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Victor Jessen Video Archive

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Title
Gala performance
Additional title: Gala performance (Choreographic work : Tudor)
Names
Tudor, Antony, 1908-1987 (Choreographer)
Jessen, Victor (Cinematographer)
Laing, Hugh (Dancer)
Kriza, John (Dancer)
Braun, Eric, dancer (Dancer)
Kaye, Nora, 1920-1987 (Dancer)
Hayden, Melissa (Dancer)
Alonso, Alicia, 1921- (Dancer)
Adams, Diana. (Dancer)
Molas, Nicolas de (Scenarist)
Molas, Nicolas de (Costume designer)
Ballet Theatre (New York, N.Y.) (Performer)
Collection

Victor Jessen Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1948 - 1954
Table of Contents
Reel 1 (31 min.). Part 1: Before the performance (ca. 12 min.) -- Part 2: Gala performance (beginning) (ca. 19 min.). |||| Reel 2 (27 min.). Part 2: Gala performance (conclusion).
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 1683
Topics
Ballet
Jessen, Victor
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Statement of responsibility: choreography by Anton[y] Tudor ; music by [Serge] Prokofieff ; performed by Ballet Theatre.
Performers: Some cast members change during different performances; for example, Nora Kaye's role is sometimes performed by Melissa Hayden.
Creation/production credits: Credits partially from book entitled, Without permission by Victor Jessen ; additional credits from the Dance Division's *MGZB Ballet Theatre program (May 6, 1949).
Creation/production credits: Filmmaker, Victor Jessen.
Creation/production credits: Scenery and costumes by Nicolas De Molas ; costumes executed by Barbara Karinska ; scenery executed by Eugene Dunkel Studios.
Performers: Dancers include: Nora Kaye/Melissa Hayden (La reine de la dance from Moscow), Alicia Alonso/Diana Adams (La deese de la dance from Milano), possibly Norma Vance/Janet Reed (La fille de terpsichore from Paris), and John Kriza, Hugh Laing, Eric Braun with members of Ballet Theatre.
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: 2 videocassettes (Digital Betacam) (58 min.) : silent, black and white ; 1/2 in.
Description
"Three world-famous ballerinas from Russia, Italy and France are presented at a gala performance which features the fact that this is the first joint appearance the three stars are making." -- Ballet Theatre program (May 6, 1949).
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b18148210
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 63825af0-f86f-0130-9d0b-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

  • 1908: Creator Born
  • 1948: Created (Approximate)
  • 1987: Creator Died
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Gala performance" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1948 - 1954. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/63825af0-f86f-0130-9d0b-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Gala performance" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/63825af0-f86f-0130-9d0b-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1948 - 1954). Gala performance Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/63825af0-f86f-0130-9d0b-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia Citation

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Gala performance