The arts of the gentleman
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Title
The arts of the gentleman
Collection
New York City Ballet Video Archive
Names
Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759 (Composer)
Biber, Heinrich Ignaz Franz, 1644-1704 (Composer)
Robbins, Jerome (Choreographer)
New York City Ballet (Performer)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1977 - 1978
Table Of Contents
CONTENTS. - Rehearsal onstage, in rehearsal clothes with harpsichord accompaniment, on June 29, 1978. Perf. by male ensemble. - Rehearsal in the studio, in rehearsal clothes with harpsichord accompaniment, on Jan. 11, 1977. Perf. by male ensemble. The tape ends in the middle of a dance.
Library Location
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 7598
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-1784 (former)
Subjects
Genres
Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances
Notes
Creation/Production Credits: Choreography: Jerome Robbins. Music: Georg Friedrich Händel and Heinrich von Biber.
Performers: Performed by the New York City Ballet.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Extent: 2 videotape reels (16 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.
Abstract
Two rehearsals of dances from a projected ballet titled The arts of the gentleman. The dances were presented by the New York City Ballet on June 8, 1978, as Part I, Fencing dances and exercises, of A sketch book, a compendium of works in progress by Jerome Robbins and Peter Martins.
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Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY896025749-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12167424
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b7a41ae0-7b8b-0135-35fe-0c1d7aef5dea
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MLA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The arts of the gentleman" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1977 - 1978. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b7a41ae0-7b8b-0135-35fe-0c1d7aef5dea
APA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1977 - 1978). The arts of the gentleman Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b7a41ae0-7b8b-0135-35fe-0c1d7aef5dea
Chicago/Turabian Format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The arts of the gentleman" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b7a41ae0-7b8b-0135-35fe-0c1d7aef5dea
Wikipedia citation
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