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Dance in America: Balanchine - Prodigal rehearsal

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Mikhail Baryshnikov Video Archive

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Dance in America

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Title
Dance in America: Balanchine - Prodigal rehearsal
Additional title: Prodigal son (Choreographic work : Balanchine)
Additional title: Dance in America
Names
Balanchine, George (Choreographer)
Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948- (Dancer)
Divet, Carole (Dancer)
Freedman, Susan (Dancer)
O'Brien, Shaun (Dancer)
Aroldingen, Karin von, 1941- (Dancer)
Collection

Mikhail Baryshnikov Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1977 - 1979 (Approximate)
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 29
Topics
Dance
Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948-
Choreography
Dance rehearsals
Genres
Filmed dance
Music
Notes
Date: Date on the videotape is a duplication date. The exact date of this recording is unknown; the earliest year of performance with this cast is 1977.
Content: Title transcribed from labels on the videotape.
Performers: Mikhail Baryshnikov (prodigal son); Carole Divet, Susan Freedman (sisters); Shaun O'Brien (father); Karin Von Aroldingen (siren); George Balanchine (choreographer).
Venue: Filmed 197- PBS "Dance in America" television program.
Acquisition: Gift; Mikhail Baryshnikov, 2011.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (42 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.
Description
Mikhail Baryshnikov rehearses George Balanchine's "Prodigal Son" with the assistance of the choreographer and principal cast members. Raw footage of rehearsals for PBS "Dance in America" production.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Russian
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19887974
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a8738090-f741-0130-d2e5-3c075448cc4b
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Item timeline of events

  • 1977: Created (Approximate)
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Dance in America" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1977 - 1979. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ab8b2ab0-f741-0130-6b17-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Dance in America" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ab8b2ab0-f741-0130-6b17-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1977 - 1979). Dance in America Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ab8b2ab0-f741-0130-6b17-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia Citation

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Dance in America