The mark of Cain [and] Afternoon of a faun
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Title
The mark of Cain [and] Afternoon of a faun
Collection
Names
De Lavallade, Carmen, 1931- (Dancer)
Fata, Wesley (Dancer)
Douglas, Scott, 1927-1996 (Dancer)
Tetley, Glen (Dancer)
Jasinski, Roman L., 1954- (Restager)
Ilott, Pamela (Producer)
Jasinski, Roman, 1912-1991 (Restager)
Larkin, Moscelyne (Costume designer)
Ravel, Maurice, 1875-1937 (Composer)
John, Tom (Set designer)
Butler, John, 1920-1993 (Choreographer)
Tulsa Ballet Theatre (Performer)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1963-11-03
Date Created: 1974 (Questionable)
Table Of Contents
CONTENTS: The mark of Cain (approx. 25 min., sd., b&w). Choreography: John Butler. Music: Maurice Ravel (Concerto in D major for piano, left hand). Scenery: Tom John. Performed by Carmen de Lavallade (Eve), Wesley Fata (Adam), Scott Douglas (Abel), Glen Tetley (Cain), with Juliet Fisher, Phyllis Gutelius, Fred Herko, Joseph Nelson, and Richard Zelen. Reader: Mercedes McCambridge. -- Afternoon of the faun (approx. 11 min., si., color). Choreography: Vaslav Nijinsky, restaged by Roman Jasinski. Costumes: Moscelyne Larkin. Performed by members of the Tulsa Civic Ballet, probably with Roman L. Jasinski as the faun.
Library Location
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8653
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-2602 (former)
Subjects
Genres
Televised Dance
Televised Performances
Filmed Dance
Notes
Venue: Compilation of two ballets. The mark of Cain telecast on Lamp unto my feet, WCBS-TV, New York, November 3, 1963. Producer: Pamela Ilott. Conception/adaptation/direction: Jerome Schnur. Introduction: Dr. George Crothers. For another copy of this telecast, see: *MGZIC 9-572 The mark of Cain. Afternoon of a faun recorded in dress rehearsal onstage, probably in 1974.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic SP) (33 min.) : silent, black and white and color ; 3/4 in.
Languages
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY916043994-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12170526
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a4155d00-8b3b-0135-070f-1b1eccee288d
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1963-11-03
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MLA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The mark of Cain [and] Afternoon of a faun" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1963. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a4155d00-8b3b-0135-070f-1b1eccee288d
APA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1963). The mark of Cain [and] Afternoon of a faun Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a4155d00-8b3b-0135-070f-1b1eccee288d
Chicago/Turabian Format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The mark of Cain [and] Afternoon of a faun" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 14, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a4155d00-8b3b-0135-070f-1b1eccee288d
Wikipedia citation
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