| Repository | University of Roehampton: Archives and Special Collections |
| Level | File |
| Reference Number | AHG/7/2/16/43 |
| Creator Name | Ann Hutchinson Guest and the Language of Dance Centre, London |
| Title | [Ann Hutchinson Guest] Labanotated scores for dances from the ballet "Giselle" |
| Date | 20th Century |
| Extent | 1 file |
| Description | A table of contents can be found at the front of the file; this table of contents dates to late-20th Century.
The file contains Labanotated scores for dances from the ballet "Giselle" [first performed in 1841]. Most of the scores are photocopies, with originals dated mid- to late-20th Century and photocopies made mid- to late-20th Century. A few of the scores are originals, dated mid- to late-20th Century.
Contains Labanotated scores for the following dances:
- "Dance of Giselle's Younger Friends" from the first act
- "Pas de Deux: Girl's 1st Variation" from the first act
- "Peasant Pas de Deux"
- "Peasant Pas de Deux: Male Variation" from the first act
- "Myrtha's Variation" from the second act
- Three simplified themes from the ballet
- Part of the second act, translated into Labanotation from a Sergeyev dance score
- An untitled dance [likely part of the second act]
- "Queen of Willis"
Also includes:
- An annotated written description of "Galop General (Danced by Giselle's Six Friends)", choreographed by Anton Dolin after Jean Corelli. Description presented by Fernand Nault at the Cecchetti Council of America Seminar 1959; annotations made c1959.
- Photocopies of printed musical scores for the ballet. Scores printed 19th Century-20th Century; photocopies made late-20th Century. |
| Access Status | Open |
| Copyright | Copyright to be determined. |