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Title

Fancy free

Collection

New York City Ballet Video Archive

Names

Frohlich, Jean Pierre (Dancer)
Fleming, Christopher (Dancer)
D'Amboise, Christopher (Dancer)
Lopez, Lourdes (Dancer)
Fugate, Judith (Dancer)
Ohman, Frank (Dancer)
Robbins, Jerome (Choreographer)
Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990 (Composer)
Smith, Oliver Lemuel, 1918-1994 (Designer)
New York City Ballet (Performer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1981

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 7606
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-1800 (former)

Genres

Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances

Notes

Content: Rehearsal on stage with set, in rehearsal clothes with piano accompaniment.
Creation/Production Credits: Choreography: Jerome Robbins. Music: Leonard Bernstein. Scenery: Oliver Smith.
Performers: Performed by members of the New York City Ballet: Christopher d'Amboise, Christopher Fleming, Jean-Pierre Frohlich (three sailors), Lourdes Lopez, Judith Fugate (two girls), and Frank Ohman (bartender). The third girl is not identified.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videotape reel (33 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY896025903-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12167432
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 2175f360-7bb4-0135-8377-001f6816a353

Rights

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.

Type Of Resource

Moving Image

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MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Fancy free" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1981. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2175f360-7bb4-0135-8377-001f6816a353

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1981). Fancy free Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2175f360-7bb4-0135-8377-001f6816a353

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Fancy free" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 13, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2175f360-7bb4-0135-8377-001f6816a353

Wikipedia citation

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