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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Nicolas Petrov Video Archive

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Title
Nutcracker
Additional title: Nutcracker (Choreographic work : Petrov after Ivanov)
Names
Petrov, Nicolas (Donor)
Petrov, Nicolas (Choreographer)
Ivanov, Lev, 1834-1901 (Choreographer)
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893 (Composer)
Heymann, Henry (Set designer)
Heymann, Henry (Costume designer)
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre (Performer)
Collection

Nicolas Petrov Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1970 - 1979 (Approximate)
Table of Contents
Act I (ca. 40 min.). Featured roles in Scene 1 include a White Soldier and three other soldiers, Columbines (two women), Cantiniere and Toy Soldier ; in scene 3, pas de deux of the Snow Princess and Snow Prince -- Act II (ca. 22 min.). Divertissements include Spanish, Arab, Chinese, Trepak, Mirlitons, Grand pas de deux (male variation and part of Sugar Plum Fairy variation). |||| Act II, continued (ca. 18 min.). Continuation of grand pas de deux (Sugar Plum Fairy variation re-recorded in full, followed by coda) ; Waltz of the flowers, featuring a pink couple and two green couples.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 9775
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-6194 (former)
Topics
Ballet -- Pennsylvania
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Statement of responsibility: presented by Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre ; choreography by Nicolas Petrov after Lev Ivanov ; music by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky.
Content: Photographed poster on frame. Location from original case, which is also labeled "original."
Creation/production credits: Scenery and costumes, Henry Heymann (?).
Performers: Danced by Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre.
Venue: Videotaped in performance at Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, Pa., possibly in December 1970.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Videotape reel
Extent: 2 videotape reels (104 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY99-F1042
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14511687
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6266b9d0-89a0-0135-8e9d-091c30e01c63
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1970: Created (Approximate)
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2021: Found by you!
  • 2022

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Nutcracker" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1970 - 1979. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/202061f1-ba97-439d-9eb9-0d8626dbaabf

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Nutcracker" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 23, 2021. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/202061f1-ba97-439d-9eb9-0d8626dbaabf

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1970 - 1979). Nutcracker Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/202061f1-ba97-439d-9eb9-0d8626dbaabf

Wikipedia Citation

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Nutcracker