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Title
Le baiser de la fée: Bride's solo
Additional title: Baiser de la fée (Choreographic work : Nijinska)
Names
New York Public Library. Dance Division (Producer)
Nijinska, Bronislava, 1891-1972 (Choreographer)
Nijinska, Irina (Commentator)
Youshkevitch, Nina (Commentator)
Somogyi, Jennie (Dancer)
Anderson, Jack, 1935- (Commentator)
Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971 (Composer)
Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875 (Author)
Ward, Penny (Videographer)
Dance Critics Association (U.S.) (Presenter)
New York Public Library. Dance Collection (Associated name)
Nijinska, Irina (Restager)
Youshkevitch, Nina (Restager)
Collection

Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image Original Documentation

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1990-11-10
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 2238
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-2500 (former)
Topics
Shollar, Ludmilla, 1888-1978
Rubinstein, Ida, 1885?-1960
Balanchine, George
Baiser de la fée (Choreographic work : Nijinska)
Divertimento from Le baiser de la fée (Choreographic work : Balanchine)
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Lectures
Notes
Venue: Videotaped for the Jerome Robbins Archive at the Bruno Walter Auditorium of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, New York, on November 10, 1990, by Penny Ward/Video, with the assistance of grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and New York State Council on the Arts, during the seminar Bronislava Nijinska: Choreographer, dancer, teacher, presented by the Dance Critics Association and the Dance Collection of the New York Public Library.
Creation/production credits: Choreography: Bronislava Nijinska, reconstructed by Irina Nijinska with Nina Youshkevitch. Music: Igor Stravinsky.
Performers: Performed by Jennie Somogyi, accompanied by pianist Michael McFrederick.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (39 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Description
Lecture-demonstration about the bride's solo from Bronislava Nijinska's ballet Le baiser de la fée, first performed in 1928. Dance critic Jack Anderson opens the session with a historical overview of the ballet, then moderates a panel discussion with Nijinska's daughter Irina Nijinska and Nina Youshkevitch, who danced the role of the bride in 1934. The solo is performed twice in the course of the lecture-demonstration.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
French
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY916037650-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12170351
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6a722c00-4b52-0133-1133-60f81dd2b63c
Rights Statement
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Le baiser de la fée: Bride's solo" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1990-11-10. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6a722c00-4b52-0133-1133-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Le baiser de la fée: Bride's solo" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6a722c00-4b52-0133-1133-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1990-11-10). Le baiser de la fée: Bride's solo Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6a722c00-4b52-0133-1133-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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Le baiser de la fée: Bride's solo