GREAT PERFORMANCES: DANCE IN AMERICA: L'ENFANT ET LES SORTILEGES {THE SPELLBOUND CHILD} (TV)
Summary
One in this dance series presented under the umbrella of "Great Performances." In this presentation, introduced by Edward Villella, the New York City Ballet and Orchestra perform Maurice Ravel's "L'Enfant et les Sortilges" ("The Spellbound Child"), choreographed by George Balanchine. In the story, a disobedient young boy is reprimanded by his mother and must stay in his room until suppertime. In the midst of a temper-tantrum, he abuses his pets and furniture, even breaking his grandfather clock. To his surprise, the belongings that he mistreated come alive and question his cruel behavior. Frightened, he flees to the garden, where he finds that the trees and animals are equally hostile to him. When a squirrel gets hurt in the commotion, the boy feels pity and, bandaging its paw, finally learns the lesson of compassion. In "Birds, Bees and Storks," a short animation feature that follows the program, a father (narrated by Peter Sellers) tries to explain "the facts of life" to his son.
Details
- NETWORK: PBS
- DATE: May 25, 1981
- RUNNING TIME: 0:53:03
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:06371
- GENRE: Children's; Dance
- SUBJECT HEADING: Animation; Children's programs; Dance; Puppets
- SERIES RUN: PBS - TV series, 1976-
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Jac Venza … Executive Producer
- Judy Kinberg … Producer
- Emile Ardolino … Producer, Director
- Jackie Craig … Associate Producer
- George Balanchine … Conceived for television by Balanchine , with Kermit Love
- Kermit Love … Production Design, Design concept, puppets, models, and costumes by
- Edward Villella … Host
- Colette … Writer, Based on a poem by
- John Adams … Music (Misc. Credits), Music Supervisor
- Maurice Ravel … Composer
- Manuel Rosenthal … Conductor
- New York City Ballet Orchestra … Symphony Orchestra
- New York City Ballet … Dance Company
- Dance:
- Christopher Byars … Cast, the Boy, Dancer
- Francis Sackett … Cast, the Mother, Dancer
- Bryant Young … Cast, Armchair, Dancer
- Alexia Hess … Cast, Lady Chair, Dancer
- Julie Kirsten … Cast, Lady Chair, Dancer
- Richard Ellis … Cast, Clock, Dancer
- Mel Tomlinson … Cast, Teapot, Dancer
- Susan Freedman … Cast, Chinese Cup, Dancer
- von Aroldingen, Karin … Cast, Fire, Dancer
- J.J. Kroupa … Cast, Arithmetic, Dancer
- Patrick Hinson … Cast, Shepherd, Dancer
- Kipling Houston … Cast, Shepherd, Dancer
- Laurence Matthews … Cast, Shepherd, Dancer
- Bruce Padgett … Cast, Shepherd, Dancer
- Francis Sackett … Cast, Shepherd, Dancer
- Stacy Caddell … Cast, Shepherdess, Dancer
- Susan Gluck … Cast, Shepherdess, Dancer
- Darla Hoover … Cast, Shepherdess, Dancer
- Miriam Mahdaviani … Cast, Shepherdess, Dancer
- Roma Sosenko … Cast, Shepherdess, Dancer
- Karen Hunt … Cast, Princess, Dancer
- Vocals:
- Karen Hunt … Cast, Princess, Singer
- Gary Glaze … Cast, Teapot, Arithmetic, and Frog, Singer
- Emily Golden … Cast, Lady Chair and Cat, Singer
- Elizabeth Pruett … Cast, Shepherdess and Bat, Singer
- Jane Shaulis … Cast, Mother, Chinese Cup, Shepherd, Dragonfly, and Squirrel, Singer
- William Stone … Cast, Clock and Cat, Singer
- Dan Sullivan … Cast, Armchair and Wounded Tree, Singer
- Carl Tramon … Cast, the Boy , Singer
- Ruth Welting … Cast, Fire and Nightingale, Singer, with others
- "Birds, Bees and Storks":
- John Halas … Director
- Hoffnung … Writer
- Dennis Dobson … Writer, Based on a book published by
- Tony Guy … Animation
- Peter Sellers … Narrator