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Art of ballet

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Agnes de Mille Video Archive

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Title
Art of ballet
Additional title: Swan lake (Choreographic work)
Names
Adams, Diana (Dancer)
De Lappe, Gemze (Dancer)
Dokoudovsky, Vladimir (Dancer)
Eglevsky, André (Dancer)
Mitchell, James, 1920-2010 (Dancer)
Moylan, Mary Ellen (Dancer)
Wood, Helen, 1917-1988 (Dancer)
De Mille, Agnes (Dancer)
De Mille, Agnes (Choreographer)
De Mille, Agnes (Narrator)
Collection

Agnes de Mille Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1956-02-26
Place: U.S.
Publisher: WCBS-TV
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 6562
Shelf locator: *MGZHB 8-30
Topics
Choreography
Choreographers
Genres
Television programs
Televised dance
Notes
Creation/production credits: WCBS-TV.
Content: Reel 1 (24 min.) ; Reel 2 (approximately 22 min.).
Performers: Cast includes: Diana Adams, Gemze De Lappe, Agnes de Mille, Vladimir Dokoudovsky, André Eglevsky, James Mitchell, Mary Ellen Moylan and Helen Wood.
Venue: Telecast February 26, 1956 on Omnibus, WCBS-TV.
Physical Description
Film reel
Extent: 2 film reels (45 min.) : sound, black and white ; 16 mm
Description
Agnes de Mille narrates a brief history of ballet, illustrated with demonstrations of ballet technique and excerpts from classical and modern works. Dances performed include: Dance in the style of Marie Camargo (Agnes de Mille); dance in the style of Marie Taglioni (Mary Ellen Moylan); part of the adagio and man's variation from Swan lake Act II pas de deux (Diana Adams and André Eglevsky); pas de deux from Paint your wagon (Gemze De Lappe and James Mitchell).
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY727011520-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12145016
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 894f5fe0-cc7b-0135-34ab-059b0273e7a1
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  • 1956: Issued
  • 2018: Digitized
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Art of ballet" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1956-02-26. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/874d64b0-ef98-0133-073e-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Art of ballet" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 28, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/874d64b0-ef98-0133-073e-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1956-02-26). Art of ballet Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/874d64b0-ef98-0133-073e-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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Art of ballet