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The seventh symphony

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Victor Jessen Video Archive

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The seventh symphony

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Title
The seventh symphony
Additional title: Seventh symphony (Choreographic work : Massine)
Names
Massine, Leonide, 1896-1979 (Choreographer)
Bérard, Christian, 1902-1949 (Set designer)
Bérard, Christian, 1902-1949 (Costume designer)
Jessen, Victor (Cinematographer)
Youskevitch, Igor, 1912-1994 (Dancer)
Markova, Alicia, Dame, 1910-2004 (Dancer)
Franklin, Frederic, 1914- (Dancer)
Slavenska, Mia (Dancer)
Theilade, Nini (Dancer)
Guerard, Roland (Dancer)
Zoritch, George, 1917-2009 (Dancer)
Danielian, Leon, 1920-1997 (Dancer)
Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo (Performer)
Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation (Funder)
Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827 (Composer)
Collection

Victor Jessen Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1940 - 1949 (Approximate)
Table of Contents
First movement: The creation (ca. 15 min.) -- Second movement: The earth (ca. 10 min.) -- Third movement: The sky (ca. 12 min.) -- Fourth movement: The bacchanale and the destruction (ca. 13 min.).
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 1706
Topics
Ballet
Jessen, Victor
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Statement of responsibility: choreography, Leonide Massine ; music by [Ludwig van] Beethoven ; [scenery and costumes, Christian Bérard] ; performed by Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo.
Content: Partly or nearly completed work; sometimes brief segments overlap with repeated sections from different camera location; no footage from 36 min. to 37 min. (only backdrop and several photographs).
Creation/production credits: Credits partially from book entitled, Without permission by Victor Jessen.
Creation/production credits: Filmmaker, Victor Jessen.
Performers: Cast possibly includes: Igor Youskevitch, Alicia Markova, Mia Slavenska, Nini Theilade, Roland Guerard, George Zoritch, Leon Danielian, Frederic Franklin, others.
Venue: Filmed during multiple performances possibly at the Los Angeles Philharmonic Auditorium during the late 1940's.
Funding: Transferred to video and cataloged with funds provided by the Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation.
Biographical/historical: This film was pieced together by the filmmaker Victor Jessen from multiple performances filmed from various camera angles throughout the theater.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 2 videocassettes (Digital Betacam) (54 min.) : silent, black and white ; 1/2 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b18061168
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b5e31cd0-f877-0130-dcb6-3c075448cc4b
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

  • 1896: Creator Born
  • 1940: Created (Approximate)
  • 1979: Creator Died
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The seventh symphony" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1940 - 1949. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b753d8d0-f877-0130-9278-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The seventh symphony" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 6, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b753d8d0-f877-0130-9278-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1940 - 1949). The seventh symphony Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b753d8d0-f877-0130-9278-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia Citation

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The seventh symphony