Ballerina

Item data

Title

Ballerina

Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Names

Safer, Morley (Reporter)
Danielian, Leon, 1920-1997 (Interviewee)
Wilde, Patricia, 1928- (Teacher)
Oganesoff, Igor (Producer)
CBS Television Network (Broadcaster)
Danielian, Leon, 1920-1997 (Teacher)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1970 - 1979 (Approximate)
Place: U.S.
Publisher: CBS-TV

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 9460
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-5979 (former)

Subjects

American Ballet Theatre., School
Dance -- Auditions

Genres

Televised Dance
Television Programs

Notes

Performers: Reporter: Morley Safer.
Venue: Telecast by CBS-TV on the program 60 minutes.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videocassette (Betamax) (10 min.) ; sound, color ; 1/2 in.

Abstract

News report on American Ballet Theatre School, New York, focusing on the school's auditions for admission and scholarships. The school's director, Leon Danielian, discusses the criteria for selection, the low success rate for aspiring dancers, and the difficulty of ballet as a profession. He and balletmistress Patricia Wilde are seen working with students in the classroom. A student's perspective is provided by sixteen-year-old Jane Hickey.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY99-F658
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b14259114
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 395c3780-8cc4-0135-b104-2573671bcb1a

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Moving Image

Date Issued

1970

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