Rudolf Nureyev and Maude Gosling visit China
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Title
Rudolf Nureyev and Maude Gosling visit China
Collection
Names
Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993 (Choreographer)
Lloyd, Maude, 1908- (Associated name)
Dai, Ai-lian (Associated name)
Li, Chengxiang (Associated name)
Central Ballet of China (Associated name)
Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993 (Dancer)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1985 (Inferred)
Library Location
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 3769
Shelf locator: *MGZIA 4-4071 RNC (former)
Subjects
Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993 -- Travel -- China
Ballet -- China
Genres
Documentary Films
Filmed Dance
Motion Pictures
Filmed Performances
Notes
Content: Title derived from accompanying data sheet.
Venue: Filmed in Beijing, China, in September 1985.
Acquisition: Gift of Rudolf Nureyev Foundation.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 videocassette (Betacam SP) (PAL) (28 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Abstract
Unedited footage documenting Rudolf Nureyev's visit to Beijing at the invitation of the Chinese government to stage his full-length production of Don Quixote for the Central Ballet of China. He was accompanied by his longtime friend Maude Gosling (also known as Maude Lloyd). At the beginning of this tape, he is welcomed at a reception by Madame Dai Ai-Lian on behalf of the company's director, Li Chengxiang. He is then seen watching and working with dancers in the studio on various excerpts from Don Quixote. After ca. 12 min. depicting Nureyev and his party sightseeing (including a visit to the Great Wall of China), Nureyev is seen rehearsing the company onstage. This is followed by an excerpt of Don Quixote recorded in a run-through onstage in practice clothes, from the coda of the grand pas de deux to the end of Act III. Another recording of this visit, *MGZIA 4-4072 RNC, begins with scenes of a different rehearsal, then duplicates the sightseeing and run-through footage on this tape.
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Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY00-F857
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b14934798
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 83be5170-aa23-0133-2f0e-60f81dd2b63c
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Rudolf Nureyev and Maude Gosling visit China" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1985. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/83be5170-aa23-0133-2f0e-60f81dd2b63c
APA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1985). Rudolf Nureyev and Maude Gosling visit China Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/83be5170-aa23-0133-2f0e-60f81dd2b63c
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Rudolf Nureyev and Maude Gosling visit China" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 13, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/83be5170-aa23-0133-2f0e-60f81dd2b63c
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