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Victor Jessen Video Archive

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Title
Gaité parisienne
Additional title: Gaîté parisienne (Choreographic work : Massine)
Names
Massine, Leonide, 1896-1979 (Choreographer)
Jessen, Victor (Cinematographer)
Danilova, Alexandra, 1907-1997 (Dancer)
Franklin, Frederic, 1914- (Dancer)
Danielian, Leon, 1920-1997 (Dancer)
Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo (Performer)
Collection

Victor Jessen Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1948 - 1959
Table of Contents
Reel 1 (30 min.) -- Reel 2 (30 min.) -- Reel 3 (32 min.) -- Reel 4 (33 min.).
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 1682
Topics
Ballet
Jessen, Victor
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Statement of responsibility: choreography, Leonide Massine ; music by [Jacques] Offenbach ; performed by Ballet Russe de Monte Carlos.
Performers: Some cast members change during different performances; for example, Danilova, Franklin and Danielian's roles are sometimes performed by other dancers.
Creation/production credits: Credits partially from book entitled, Without permission by Victor Jessen ; additional credits from the Dance Division's *MGZB Ballet Theatre program (Apr. 15, 1950).
Creation/production credits: Filmmaker, Victor Jessen.
Creation/production credits: Decor and theme by Count Etienne de Beaumont ; scenery executed by Oreste Allegri ; costumes executed by Mme. Berthe.
Performers: Dancers include: Alexandra Danilova (the glove seller), Frederic Franklin (the baron), Leon Danielian (the peruvian) and members of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo.
Funding: Transferred from film and cataloged with funds provided by the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation.
Content: Complete work; sometimes brief segments overlap with repeated sections from different camera location.
Biographical/historical: This film was pieced together by the filmmaker Victor Jessen from multiple performances filmed from various camera angles throughout several theaters.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 4 videocassettes (Digital Betacam) (124 min.) : silent, black and white ; 1/2 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b18147185
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 49ffc320-f86f-0130-b57d-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.

Item timeline of events

  • 1896: Creator Born
  • 1948: Created (Approximate)
  • 1979: Creator Died
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Gaité parisienne" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1948 - 1959. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/49ffc320-f86f-0130-b57d-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Gaité parisienne" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/49ffc320-f86f-0130-b57d-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1948 - 1959). Gaité parisienne Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/49ffc320-f86f-0130-b57d-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia Citation

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Gaité parisienne