Scenes from The Sleeping Beauty danced by the Kirov Ballet: from Mikhail Baryshnikov archive of 8 mm films

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Title

Scenes from The Sleeping Beauty danced by the Kirov Ballet: from Mikhail Baryshnikov archive of 8 mm films

Collection

Mikhail Baryshnikov Video Archive

Names

Kolpakova, Irina Aleksandrovna, 1933- (Dancer)
Semenov, Vladilen (Dancer)
Osipenko, Alla Evgenʹevna (Dancer)
Legat, Tatʹi︠a︡na (Dancer)
Kekisheva, Galina (Dancer)
Ter-Stepanova, Ksenii︠a︡ (Dancer)
Minchenok, Emma (Dancer)
Solov'ev, I︠U︡riĭ Vladimirovich, 1940-1977 (Dancer)
Leningradskiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ akademicheskiĭ teatr opery i baleta imeni S.M. Kirova (Performer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1960 - 1973 (Approximate)

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 624
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 625
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 626
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 627
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 628
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 629
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 630
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 631

Subjects

Dance
Ballet

Genres

Filmed Performances
Filmed Dance

Notes

Content: Title created by cataloger from viewing, labels on the reels and envelopes that contained the films. Estimated range of dates based on several sources.
Performers: 1st link: Act 3, Irina Kolpakova, Vladilen Semenov ; 2nd link: Alla Osipenko, Korneeva (?), Tatʹi︠a︡na Legat, Galina Kekisheva, Ksenii︠a︡ Ter-Stepanova, Alekseeva (?) ; 3rd link: Emma Minchenok, I︠U︡riĭ Solov'ev ; 4th, 6th, and 7th links: Irina Kolpakova,
Acquisition: Gift; Mikhail Baryshnikov, 2011.

Physical Description

Extent: 8 film reels (78 min.) : silent, black and white ; 8 mm

Abstract

All information on the reel labels and the accompaning material stored in the archives is in German, and some is illegible. Not clear who is performing in the 2nd link since a few names are listed. Credits taken from an enclosed note. German word "Fliederfee" (lilac) precedes Osipenko. 4th link is marked in German as Bluebird variation. 5th link is the scene "Hunt and Encounter with the fairy up to awakening."

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 917899675
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20764571
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b7244010-4b54-0133-7266-60f81dd2b63c

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Moving Image

Cite this item

MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Scenes from The Sleeping Beauty danced by the Kirov Ballet: from Mikhail Baryshnikov archive of 8 mm films" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1960 - 1973. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b7244010-4b54-0133-7266-60f81dd2b63c

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1960 - 1973). Scenes from The Sleeping Beauty danced by the Kirov Ballet: from Mikhail Baryshnikov archive of 8 mm films Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b7244010-4b54-0133-7266-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Scenes from The Sleeping Beauty danced by the Kirov Ballet: from Mikhail Baryshnikov archive of 8 mm films" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 13, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b7244010-4b54-0133-7266-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia citation

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