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Interview with Danilova

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Title
Interview with Danilova
Names
Danilova, Alexandra, 1907-1997 (Interviewee)
Collection

Dance in America Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1983 (Questionable)
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 7484
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-4981 (former)
Topics
Balanchine, George
School of American Ballet
New York City Ballet
Genres
Television programs
Televised dance
Interviews
Notes
Content: Title from information provided by donor.
Content: Unedited footage.
Venue: Recording location and date not identified, possibly New York, April 22, 1983.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Acquisition: Gift of Dance in America.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 2 videocassettes (U-matic) (33 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Description
Speaking to an unidentified off-camera interviewer, ballerina Alexandra Danilova recalls her long association with the choreographer George Balanchine, which began when they were both children at the Imperial Ballet School in St. Petersburg. She describes his early work "Night" ["La nuit"] and his experiments with his first company, the Young Ballet, with which she danced. She recalls his special qualities and working habits as a choreographer, as well as his human traits. In discussing the importance of his contributions to American dance, she talks about the two great institutions he founded, the School of American Ballet and the New York City Ballet.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY96-F189
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12451031
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): bdc6eba0-7bb4-0135-709e-716bb826c97a
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

  • 1907: Creator Born
  • 1983: Created
  • 1997: Creator Died
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Danilova" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1983. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a59cbd93-68dc-4057-8a77-8766653b1bd9

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Danilova" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a59cbd93-68dc-4057-8a77-8766653b1bd9

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1983). Interview with Danilova Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a59cbd93-68dc-4057-8a77-8766653b1bd9

Wikipedia Citation

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Interview with Danilova