New York City Ballet
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Title
New York City Ballet
Collection
New York City Ballet Video Archive
Names
Balanchine, George (Choreographer)
Mitchell, Arthur, 1934- (Dancer)
Farrell, Suzanne, 1945- (Dancer)
McBride, Patricia, 1942- (Dancer)
Villella, Edward, 1936- (Dancer)
D'Amboise, Jacques, 1934- (Dancer)
Hayden, Melissa (Dancer)
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893 (Composer)
Gottschalk, Louis Moreau, 1829-1869 (Composer)
Kay, Hershy (Composer)
Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971 (Composer)
Venza, Jac (Producer)
Karinska, Barbara (Costume designer)
Dubin, Charles (Director)
New York City Ballet (Dancer)
Balanchine, George (Commentator)
Villella, Edward, 1936- (Commentator)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1965
Table Of Contents
CONTENTS: Agon: Pas de deux. Music: Igor Stravinsky. Danced by Arthur Mitchell and Suzanne Farrell. -- Tarantella. Music: Louis Gottschalk, orchestrated by Hershey Kay. Danced by Patricia McBride and Edward Villella. -- Meditation. Music: Peter Tchaikovsky. Danced by Suzanne Farrell and Jacques D'Amboise. -- Grand pas de deux. Music: Peter Tchaikovsky. Danced by Melissa Hayden and Jacques D'Amboise.
Library Location
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 5023
Shelf locator: *MGZIDVD 5-4775 (former)
Shelf locator: *MGZHB 12-115
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-227 (former)
Subjects
New York City Ballet
Ballet -- Excerpts
Genres
Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances
Interviews
Television Programs
Notes
Citation/Reference: (U.S.A.: Dance, no. 4)
Creation/Production Credits: Telecast on WNET/13 in 1966. Producer: Jac Venza. Director: Charles S. Dubin. Written by Bo Goldman.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 videocassette (Digital Betacam) (30 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.
Abstract
Balanchine briefly discusses his views on dance (throughout program). Comments by the male dancers precede each of the four works performed.
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Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY827014200-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12159551
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 07e98bf0-aa20-0133-ccde-60f81dd2b63c
Rights
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MLA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "New York City Ballet" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1965. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/07e98bf0-aa20-0133-ccde-60f81dd2b63c
APA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1965). New York City Ballet Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/07e98bf0-aa20-0133-ccde-60f81dd2b63c
Chicago/Turabian Format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "New York City Ballet" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/07e98bf0-aa20-0133-ccde-60f81dd2b63c
Wikipedia citation
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