'Checkmate' (1963) - Robert Helpmann and Beryl Grey PLUS Beryl Grey Teaching Darcy Bussell

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'Checkmate' was choreographed by Ninette de Valois in 1937 to music composed by Arthur Bliss. It was created for the Vic-Wells Ballet.
The original cast was comprised of:
• June Brae (Black Queen)
• Harold Turner (Red Knight)
• Michael Somes (Black Knight)
• Frederick Ashton (Death)
• Robert Helpmann (Red King)
• Pamela May (Red Queen)
• Margot Fonteyn (leader of the Black Pawns)
• Annabel Farjeon (a pawn)

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22 июн 2022

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@GariGold Год назад

Beryl Gray had a body so in tune with todays dancer. The cuts between the two different generations of dancer was seamless.

@JohnRaymondHall Год назад

hi Gari. your comment reminds me that that was also said about Felia Doubrovska - a long sleek body

@ExTeachersClub Год назад

Fascinating. I was sorry when it ended. Thank you.

@emilycorwith1119 10 месяцев назад

Marvelous!

@galinayepanchina6443 2 года назад

This video was lovely to watch. I've always liked Grey, not so much Helpmann, though. Thank you for posting this.

@JohnRaymondHall 2 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it! I always liked Grey too - Helpmann can be a little over-theatrical which gets in the way of truly expressing character and true and telling movement

@fizzao1342 2 года назад

I really enjoyed this. Thank you. I’ve read about it but this is the first time I have seen any of it.

@JohnRaymondHall 2 года назад

pleasure - i'd heard about it too and only recently found it :)

@mariannestoffers5067 2 года назад

Weird coming like home. Thanks to you, John.

@JohnRaymondHall 2 года назад

pleasure Marianne :)

@anastasialenkova-molchalin5874 2 года назад

Thank you! John, have you seen a footage of Pierina Legnani anywhere? I have years ago, it was owned by an English man. I've seen nothing since. Does anyone know any of footage of her?

@JohnRaymondHall 2 года назад

her last performance was in 'La Camargo' on January 28, 1901 - so i doubt if any film exists - but i'll ask around :)

@anastasialenkova-molchalin5874 2 года назад

@John Hall I think the film I saw was of 1900, but I am not sure, it was years ago. I remember she was very good but it was a very bad film.

@JohnRaymondHall 2 года назад

she would only have been 37 in 1900 so would have still been very good, as you say. it would be fascinating is any film exists. I found what is most likely the only footage of Lydia Ivanova, Balanchine’s first muse in the film ‘Dvorets i krepost’ (1923) - so maybe footage exists of Legnani ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tOL75ljF0hg.html

@anastasialenkova-molchalin5874 2 года назад

@John Hall I can try and get back in contact with the man who had the film to see if he still has it.I

@user-zf9fz6xf2j Год назад

Hello I am trying to trace a dancer with the Royal Ballet from 1960s called Derek Crowther, have you come across him in any of your footage ? Many thanks

@JohnRaymondHall Год назад

sadly i haven't heard of Derek Crowther - is that the right spelling? :)