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Giselle: Act II

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Victor Jessen Video Archive

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Giselle: Act II

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Title
Giselle: Act II
Additional title: Giselle (Choreographic work : Dolin after Coralli and Perrot)
Names
Dolin, Anton, 1904-1983 (Choreographer)
Dolin, Anton, 1904-1983 (Dancer)
Jessen, Victor (Cinematographer)
Markova, Alicia, Dame, 1910-2004 (Dancer)
Ballet Theatre (New York, N.Y.) (Performer)
Adam, Adolphe, 1803-1856 (Composer)
Collection

Victor Jessen Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1948 - 1954
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 1684
Topics
Ballet
Jessen, Victor
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Statement of responsibility: [choreography by Anton Dolin after Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot ; music by Adolfe Adam ; performed by Ballet Theatre].
Performers: Some cast members change during different performances; for example, Alicia Markova and Anton Dolin's roles are sometimes performed by other dancers.
Credits partially from book entitled, Without permission by Victor Jessen ; additional credits from the Dance Division's *MGZB Ballet Theatre program (Dec. 30, 1949).
Creation/production credits: Filmmaker, Victor Jessen.
Creation/production credits: Scenery and costumes by Eugene Berman ; scenery executed by R. L. Grosh & Son Scenic Studio ; costumes executed by Karinska.
Performers: Dancers include: Alicia Markova, Anton Dolin and members of Ballet Theatre.
Funding: Transferred from film and cataloged with funds provided by the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation.
System details: Streaming video, transferred from 16mm reversal print via Digital Betacam cassettes.
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
Film reel
Extent: 3 film reels (82 min.) : silent, black and white ; 16 mm
Complete work; sometimes brief segments overlap with repeated sections from different camera location.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b18147641
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 742d79e0-f86f-0130-1c68-3c075448cc4b
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

  • 1904: Creator Born
  • 1948: Created (Approximate)
  • 1983: Creator Died
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2019: Found by you!
  • 2020

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Giselle" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1948 - 1954. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/75162570-f86f-0130-0e2a-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Giselle" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 25, 2019. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/75162570-f86f-0130-0e2a-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1948 - 1954). Giselle Retrieved from http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/75162570-f86f-0130-0e2a-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia Citation

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Giselle