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General Dance Video Archive

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Title
Isadora
Additional title: Isadora (Choreographic work : MacMillan)
Names
Park, Merle (Dancer)
Miller, Mary (Dancer)
Mason, Monica (Dancer)
Hosking, Julian (Dancer)
Jefferies, Stephen (Dancer)
Rencher, Derek (Dancer)
Connor, Laura (Dancer)
Deane, Derek (Dancer)
Bennett, Richard Rodney (Composer)
MacMillan, Kenneth (Choreographer)
Kay, Barry (Designer)
Freeman, Gillian (Scenarist)
Hawes, Steve (Producer)
Bailey, Derek (Director)
Royal Ballet (Performer)
Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1981
Table of Contents
Act 1 (Cassette 1, 50 min.) begins at the New Gallery, Regent St., London, 1900, and ends in Noordwijk Holland, 1906. - Act II (Cassette 2, 56 min.) begins in a Paris night club, 1909, and ends in Nice, 1927.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 7830
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-817 (former)
Topics
Duncan, Isadora, 1877-1927
Drama
Genres
Television programs
Filmed performances
Filmed dance
Notes
Creation/production credits: Filmed for Granada UK Television at Covent Garden, London, 1981. Producer: Steve Hawes. Director for television: Derek Bailey. Choreography and direction: Kenneth MacMillan. Music: Richard Rodney Bennett. Scenario: Gillian Freeman, with dialogue chosen by Mary Miller from words of Isadora. Scenery and costumes: Barry Kay.
Performers: Performed by members of the Royal Ballet with Merle Park and Mary Miller (Isadora), Monica Mason (Nursey), Julian Hosking (Craig), Stephen Jefferies (Esenin), Derek Rencher (Singer), Derek Deane (Oskar Beregi), Laura Connor (Loie), Ashley Page (Tango boy), David Drew (Max Merz), and Ross MacGibbon (Man on the beach).
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 2 videocassettes (U-matic) (106 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY857027342-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12161518
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f359cb50-8042-0135-38c2-03f030947cd4
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1981: Created
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Isadora" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1981. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c57b1592-1579-4745-b1df-6c20c74cbd76

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Isadora" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c57b1592-1579-4745-b1df-6c20c74cbd76

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1981). Isadora Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c57b1592-1579-4745-b1df-6c20c74cbd76

Wikipedia Citation

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Isadora