Seymour, Lynn 1939-

Overview

Works:	101 works in 159 publications in 3 languages and 1,431 library holdings
Genres:	Biographies Drama Biographical films Nonfiction television programs Excerpts Nonfiction films Filmed ballets Ballets (Music) Stories, plots, etc Documentary films
Roles:	Actor, Dancer, Performer, Author, Narrator, Interviewee, Commentator, Speaker
Classifications:	M1520, 781.556

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Lynn Seymour

Lynn, the autobiography of Lynn Seymour by Lynn Seymour( Book )
Lynn Seymour : an authorised biography by Richard Austin( Book )
Lynn Seymour by Anthony Crickmay( Book )
Trailblazers of modern dance( Visual )
Mayerling by Franz Liszt( Visual )

The magic of dance( Visual )
Lynn Seymour : in a class of her own( Visual )
Interview with Lynn Seymour by Lynn Seymour( Recording )
[Rudolf Nureyev]( Visual )
Premiere( Visual )
Interview with Christoph Eschenbach by Christoph Eschenbach( Recording )
Hamlet by William Shakespeare( Visual )
Interview with Alastair Macaulay by Alastair Macaulay( Recording )
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater : Jack Mitchell photographs by Jack Mitchell( Visual )
Lynn Seymour in "Swan Lake, Act II", Royal Ballet Australian tour, at Her Majesty's Theatre in Melbourne, December 1958 by Walter Stringer( Visual )
Credo : I believe--( Visual )
Lynn Seymour, "Five Brahms Waltzes in the Manner of Isadora Duncan" [graphic] by Paul Chinn( Visual )
40 years of dance on BBC Television from Karsavina to Mukhamedov; from The moor's pavane to Strange fish( Visual )
Compass. Four faces of ballet( Visual )
Les deux pigeons (Ashton) [Photographs]( Visual )

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Most widely held works by Lynn Seymour

A young person's guide to the ballet by Craig Dodd( Book )

3 editions published in 1980 in English and held by 229 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The birth of ballet. --Ballet today. --What makes a ballet? --Producing a ballet. --A ballerina's life--Lynn Seymour. --Training a star--George de la Pena. --The ballets

Capturing Nureyev : James Wyeth paints the dancer by Jamie Wyeth( Book )

2 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 207 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Giselle by Adolphe Adam( Visual )

7 editions published between 1979 and 2004 in 3 languages and held by 190 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The classic ballet about a young girl deceived by her lover, and the tragic consequences

Wittgenstein by Derek Jarman( Visual )

1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 144 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A stunning and profoundly entertaining work on modern philosophy and the genius that revolutionized it. A humorous and bold portrait of the irreverent 20th-century gay thinker who preferred detective fiction and Carmen Miranda musicals to Aristotle

I am a dancer by Rudolf Nureyev( Visual )

5 editions published between 1972 and 2020 in English and held by 108 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Un ritratto della personalita' e delle tecniche del piu' famoso ballerino al mondo, Rudolf Nureyev. Contiene una selezione di estratti dai suoi ruoli piu' celebri, in coppia con Carla Fracci, Lynn Seymour, Deanne Bergsma e, soprattutto, Margot Fonteyn

Giselle by Adolphe Adam( Visual )

7 editions published between 1979 and 2004 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 47 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Tells the story of Giselle, a peasant girl, who goes mad and dies of a broken heart when she discovers that her beloved is a nobleman betrothed to another. Her spirit becomes one of the Wilis, the lost souls of young women who died betrayed in love

Lynn Seymour by Anthony Crickmay( Book )

2 editions published in 1980 in English and held by 44 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Wittgenstein by Derek Jarman( Visual )

2 editions published between 1993 and 2019 in English and held by 35 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A stunning and profoundly entertaining work on modern philosophy and the genius that revolutionized it. A humorous and bold portrait of the irreverent 20th-century gay thinker who preferred detective fiction and Carmen Miranda musicals to Aristotle

