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The five gifts of life

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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New York City Ballet Video Archive

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The five gifts of life

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Title
The five gifts of life
Additional title: Five gifts (Choreographic work : Dollar)
Names
Bolender, Todd (Dancer)
Hayden, Melissa (Dancer)
D'Amboise, Jacques, 1934- (Dancer)
Mounsey, Yvonne (Dancer)
Wilde, Patricia, 1928- (Dancer)
Dollar, William (Choreographer)
Dohnányi, Ernő, 1877-1960 (Composer)
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 (Author)
Saudek, Robert, 1911-1997 (Producer)
New York City Ballet (Dancer)
Collection

New York City Ballet Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1953
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 6554
Shelf locator: *MGZHB 8-1729
Shelf locator: *MGZIDVD 5-5330 (former)
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Content: Kinescope. Produced by Robert Saudek Associates. Telecast on Omnibus, WCBS-TV, on April 26, 1953. Host: Alistair Cook. Choreography: William Dollar. Based on The five boons of life by Mark Twain. Music: Ernest Dohnányi (Variations on a nursery tale). Performed by Todd Bolender, Melissa Hayden, Jacques D'Amboise, Yvonne Mounsey, Patricia Wilde, and members of the New York City Ballet. Commissioned for television.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (19 min.) : sound, black and white ; 3/4 in
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY797028264-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12157726
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): dc192540-c7ea-0135-b762-35f9be639dd2
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

  • 1953: Created
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The five gifts of life" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1953. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6932bdd0-ef98-0133-38f7-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The five gifts of life" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 24, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6932bdd0-ef98-0133-38f7-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1953). The five gifts of life Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6932bdd0-ef98-0133-38f7-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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The five gifts of life