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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Feast of ashes

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Title
Feast of ashes
Additional title: Feast of ashes (Choreographic work : Ailey)
Names
Youskevitch, Maria (Dancer)
Perrell, Leslie (Dancer)
Pera, Norma (Dancer)
Scarlat, Florin (Dancer)
Ailey, Alvin (Choreographer)
Surinach, Carlos (Composer)
García Lorca, Federico, 1898-1936 (Author)
Rieger, Karina (Restager)
Maryland Ballet Company (Dancer)
Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1976
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 2075
Topics
Surinach, Carlos. Feast of ashes
García Lorca, Federico, 1898-1936. Casa de Bernarda Alba
García Lorca, Federico, 1898-1936 -- Adaptations
Ballet
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Venue: Videotaped at an onstage rehearsal, in rehearsal clothes.
Creation/production credits: Choreography: Alvin Ailey, staged by Karina Rieger. Music: Carlos Suriñach. Libretto: inspired by Federico García Lorca's play The house of Bernarda Alba.
Performers: Performed by the Maryland Ballet. Cast: Maria Youskevitch (Bernarda Alba, the matriarch); Leslie Perrell (Adela, her youngest daughter); Norma Pera (Angustias, her eldest daughter); Priscilla Crommelin, Melissa Savage, Debra Van Cure (her other daughters); Florin Scarlat (Pepe, a young man); Yuri Catal (Señor Muerte, his uncle); David Keener (the monk); others.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (30 min.) : sound, black and white ; 3/4 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12171021
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0fa386f0-b2b8-0131-8d2e-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.

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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Feast of ashes" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1976. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/106cfb10-b2b8-0131-9f01-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Feast of ashes" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/106cfb10-b2b8-0131-9f01-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1976). Feast of ashes Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/106cfb10-b2b8-0131-9f01-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia Citation

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Feast of ashes