TEALIA

A ballet by John McFall
featuring Betsy Erickson and Vane Vest
of the San Francisco Ballet

(1977)
10 minutes, color/sound

Produced by Ellen Kutten
Directed by George Csicsery

Inspired by the undulations of sea anemones, Tealia, was originally choreographed by John McFall for the San Francisco Ballet. A sensuously sculpted pas de deux, Tealia is set to the “Neptune suite” from Gustav Holst’s The Planets.

“My interest was to convey a rather mystical dimension, using underwater images to help achieve it,” said McFall.

Dance Magazine found the dance “languidly exotic. . . This fluidly mysterious ballet presents lineal patterns of great beauty.”

FESTIVALS
Cine Golden Eagle 1977
Moscow International Film Festival 1977
Hyères International Film Festival 1977
San Francisco International Film Festival 1977
Besançon, France 1978