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Skyline. Nureyev on Nijinsky

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Rudolf Nureyev Video Archive

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Skyline. Nureyev on Nijinsky

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Title
Skyline. Nureyev on Nijinsky
Additional title: Nureyev on Nijinsky
Additional title: Spectre de la rose (Choreographic work : Fokine)
Additional title: Afternoon of a faun (Choreographic work : Nijinsky)
Additional title: Petrouchka (Choreographic work : Fokine)
Additional title: Skyline (Television program)
Names
Fokine, Michel, 1880-1942 (Choreographer)
Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993 (Interviewee)
Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993 (Dancer)
Nijinsky, Waslaw, 1890-1950 (Choreographer)
Ardolino, Emile (Interviewer)
Joffrey, Robert (Associated name)
Gehm, Charlene (Dancer)
Jackson, Denise (Dancer)
Holder, Christian (Dancer)
Heeley, David (Producer)
Heeley, David (Director)
Joffrey Ballet (Performer)
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.) (Contributor)
Collection

Rudolf Nureyev Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1979-03-15
Place: New York, N.Y
Publisher: WNET
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 5363
Shelf locator: *MGZIA 4-4001 RNC (former)
Topics
Nijinsky, Waslaw, 1890-1950
Diaghilev, Serge, 1872-1929
Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993
Genres
Television programs
Filmed dance
Music
Filmed performances
Notes
Creation/production credits: WNET, New York ; produced and directed by David Heeley. Executive producer, Patricia Sides.
Content: Accompanied by data sheet.
Content: Another copy of this recording is catalogued under the title Nureyev on Nijinsky (classmark: *MGZIC 9-104).
Content: Skyline episode #214.
Performers: Host: Emile Ardolino. Interviewee: Rudolf Nureyev.
Performers: Danced by Rudolf Nureyev and members of the Joffrey Ballet: Charlene Gehm, Denise Jackson, Christian Holder. Also appearing briefly on camera: Robert Joffrey, Rouben Ter-Arutunian.
Venue: Recorded on March 15, 1979. Telecast by WNET, New York, on the Skyline series on March 20, 1979.
Date: Copyright 1979.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (29 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Description
In an interview interspersed with rehearsal footage taped in the studios of City Center, Rudolf Nureyev discusses the reconstruction and performance of three ballets originally danced by Vaslav Nijinsky, to be presented by Nureyev and the Joffrey Ballet on a program commemorating the 50th anniversary of Serge Diaghilev's death. Nureyev had previously danced the title roles in Michel Fokine's Spectre de la rose and Petrouchka, but was performing Nijinsky's choreography for L'après-midi d'un faune for the first time. He describes sources he drew upon for each ballet, among them Nijinsky's photographs in the roles, and the expertise of individuals (Nicholas Beriosoff and André Eglevsky, via Mikhail Baryshnikov, for Spectre; Serge Grigoriev and Lubov Tchernicheva for Petrouchka). He also discusses Nijinsky as a performer and choreographer, and his relationship with Diaghilev, which he likens to that of Petrouchka and the Charlatan. Nureyev is seen in a brief performance excerpt from Le spectre de la rose, and in longer rehearsal sequences, in practice clothes, from L'après-midi d'un faune (with Charlene Gehm as the leader of the nymphs) and Petrouchka (with Denise Jackson as the ballerina and Christian Holder as the blackamoor).
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY00-F608
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14709033
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 077b11a0-84ca-0134-97fd-00505686a51c
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.

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  • 1880: Creator Born
  • 1942: Creator Died
  • 1979: Created
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Skyline. Nureyev on Nijinsky" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1979. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/077b11a0-84ca-0134-97fd-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Skyline. Nureyev on Nijinsky" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 16, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/077b11a0-84ca-0134-97fd-00505686a51c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1979). Skyline. Nureyev on Nijinsky Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/077b11a0-84ca-0134-97fd-00505686a51c

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Skyline. Nureyev on Nijinsky