A Tale of Three Cities

Duration: 12:00

Creator: Learning Corporation of America

Complete Record: This film, in a unique and artistic way, presents every aspect of the pas de deux. The romantic mood of the dance is set by the graceful movements of the ballerina. The phase of the pas de deux, the entree, is completed with the appearance of the danseur. The dance continues with the adagio, (a slow, leisurely dance), a variation by the ballerina, a variation by the danseur, and concludes with the coda. The magnificence, grace, and fluidity of motion, which is the ballet, is captured through the use of special photographic techniques. Lighting, multiple exposure, and superb editing combine to add a new experience and dimension to the ballet. Illuminates the grace, beauty, and movement of the classical ballet form through the use of strobe-like or multi-image patterns. Features Margaret Mercier and Vincent Warren of Les Grands Ballets Canadiens. (worldcat) Pas de deux is a 1968 short dance film by Norman McLaren, produced by the National Film Board of Canada.The film was photographed on high contrast stock, with optical, step-and-repeat printing, for a sensuous and almost stroboscopic appearance. It shows a ballerina (Margaret Mercier) dancing by herself (or rather, with images of herself), before being joined by a male dancer (Vincent Warren), to perform the pas de deux of the title. The film is choreographed to Romanian pan pipe music. Pas de deux received 17 awards, including the 1969 BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film and an Academy Award nomination. (wiki) Emphasizes the grace, beauty, and movement of the classical ballet through the use of strobe-like or multi-image patterns. Captures the romantic mood of the dance as well as presenting the technical aspects of the ballet. Features Margaret Mercier and Vincent Warren of Les Grandes Canadiennes Ballet.