLaren of the pas-de-deux adagio, one of the most exacting and difficult dances of the classical ballet. A ballet originally choreographed by the Russian ballet master Asaf Messerer is performed in this film by the internationally known Canadian pair David and Anna Marie Holmes, to the music of Albinoni’s “Adagio”. A film to heighten the aesthetic appreciation of classical ballet and to afford observation of the technique and mechanics of the adagio movements. Photographed by Jaques Fogel and Douglas Kiefer. (Awards: Melbourne, Atlanta, Columbus, Bogota)
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ACMI Identifier
000988
Language
English
Subject categories
Experimental → Experimental films - Canada
Music & Performing Arts → Albinoni, Tomaso, 1671-1750
Music & Performing Arts → Ballet
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)