Ballet with Edward Villella
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Title
Ballet with Edward Villella
Collection
New York City Ballet Video Archive
Names
Villella, Edward, 1936- (Dancer)
Villella, Edward, 1936- (Narrator)
McBride, Patricia, 1942- (Dancer)
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893 (Composer)
Adam, Adolphe, 1803-1856 (Composer)
Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971 (Composer)
Balanchine, George (Choreographer)
New York City Ballet (Production company)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1970
Table Of Contents
PARTIAL CONTENTS -- Tchaikovsky pas de deux excerpt, Villella and McBride -- Pantomimic scene from Act II of Giselle, Villella as Albrecht; music by Adolphe Adam -- Solo from Apollo, Villella; music by Igor Stravinsky -- Excerpt from the Rubies section of Jewels, McBride, Villella, and artists of the New York City Ballet; music by Igor Stravinsky.
Library Location
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 6686
Shelf locator: *MGZIDVD 5-7091 (former)
Subjects
Ballet -- History
Ballet -- Excerpts
Genres
Video Recordings
Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances
Notes
Creation/Production Credits: Written and narrated by Edward Villella. Choreography: George Balanchine.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 film reel (27 min.) : sound, color ; 16mm.
Abstract
An introduction to ballet, demonstrated by Edward Villella, Patricia McBride and other artists of the New York City Ballet.
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Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY737037007-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12147463
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): be39ac80-080a-0135-6c3b-1797971989d9
Rights
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MLA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Ballet with Edward Villella" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1970. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/be39ac80-080a-0135-6c3b-1797971989d9
APA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1970). Ballet with Edward Villella Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/be39ac80-080a-0135-6c3b-1797971989d9
Chicago/Turabian Format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Ballet with Edward Villella" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 11, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/be39ac80-080a-0135-6c3b-1797971989d9
Wikipedia citation
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