Gala performance

Item data

Title

Gala performance

Collection

Victor Jessen Video Archive

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)

Date / 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 Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 1683

Subjects

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

Extent: 2 videocassettes (Digital Betacam) (58 min.) : silent, black and white ; 1/2 in.

Abstract

"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).

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b18148210
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 63825af0-f86f-0130-9d0b-3c075448cc4b

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Type Of Resource

Moving Image

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