Lynn Seymour : in a class of her own( Visual )

2 editions published in 1979 in English and held by 19 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Lynn Seymour performing with Rudolph Nureyev and others in performances of Kenneth MacMillan's Romeo & Juliet; Sir Fredrick Ashton's Two pigeons and intimate letters with Galina Samsova. Here also is recorded the world premiere performance of Mac and Polly. Shows four months in the life of ballerina Lynn Seymour

Trailblazers of modern dance( Visual )

6 editions published between 1977 and 2016 in English and held by 16 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Central to the theme is Isadora Duncan's quest of a new dance vocabulary to better express the emotions of humanity. Includes various historic film excerpts of dance luminaries performing their works. Among these are: Princess Rajah, Loie Fuller, Annabella, Isadora Duncan at a London garden party, Anna Duncan, Irma Duncan dancers, Anna Pavlova, Irene and Vernon Castle, Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn, Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey, and Helen Tamiris. Frederick Ashton speaks about his impressions of Isadora Duncan. Lynn Seymour performs Ashton's Five Brahms waltzes in the manner of Isadora Duncan. Clif de Raita performs Ted Shawn's Japanese spear dance. Doris Humphrey's Soaring is performed by Nancy Colahan with Elaine Anderson, Jacqulyn Buglisi, Anne Marie Hackett, and Laurie Kaplan. Annabelle Gamson performs Isadora Duncan's Etude and Mother. Ted Shawn's Polonaise is performed by Tim Wengerd, Clif de Raita, Donlin Foreman, Daniel Ezralow, David Anderson, and Michael Deane. Also included is an early film of Martha Graham performing her work Lamentation

Lynn, the autobiography of Lynn Seymour by Lynn Seymour( Book )

6 editions published in 1984 in English and Undetermined and held by 4 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Margot by Margot Fonteyn( Visual )

2 editions published in 2005 in English and held by 4 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Documentary about the life and career of Margot Fonteyn featuring new and archival interviews with colleagues, friends and family members interspersed with performance, newsreel and home movie footage. The documentary explores Fonteyn's on and off-stage struggles: her childhood and relationship with her mother; her dance training and position in the Royal Ballet; her relationship with conductor Constant Lambert; the Royal Ballet's experiences during World War II and the company's move to Covent Garden; Fonteyn's relationship with Roland Petit; the growth of her fame in America; her marriage to Dr. Roberto "Tito" Arias, its political implications, the effects of her husband's paralysis, her relationships with her son-in-law Roberto, her move to a farm in Panama; Fonteyn's dance partnership with Rudolf Nureyev; the continuation of her career despite age and health problems; her later life in Panama and financial difficulties; her death and legacy

Giselle by Adolphe Adam( Recording )

1 edition published in 1986 in Undetermined and held by 2 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Since its premiere in Paris in 1841, Giselle has captured the imagination and torn at the heart with its Romantic tale of love, tragedy, vengeful ghosts, yearning and madness. Adolphe Adam's exquisite music perfectly captures the ballet's dramatic blend of real-life passions and unearthly glamour. The story of Giselle is a classic of Romantic art. A village girl falls in love with a man who is not all he seems. When she finds out his deception, she dies of a broken heart. Transformed into a spirit, she battles to save her lover in a wood haunted by 'Wilis', the ghosts of jilted women. Adolphe Adam's eloquent music is one of the best-loved ballet scores, and is presented here in a new recording with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra. From the joyful dances as Giselle and Albrecht fall in love in Act I, to the other-worldly Wilis in Act II, this is music of constant beauty and variety. As well as revealing the beauty of Adam's score for the music- and ballet-lover, this album provides a new opportunity for dancers. It includes ten key solo movements performed at different speeds, designed to suit differences in choreography or in dancers' individual physicality and technique." -- Jbhifi.com.au

Call me Madam( Visual )

