The Royal Ballet in Monotones I: at rehearsal

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Title

The Royal Ballet in Monotones I: at rehearsal

Collection

Edmée Wood Video Archive

Names

Ashton, Frederick, Sir, 1904-1988 (Choreographer)
Wood, Edmée (Cinematographer)
Parkinson, Georgina (Dancer)
Shaw, Brian (Dancer)
Sibley, Antoinette (Dancer)
Royal Ballet (Performer)
Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation (Funder)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1965 (Inferred)

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 1736

Genres

Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances

Notes

Creation/Production Credits: choreography by Frederick Ashton ; music by Erik Satié ; performed by The Royal Ballet.
Content: British Film Institute catalog record lists the performance year as 1966. The New York Public Library information lists the performance year as 1965.
Content: British Film Institute's Film & TV database lists the title as: The Royal Ballet in rehearsal: Monotones I.
Creation/Production Credits: [Photography by Edmée Wood].
Performers: Performed by The Royal Ballet: Georgina Parkinson, Brian Shaw, Antoinette Sibley.
Venue: Filmed in rehearsal with practice clothes in 1965 or 1966.
Funding: Transferred to video and cataloged with funds provided by the Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation.
System Details: Streaming video, transferred from Digital Betacam cassette.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 film reel (11 min.) : sound, black and white ; 16 mm

Identifiers

Other local Identifier: Edmee Wood Collection
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b18031298
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 30cd1f70-f87e-0130-dbff-3c075448cc4b

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

Date Issued

1965

Cite this item

MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The Royal Ballet in Monotones I: at rehearsal" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1965. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/30cd1f70-f87e-0130-dbff-3c075448cc4b

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1965). The Royal Ballet in Monotones I: at rehearsal Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/30cd1f70-f87e-0130-dbff-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The Royal Ballet in Monotones I: at rehearsal" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/30cd1f70-f87e-0130-dbff-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia citation

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