La sylphide
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Title
La sylphide
Collection
Names
Schaufuss, Peter (Interviewee)
Evdokimova, Eva, 1948-2009 (Dancer)
Johnson, Nicholas (Dancer)
Larsen, Niels Bjørn, 1913-2003 (Dancer)
Clarke, Margot (Dancer)
Hall, Andria (Curator)
Bournonville, August, 1805-1879 (Dancer)
Løvenskiold, Herman Severin, 1815-1870 (Composer)
Walker, David (Designer)
Bailey, Derek (Director)
Read, John B (Lighting designer)
Drummond, John, 1934-2006 (Interviewer)
London's Festival Ballet (Dancer)
British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service (Broadcaster)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1980
Place: U.K.
Publisher: BBC TV
Table Of Contents
1. Act I. Interview by John Drummond with Peter Schaufuss (5 min.) -- 2. Act II.
Library Location
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8740
Subjects
Løvenskiold, Herman Severin, 1815-1870. Sylphiden
Ballet
Genres
Television Programs
Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances
Interviews
Notes
Statement Of Responsibility: a BBC2-TV presentation in association with Landseer Productions, London and R.M. Productions, Munich ; directed by Derek Bailey ; choreography by Peter Schaufuss after August Bournonville ; music by Hermann Løwenskjold.
Creation/Production Credits: Scenery and costumes, David Walker ; lighting, John B. Read.
Performers: Performed by the London Festival Ballet.
Performers: Peter Schaufuss (James), Eva Evdokimova (the Sylph), Nicholas Johnson (Gurn), Niels Bjørn Larsen (Madge), Margot Clarke (Effie), Valerie Aitken (Mother), Andria Hall (leading Sylph).
Performers: Introductions by John Drummond.
Venue: Taped in performance at the London Coliseum.
Physical Description
Extent: 2 videocassettes (U-matic) (95 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Languages
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY857030969-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12161612
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a7330390-9138-0138-4303-2d1418139775
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1980
Cite this item
MLA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "La sylphide" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1980. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a7330390-9138-0138-4303-2d1418139775
APA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1980). La sylphide Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a7330390-9138-0138-4303-2d1418139775
Chicago/Turabian Format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "La sylphide" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 10, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a7330390-9138-0138-4303-2d1418139775
Wikipedia citation
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