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From silence to sound: synchronizing the original music to master silent films, Choreography by George Balanchine, Baiser de la fée

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Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image Original Documentation

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From silence to sound

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Title
From silence to sound: synchronizing the original music to master silent films, Choreography by George Balanchine, Baiser de la fée
Names
New York Public Library. Dance Division (Producer)
Balanchine, George (Choreographer)
Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971 (Composer)
Lynn, Carol, 1893-1987 (Cinematographer)
Honsa, Ron (Producer)
Franklin, Frederic, 1914-2013 (Associated name)
Gottlieb, Robert, 1931- (Consultant)
Nichols, Madeleine M. (Project director)
Pensa Communications (Producer)
John Alberts Sound Design (Firm) (Recording engineer)
George Balanchine Foundation (Associated name)
S. I. Newhouse Foundation (Associated name)
New York Public Library. Dance Collection (Associated name)
Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival (Associated name)
Collection

Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image Original Documentation

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1996-10-11
Date Created: 1951
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8891
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-5256 (former)
Topics
Le Clercq, Tanaquil
Magallanes, Nicholas
McDill, Nancy
New York City Ballet
Baiser de la fée (Choreographic work : Balanchine)
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Motion pictures
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image of the Dance Collection of The New York Public Library ; produced and directed by Ron Honsa of Pensa Communications ; choreography by George Balanchine ; music by Igor Stravinsky.
Content: Adding the music to this silent film of George Balanchine's work was made possible through the cooperation of The George Balanchine Foundation, the S.I. Newhouse Foundation, the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, and the Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image of the Dance Collection of The New York Public Library.
Creation/production credits: Editor, Jonathan Drozd ; supervising artist, Frederic Franklin ; consultant, Robert Gottlieb ; project director, Madeleine M. Nichols.
Performers: Pianist, Nancy McDill.
Performers: Danced by Tanaquil Le Clercq and Nicholas Magallanes of the New York City Ballet.
Venue: Excerpts from Le baiser de la fée filmed at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival in 1951, by Carol Lynn. Piano accompaniment by Nancy McDill recorded at Sony Music Studios, New York, on October 11, 1996, by John Alberts Sound Design.
System details: Streaming file.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (Betacam SP) (31 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Description
Silent film of excerpts from George Balanchine's Le baiser de la fée, with piano accompaniment added. The choreography was modified for this performance to accommodate the size of the stage at Jacob's Pillow.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY97-F541
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13282011
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c84565e0-90e1-0135-7dea-0da227d9f6fc
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

  • 1951: Created
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "From silence to sound" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1951. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/466bf853-ecfd-4383-bc2b-2ccd5348c840

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "From silence to sound" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 28, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/466bf853-ecfd-4383-bc2b-2ccd5348c840

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1951). From silence to sound Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/466bf853-ecfd-4383-bc2b-2ccd5348c840

Wikipedia Citation

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From silence to sound