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Book of beasts [excerpts]

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Rudolf Nureyev Video Archive

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Book of beasts [excerpts]

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Title
Book of beasts [excerpts]
Additional title: Book of beasts (Choreographic work : Taylor)
Names
Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993 (Dancer)
Taylor, Paul, 1930-2018 (Choreographer)
Rawlings, John (Costume designer)
Tipton, Jennifer (Lighting designer)
Potts, Wallace (Cinematographer)
Paul Taylor Dance Company (Dancer)
Collection

Rudolf Nureyev Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1972-07
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 10131
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Performers: Danced by Rudolf Nureyev (guest artist) with the Paul Taylor Dance Company.
Performers: Rudolf Nureyev (Illuminations); members of the Paul Taylor Dance Company (Text).
Venue: Filmed in performance, probably in Mexico in July 1972; film documentation, Wallace Potts.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (Betacam SP) (32 min.) : silent, color ; 1/2 in.
Description
Unedited footage filmed at several performances; includes both wide and close shots. The sequences do not appear in order, and there are repetitions. Paul Taylor's modern dance work Book of Beasts contains nine sections: I, Foreword (to music by Schubert); II, Phoenix (Weber); III, Squonk (Saint-Saëns); IV, Rock creature (Mozart); V, Pictograms (Schubert); VI, Deity (Beethoven); VII, Ladies and gentlemen (Boccherini); VIII, Demon (Falla); IX, Footnotes (Tchaikovsky). Portraying the Illuminations (a role usually taken by Paul Taylor), Rudolf Nureyev danced a series of fanciful creatures. In order of appearance on this film, he portrays: the white-clad dancer of section IX, Footnotes -- the green Rock creature (IV) -- the brown-furred Squonk (III) -- Rock creature -- the Deity (VI), in blue cape -- the Demon (VIII), in black and dark blue -- dancer, Footnotes -- the orange-plumed bag creature in I, Foreword -- Phoenix (II), in gold and orange -- Squonk -- Rock creature -- Deity -- Demon -- creature, Foreword -- Phoenix. Sections V, Pictograms, and VII, Ladies and gentlemen, are danced by members of the Paul Taylor Dance Company.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY04-F267
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15969231
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0d64e030-7c0c-0138-7392-7fa133e7966e
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
  • 1972: 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. "Book of beasts [excerpts]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1972. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/edb15a4c-5a48-4eb2-a59a-f88c1068ecf2

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Book of beasts [excerpts]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 28, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/edb15a4c-5a48-4eb2-a59a-f88c1068ecf2

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1972). Book of beasts [excerpts] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/edb15a4c-5a48-4eb2-a59a-f88c1068ecf2

Wikipedia Citation

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Book of beasts [excerpts]