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An evening of ballet: ballets by Marius Petipa

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Title
An evening of ballet: ballets by Marius Petipa
Additional title: Ballets by Marius Petipa
Additional title: Halte de cavalerie (Choreographic work : Gusev after Petipa, M)
Additional title: Harlequinade (Choreographic work : Gusev after Petipa, M)
Names
Burton, Humphrey, 1931- (Host)
Vaughn, David (Commentator)
De Valois, Ninette, 1898-2001 (Commentator)
Petipa, Marius, 1818-1910 (Choreographer)
Gusev, P. A (Choreographer)
Bruni, Tatʹi͡ana Georgievna, 1902- (Designer)
BBC One (Television station : London, England) (Production company)
Leningradskiĭ Malyĭ teatr opery i baleta (Performer)
Collection

Mikhail Baryshnikov Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1978
Table of Contents
1st streaming file: Introduction, history of the theater, and synopsis / Burton ; Halte de cavalerie / Gusev after Petipa, choreographer; Armsheimer, composer ; Commentary / Burton, Vaughn, and De Valois -- 2nd streaming file: Harlequinade / Gusev after Petipa, choreographer; R. Drigo, composer ; Commentary / Burton, Vaughn, and De Valois.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 273
Topics
Dance
Leningradskiĭ Malyĭ teatr opery i baleta
Leningrad (R.S.F.S.R.)
Armsheimer, Ivan. Halte de cavalerie
Drigo, Riccardo, 1846-1930. Millions d'Arlequin
Ballet
Genres
Filmed performances
Filmed dance
Interviews
Notes
Statement of responsibility: filmed & aired by the BBC.
Content: Title and date transcribed from viewing and audition.
Content: The last work of the performance (Grand Pas from Paquita) is not included on this recording. The titles and some names on this recording are not announced according to their corresponding established form. The recording of the same performance including the last work broadcast by the Soviet Television is held by NYPL Dance Division in *MGZIC 9-551. Commentary and titles are in Russian. The catalog record includes name of the performers.
Venue: Filmed by BBC at Malyĭ teatr (Saint Petersburg, Russia) in Leningrad, Soviet Union 1978; Broadcast on BBC (British Television) in London, England 1978.
Acquisition: Gift; Mikhail Baryshnikov, 2011.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 2 videocassettes (U-matic) (106 min. ) : sound, black and white ; 3/4 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 899594124
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20510735
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): bdfaa600-9e82-0132-7803-3c075448cc4b
Rights Statement
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "An evening of ballet" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1978. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bf27f9e0-9e82-0132-2021-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "An evening of ballet" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bf27f9e0-9e82-0132-2021-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1978). An evening of ballet Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bf27f9e0-9e82-0132-2021-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia Citation

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An evening of ballet