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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Ballerina

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Title
Ballerina
Additional title: 60 minutes. Ballerina
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)
Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1970 - 1979 (Approximate)
Place: U.S.
Publisher: CBS-TV
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 9460
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-5979 (former)
Topics
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
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (Betamax) (10 min.) ; sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Description
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.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY99-F658
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14259114
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 395c3780-8cc4-0135-b104-2573671bcb1a
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

  • 1970: Issued (Approximate)
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Ballerina" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1970 - 1979. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4a8b4264-2a95-4ed0-af3b-63dc971200a6

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Ballerina" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4a8b4264-2a95-4ed0-af3b-63dc971200a6

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1970 - 1979). Ballerina Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4a8b4264-2a95-4ed0-af3b-63dc971200a6

Wikipedia Citation

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Ballerina