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Apollo [excerpts]

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Rudolf Nureyev Video Archive

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Apollo [excerpts]

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Title
Apollo [excerpts]
Additional title: Apollon musagète [excerpts]
Additional title: Apollo (Choreographic work : Balanchine)
Names
Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993 (Dancer)
Yourth, Linda (Dancer)
Kamoun, Claudine (Dancer)
Balanchine, George (Choreographer)
Potts, Wallace (Cinematographer)
Grand Théâtre de Genève. Ballet (Performer)
Collection

Rudolf Nureyev Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1971-06
Place: Geneva, Switzerland
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 6179
Shelf locator: *MGZIA 4-4129 RNC (former)
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Creation/production credits: choreography by George Balanchine.
Content: Accompanied by data sheet.
Content: Additional data from a review of the ballet (called Apollon musagète) by Antonio Livio, from an unidentified journal, June 21, 1971.
Performers: Danced by Rudolf Nureyev (Apollo) with members of the Ballet of the Grand Théâtre de Genève, possibly Lynda Yourth (Terpsichore), Claudine Kamoun, others.
Venue: Filmed at the Grand Théâtre, Geneva, Switzerland, in June 1971, by Wallace Potts.
Physical Description
Film reel
Extent: 1 film reel (26 min.) : silent, color ; 16 mm
Description
Excerpts from the ballet, including two repetitions of the birth of Apollo, danced by Nureyev and the dancers performing Leto (Apollo's mother) and the two goddesses ; Apollo's second variation and pas de deux with Terpsichore (both complete), and parts of the ensuing coda ; Apollo's first variation and part of the pas d'action with the three Muses.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY01-F295
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15106758
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 902bb680-aab9-0134-2c48-00505686a51c
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

  • 1938: Creator Born
  • 1971: Created
  • 1993: Creator Died
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Apollo [excerpts]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1971. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a214a8c0-ef96-0133-5362-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Apollo [excerpts]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 14, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a214a8c0-ef96-0133-5362-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1971). Apollo [excerpts] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a214a8c0-ef96-0133-5362-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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Apollo [excerpts]