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Diaghilev: a portrait

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Title
Diaghilev: a portrait
Names
Geva, Tamara (Narrator)
Dolin, Anton, 1904-1983 (Interviewee)
Danilova, Alexandra, 1907-1997 (Interviewee)
Doubrovska, Felia, 1896-1981 (Interviewee)
De Valois, Ninette, 1898-2001 (Interviewee)
Balanchine, George (Interviewee)
Markova, Alicia, Dame, 1910-2004 (Interviewee)
Stravinsky, Vera (Interviewee)
Pavloff, Michel, 1891-1981 (Interviewee)
Massine, Leonide, 1896-1979 (Interviewee)
Rieti, Vittorio, 1898-1994 (Interviewee)
Adam, Peter (Producer)
Geva, Tamara (Author)
Adam, Peter (Director)
Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1979
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 7311
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-496 (former)
Topics
Diaghilev, Serge, 1872-1929
Ballets russes
Ballet -- Excerpts
Genres
Motion pictures
Documentary films
Interviews
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Creation/production credits: A BBC Television production, in association with RM Productions, Munich. Produced and directed by Peter Adam. Written and narrated by Tamara Geva.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 2 videocassettes (U-matic) (68 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Description
A documentary portrait of Sergei Diaghilev, his life, work, and contributions, as seen through the eyes of some of those who knew him and worked with him. Includes interviews with Anton Dolin, Alexandra Danilova, Felia Doubrovska, Ninette De Valois, George Balanchine, Alicia Markova, Vera Stravinsky, Michel Pavloff, Leonide Massine, and Vittorio Rieti. Also includes brief excerpts of the ballets Les sylphides (Royal Ballet production with Fonteyn and Nureyev), Petrouchka (National Theatre Ballet, Prague, with Carla Fracci and Paolo Bortoluzzi), The sleeping beauty and Les noces (Royal Ballet productions), L'Après-midi d'un faune, and Parade.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Russian
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY837031789-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12160013
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3d9f5090-7b9e-0135-1c73-043469b3c4d2
Rights Statement
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  • 1979: Created
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Diaghilev" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1979. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0639d995-a71f-42d3-a888-d80b425a53f2

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Diaghilev" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0639d995-a71f-42d3-a888-d80b425a53f2

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1979). Diaghilev Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0639d995-a71f-42d3-a888-d80b425a53f2

Wikipedia Citation

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Diaghilev