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Les sylphides

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Victor Jessen Video Archive

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Les sylphides

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Title
Les sylphides
Additional title: Sylphides (Choreographic work : Fokin)
Names
Fokine, Michel, 1880-1942 (Choreographer)
Kriza, John (Dancer)
Alonso, Alicia, 1921- (Dancer)
Jessen, Victor (Cinematographer)
Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo (Performer)
Ballet Theatre (New York, N.Y.) (Performer)
Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation (Funder)
Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849 (Composer)
Collection

Victor Jessen Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1950 - 1959 (Approximate)
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZHB 8-1972
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 1693
Topics
Ballet
Jessen, Victor
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Statement of responsibility: choreography, Michel Fokine ; music by [Frédéric] Chopin ; [performed by Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and Ballet Theatre].
Creation/production credits: Credits partially from book entitled, Without permission by Victor Jessen.
Creation/production credits: Filmmaker, Victor Jessen.
Performers: Danced by several different casts from the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and/or Ballet Theatre; one cast possibly with John Kriza and Alicia Alonso.
Venue: Filmed during multiple performances possibly in the early 1950s.
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 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: 4 videocassettes (Digital Betacam) (95 min.) : silent, black and white ; 1/2 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b18061186
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 88edcf10-f86f-0130-51ac-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

  • 1880: Creator Born
  • 1942: Creator Died
  • 1950: Created (Approximate)
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Les sylphides" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1950 - 1959. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/88edcf10-f86f-0130-51ac-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Les sylphides" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/88edcf10-f86f-0130-51ac-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1950 - 1959). Les sylphides Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/88edcf10-f86f-0130-51ac-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia Citation

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Les sylphides