Symphony in C

Item data

Title

Symphony in C

Collection

Victor Jessen Video Archive

Names

Balanchine, George (Choreographer)
Jessen, Victor (Cinematographer)
Hayden, Melissa (Dancer)
Kaye, Nora, 1920-1987 (Dancer)
Magallanes, Nicholas (Dancer)
Le Clercq, Tanaquil (Dancer)
Moncion, Francisco (Dancer)
Maule, Michael, dancer (Dancer)
Reed, Janet, 1916-2000 (Dancer)
Bliss, Herbert, 1923-1960 (Dancer)
D'Amboise, Jacques, 1934- (Dancer)
Wilde, Patricia, 1928- (Dancer)
Hobi, Frank (Dancer)
Bolender, Todd (Dancer)
Karinska, Barbara (Costume designer)
New York City Ballet (Performer)
Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875 (Composer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1951 (Questionable)

Table Of Contents

First movement: Allegro vivo (ca. 20 min.) / dancers, Melissa Hayden/Nora Kaye and Nicholas Magallanes with members of the New York City Ballet -- Second movement: Adagio (ca. 23 min.) / dancers, Tanaquil LeClercq and Francisco Moncion/Michael Maule with members of the New York City Ballet -- Third movement: Allegro vivace (ca. 18 min.) / dancers, Janet Reed/Nora Kaye and Herbert Bliss/Jaques d'Amboise with members of the New York City Ballet -- Fourth movement: Allegro vivace (ca. 32 min.) / dancers, Patricia Wilde and Frank Hobi/Todd Bolender with members of the New York City Ballet.

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 1710

Subjects

Ballet
Jessen, Victor

Genres

Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: choreography, [George] Balanchine ; music by [Georges] Bizet ; performed by New York City Ballet.
Performers: Some cast members change during different performances; for example, Melissa Hayden's role in the first movement is sometimes performed by Nora Kaye and Francisco Moncion's role in the second movement is sometimes performed by Michael Maule.
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 (Apr. 28, 1951).
Creation/Production Credits: Costumes by Karinska ; lighting by Jean Rosenthal.
Creation/Production Credits: Filmmaker, Victor Jessen.
Venue: Some segments filmed during multiple performances possibly at the Opera House, Chicago, Ill., in Apr. 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

Extent: 3 videocassettes (Digital Betacam) (96 min.) : silent, black and white ; 1/2 in.

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b18147141
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a05c1020-f879-0130-8407-3c075448cc4b

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Moving Image

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