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The sleeping beauty [excerpts]

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Rudolf Nureyev Video Archive

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The sleeping beauty [excerpts]

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Title
The sleeping beauty [excerpts]
Additional title: Sleeping beauty (Choreographic work : Helpmann after Petipa, M)
Names
Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993 (Dancer)
Helpmann, Robert, Sir, 1909-1986 (Choreographer)
Larrain, Raymundo de (Costume designer)
Larrain, Raymundo de (Designer)
Grand Ballet de Monte Carlo (Performer)
Petipa, Marius, 1818-1910 (Bibliographic antecedent)
Collection

Rudolf Nureyev Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1961
Table of Contents
Act II, Scene 1, The vision / includes a variation danced by Nureyev -- Scene 2, The forest / includes a variation danced by Nureyev, as well as glimpses of Princess Aurora -- Scene 3, The awakening -- Act III, The wedding / includes excerpts from Le marchand et le pierres precieuses, danced by a man and four women ; excerpts from the adagio, male variation and coda of the Bluebird pas de deux ; excerpts from the adagio of the grand pas de deux ; two repetitions of the prince's variation, danced by Nureyev ; and a brief excerpt from the finale.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 10140
Shelf locator: *MGZHB 6-2674 RNC
Topics
Sleeping beauty (Choreographic work : Helpmann after Petipa, M)
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Motion pictures
Notes
Statement of responsibility: [presented by] the International Ballet of the Marquis de Cuevas ; choreography by Robert Helpmann after Marius Petipa.
Content: Accompanied by data sheet.
Creation/production credits: Scenario based on the fairy tale by Charles Perrault ; scenery and costumes, Raymundo de Larrain.
Performers: Danced by Rudolf Nureyev with the International Ballet of the Marquis de Cuevas.
Performers: Rudolf Nureyev (Prince Florimund) ; possibly with Nina Vyroubova (Princess Aurora), Serge Golovine (the Bluebird) and others.
Venue: Filmed in performance at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris, in June (?) 1961.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (Betacam SP) (15 min.) : silent, black and white ; 1/2 in.
Description
Performance excerpts from Acts II and III, some shot in slow motion. The prince's variation in the grand pas de deux was actually danced twice by Nureyev at this performance, at the demand of the audience.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY01-F652
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15338435
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b2969bb0-8cbe-0138-b2e4-6966d7767ac4
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1938: Creator Born
  • 1961: Created
  • 1993: Creator Died
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The sleeping beauty [excerpts]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1961. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/33615d56-2f29-4f29-a4b5-c0716a360cfd

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The sleeping beauty [excerpts]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 1, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/33615d56-2f29-4f29-a4b5-c0716a360cfd

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1961). The sleeping beauty [excerpts] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/33615d56-2f29-4f29-a4b5-c0716a360cfd

Wikipedia Citation

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The sleeping beauty [excerpts]