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The Royal Ballet in Monotones [no. 2]: at rehearsal

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Edmée Wood Video Archive

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The Royal Ballet in Monotones [no. 2]

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Title
The Royal Ballet in Monotones [no. 2]: at rehearsal
Additional title: Monotones nos. 1 and 2 (Choreographic work : Ashton)
Additional title: Royal Ballet in rehearsal: Monotones 2
Names
Ashton, Frederick, Sir, 1904-1988 (Choreographer)
Wood, Edmée (Cinematographer)
Lorrayne, Vyvyan (Dancer)
Dowell, Anthony (Dancer)
Mead, Robert, 1940-1988 (Dancer)
Royal Ballet (Performer)
Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation (Funder)
Collection

Edmée Wood Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1969 (Inferred)
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 1735
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Statement of responsibility: choreography by Frederick Ashton ; performed by The Royal Ballet.
Date: British Film Institute catalog record lists the performance year as 1966. The New York Public Library information lists the performance year as 1969. Monotones no. 2 was first performed in 1967 indicating the proper date is probably 1969.
Content: British Film Institute's Film & TV database lists the title as: Royal Ballet in rehearsal: Monotones 2.
Content: Some credits from British Film Institute's Film & TV database.
Creation/production credits: Music by Erik Satie (Trois gymnopédies) ; [orchestrated by] Claude Debussy ; conductor, John Lanchbery.
Creation/production credits: Photography by Film Service of Edmée Wood ; piano, Maureen Tomlin.
Performers: Performed by The Royal Ballet: Vyvyan Lorrayne, Anthony Dowell, Robert Mead.
Venue: Filmed in rehearsal with costumes in 1969.
Funding: Transferred to video and cataloged with funds provided by the Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation.
Physical Description
Film reel
Extent: 1 film reel (9 min.) : sound, black and white ; 16 mm
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
Other local Identifier: Edmee Wood Collection
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b18031252
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 2a8b2760-f87e-0130-6b4a-3c075448cc4b
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1904: Creator Born
  • 1969: Issued
  • 1988: Creator Died
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The Royal Ballet in Monotones [no. 2]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1969. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2b514cb0-f87e-0130-3cd8-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The Royal Ballet in Monotones [no. 2]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2b514cb0-f87e-0130-3cd8-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1969). The Royal Ballet in Monotones [no. 2] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2b514cb0-f87e-0130-3cd8-3c075448cc4b

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The Royal Ballet in Monotones [no. 2]