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Lew Christensen: Triumph of American dance

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Lew Christensen

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Title
Lew Christensen: Triumph of American dance
Names
Christensen, Lew, 1909-1984 (Interviewee)
Christensen, Willam F. (Willam Farr) (Interviewee)
Christensen, Harold, 1904-1989 (Interviewee)
Asquith, Ruby (Interviewee)
Caccialanza, Gisella, 1914-1998 (Interviewee)
Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989 (Interviewee)
Smuin, Michael (Interviewee)
Schaller, Linda (Producer)
Steinberg, Cobbett (Author)
American Ballet Company (Dancer)
Christensen, Lew, 1909-1984 (Dancer)
Christensen, Lew, 1909-1984 (Choreographer)
Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1985
Table of Contents
Documentary on the life of American ballet dancer and choreographer Lew Christensen. Covers his early years in Utah and on the vaudeville circuit with his brothers Willam and Harold, his career as premier danseur with George Balanchine's American Ballet, as choreographer of Americana ballets for American Ballet Caravan, as ballet master for Ballet Society and the New York City Ballet, and as director of the San Francisco Ballet and school. Includes interviews with Christensen himself, his brothers Willam and Harold Christensen, his early partner Ruby Asquith, his wife Gisella Caccialanza, composer Virgil Thomson, and Michael Smuin, present director of the San Francisco Ballet. Includes numerous film clips of Christensen performing and of his ballets.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 7846
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-923 (former)
Topics
Christensen, Lew, 1909-1984
Genres
Motion pictures
Documentary films
Interviews
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Creation/production credits: Produced by KQED-TV, San Francisco. Producer/director: Linda Schaller. Writer/researcher: Cobbett Steinberg.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (30 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY857041102-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12161894
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 1ffd7650-8043-0135-b3d9-09c6d0794b62
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

  • 1909: Creator Born
  • 1984: Creator Died
  • 1985: Created
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Lew Christensen" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1985. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9518990a-7604-4398-8cf5-5802c32031f5

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Lew Christensen" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 17, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9518990a-7604-4398-8cf5-5802c32031f5

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1985). Lew Christensen Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9518990a-7604-4398-8cf5-5802c32031f5

Wikipedia Citation

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Lew Christensen