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Sylvia pas de deux

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Victor Jessen Video Archive

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Sylvia pas de deux

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Title
Sylvia pas de deux
Additional title: Sylvia pas de deux (Choreographic work : Balanchine)
Names
Balanchine, George (Choreographer)
Jessen, Victor (Cinematographer)
Tallchief, Maria (Dancer)
Eglevsky, André (Dancer)
Karinska, Barbara (Costume designer)
New York City Ballet (Performer)
Delibes, Léo, 1836-1891 (Composer)
Collection

Victor Jessen Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1951 (Questionable)
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 1709
Topics
Ballet
Jessen, Victor
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Statement of responsibility: choreography, [George] Balanchine ; music by [Leo] Delibes ; performed by New York City Ballet.
Creation/production credits: Credits partially from book entitled, Without permission by Victor Jessen ; additional credits from the Dance Division's *MGZB New York City Ballet program (May 5, 1951).
Creation/production credits: Costumes designed and executed by Karinska ; lighting by Jean Rosenthal.
Creation/production credits: Filmmaker, Victor Jessen.
Performers: Featuring Maria Tallchief and Andre Eglevsky.
Venue: Some segments filmed during multiple performances possibly at the Opera House, Chicago, Ill., in May 1951.
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: 1 videocassette (Digital Betacam) (38 min.) : silent, black and white ; 1/2 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b18147138
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7cf07c90-0826-0131-c0af-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

  • 1951: Issued
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Sylvia pas de deux" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1951. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7cf07c90-0826-0131-c0af-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Sylvia pas de deux" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7cf07c90-0826-0131-c0af-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1951). Sylvia pas de deux Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7cf07c90-0826-0131-c0af-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia Citation

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Sylvia pas de deux