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Person of the week. Rudolf Nureyev

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Dance in America Video Archive

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Person of the week. Rudolf Nureyev

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Title
Person of the week. Rudolf Nureyev
Names
Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993 (Interviewee)
Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993 (Dancer)
Fonteyn, Margot, 1919-1991 (Dancer)
Ashton, Frederick, Sir, 1904-1988 (Choreographer)
Kisselgoff, Anna (Commentator)
Collection

Dance in America Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1988
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 7477
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-4134 (former)
Topics
Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993
Dance
Genres
Television programs
Televised dance
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassettes (U-matic) (5 min.) : sound, color, black and white ; 3/4 in.
Description
Tribute to Rudolf Nureyev, then artistic director of the Paris Opéra Ballet, on the occasion of Nureyev: A celebration, a gala held at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, on June 27, 1988. Includes footage of an interview with Nureyev, comments by dance critic Anna Kisselgoff, and dance excerpts featuring Nureyev in Le corsaire, Le spectre de la rose, Birthday offering (in rehearsal with Sir Frederick Ashton and Margot Fonteyn), Marguerite and Armand, Les sylphides, Romeo and Juliet, and other works.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY946050589-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12175938
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c942c420-7bad-0135-0c04-47264f90d82f
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

  • 1938: Creator Born
  • 1988: Issued
  • 1993: Creator Died
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Person of the week. Rudolf Nureyev" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1988. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5ebfcf7d-5cec-4742-ad0f-5b7031c78189

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Person of the week. Rudolf Nureyev" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5ebfcf7d-5cec-4742-ad0f-5b7031c78189

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1988). Person of the week. Rudolf Nureyev Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5ebfcf7d-5cec-4742-ad0f-5b7031c78189

Wikipedia Citation

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Person of the week. Rudolf Nureyev