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Title
Le beau Danube
Additional title: Beau Danube (Choreographic work : Massine)
Names
Massine, Leonide, 1896-1979 (Choreographer)
Danilova, Alexandra, 1907-1997 (Dancer)
Franklin, Frederic, 1914- (Dancer)
Chouteau, Yvonne (Dancer)
Jessen, Victor (Cinematographer)
Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo (Performer)
Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation (Performer)
Strauss, Johann, 1825-1899 (Composer)
Collection

Victor Jessen Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1948 - 1952
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 1692
Topics
Ballet
Jessen, Victor
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Statement of responsibility: choreography, Léonide Massine ; music by Johann Strauss ; performed by Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo.
Performers: Some cast members change during different performances; for example, Yvonne Chouteau's role is sometimes performed by another dancer.
Creation/production credits: Credits partially from book entitled, Without permission by Victor Jessen.
Creation/production credits: Filmmaker, Victor Jessen.
Performers: Danced by Alexandra Danilova, Frederic Franklin and Yvonne Chouteau; and members of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo.
Venue: Filmed during multiple performances between 1948-1952.
Funding: Transferred from film and cataloged with funds provided by the Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation.
Content: Complete work; sometimes brief segments overlap with repeated sections from different camera locations.
Biographical/historical: This film was pieced together by the filmmaker Victor Jessen from multiple performances filmed from various camera angles throughout the theater.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 3 videocassettes (Digital Betacam) (85 min.) : silent, black and white ; 1/2 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b18061183
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 82066240-f86f-0130-1638-3c075448cc4b
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1896: Creator Born
  • 1948: Created (Approximate)
  • 1979: Creator Died
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Le beau Danube" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1948 - 1952. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/82066240-f86f-0130-1638-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Le beau Danube" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/82066240-f86f-0130-1638-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1948 - 1952). Le beau Danube Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/82066240-f86f-0130-1638-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia Citation

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Le beau Danube