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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Persephone: commentary

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Title
Persephone: commentary
Names
Joffrey, Robert (Creator)
Collection

Dance Audio Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1953
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZTO 7-613
Topics
Joffrey, Robert
Persephone (Choreographic work : Joffrey)
Genres
spoken word
Notes
Citation/reference: Streaming audio file (approximately 30 minutes). Robert Joffrey speaks about his ballet Persephone as a film of the ballet is being screened; he identifies cast members and the characters they represent, explains the significance of the dancers' actions, and otherwise elucidates what is seen on screen. Ends abruptly.
Funding: The processing and cataloging of this recording was made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. The support of the National Endowment for the Arts is also gratefully acknowledged.
Content: Title supplied by cataloger.
Venue: Recorded during a screening of a film of Robert Joffrey's ballet Persephone 1953 New York (N.Y.)
Physical Description
Audiotape reel
Extent: 1 audiotape reel (approximately 30 min.) : acetate; half-track, 3.75 ips; 7 in.
The sound quality is fair. Robert Joffrey's voice is easily intelligible, but the voice of the (unidentified) person moderating the commentary is very soft and unintelligible.
Description
Commentary by Robert Joffrey on his ballet Persephone, recorded in 1953 during a screening of a film of the ballet. There are periods in the recording when only the sound of the projector can be heard. Filmed excerpts of this ballet are in the Library's collection cataloged as *MGZIDVD 5-4655 and *MGZIDVD 5-3656.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 43489004
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12118404
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): da0e7570-cb54-0136-27da-519914b7d31f
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

  • 1953: Created
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Persephone: commentary" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1953. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cea61b20-3ba5-0134-9963-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Persephone: commentary" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cea61b20-3ba5-0134-9963-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1953). Persephone: commentary Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cea61b20-3ba5-0134-9963-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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Persephone: commentary