1 edition published in 1998 in English and held by 2 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Profile of Dame Ninette de Valois, reverentially called "Madam," depicting her multifaceted roles of dancer, choreographer, teacher, and company director. The program explores her significance as the founder of a national ballet company, school, and style in Britain, and the personal qualities that enabled her achievements. Topics include her collaboration with visionary theater manager Lilian Baylis of the Sadler's Wells Theatre; the formation of the Sadler's Wells Ballet (later the Royal Ballet); the founding and expansion of her school; her choreographic works, often based on English themes, and characterized by a strong sense of drama; her ability to recognize talent in her dancers; her collaboration with composer-conductor Constant Lambert; her recruitment of Frederick Ashton as choreographer for her company. Former dancers from her company discuss her teaching style, and the qualities she tried to instill in her students; they also contrast her choreographic method with that of Ashton. In addition to archival footage of her ballets, members of the Royal Ballet and Birmingham Royal Ballet are seen in rehearsal footage of recent revivals of The rake's progress, The prospect before us, The gods go a-begging, and Checkmate

The prince of the pagodas by Benjamin Britten( Visual )

1 edition published in 1992 in English and held by 2 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The 2nd work includes interviews and commentary about the choreographer's life and works with emphasis on the genesis and development of The prince of the Pagodas, as well as extracts from Danses concertantes, House of birds, The burrow, The invitation, Romeo and Juliet, Manon, Mayerling, Gloria, Isadora, and The prince of the Pagodas

Out of line Kenneth MacMillan im Porträt( Visual )

2 editions published between 1990 and 1992 in Undetermined and English and held by 2 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Documentary on the career of British choreographer Kenneth MacMillan, preceded by a eulogy by Sir Denis Forman, deputy chairman of the Royal Opera House. MacMillan candidly discusses the many difficulties he has faced, including the adverse reception of his ballets, his rivalry with Frederick Ashton, and his controversial directorship of the Royal Ballet after Ashton's retirement. Critics Clive Barnes and Clement Crisp provide opposing assessments of his work. Other commentaries are offered by Dame Ninette de Valois, founder of the Royal Ballet; ballerina Lynn Seymour, who served as MacMillan's muse for many years; Deborah MacMillan, the choreographer's wife; designer Nicholas Georgiadis; and the young dancers Alessandra Ferri and Darcey Bussell, MacMillan's most recent muses. The numerous performance excerpts include The prince of the pagodas, Romeo and Juliet, Manon, Mayerling, Danses concertantes, House of birds, The burrow, The invitation, Gloria, and Isadora. Additional ballets discussed are Somnambulism, Song of the earth, Anastasia, and Valley of shadows. MacMillan is also seen working in the studio on The prince of the pagodas with Tetsuya Kumakawa and Bussell

A morphological and biochemical study of wild type and temperature-sensitive mutants of "Aspergillus nidulans" : with particular reference to those affected in the duplication cycle by Lynn Seymour( Book )

2 editions published in 1985 in English and held by 2 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

40 years of dance on BBC Television from Karsavina to Mukhamedov; from The moor's pavane to Strange fish( Visual )

in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide

First in a series of three screenings of television programs on dance presented by the British Broadcasting Corporation between 1953 and 1994. The programs include documentaries, recorded stage performances and adaptations of stage performances, and video- and cinedance works. For the second and third screenings in this series, see *MGZIA 4-2066 cassette 2 and cassette 3

Dance of the century (1992)( Visual )

1 edition published in 2006 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide

A history of ballet in 20th century Russia and Eruope. Discusses dancers and choreographers of the century including Michel Fokine, Serge Diaghilev, George Balanchine, Anthony Tudor, Rudolf von Laban, Isadora Duncan, Ruth Saint Denis, Ted Shawn, Doris Humphrey, Martha Graham, Charles Weidman, Hanya Holm, Jose Limon

Mayerling by Franz Liszt( Visual )

1 edition published in 1978 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide

This is a performance of Mayerling, performed by Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden and The Royal Ballet, and conducted by Matthew Trent

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