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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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National Ballet of Canada Video Archive

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Gala performance

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Title
Gala performance
Additional title: Swan lake (Choreographic work : Ivanov and Petipa, M)
Additional title: Gala performance (Choreographic work : Tudor)
Names
Jarvis, Lilian (Dancer)
Leigh, Angela (Dancer)
Moller, Ray (Dancer)
Franca, Celia, 1921-2007 (Artistic director)
Smith, Lois (Dancer)
Apinée, Irene (Dancer)
Adams, David (Dancer)
Gotshalks, Jury (Dancer)
Tudor, Antony, 1909-1987 (Choreographer)
Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953 (Composer)
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893 (Composer)
Crum, George, 1926- (Conductor)
Ambrose, Kay (Costume designer)
Coyle, Bob (Lighting designer)
Kraemer, Franz, 1914-1999 (Producer)
National Ballet of Canada (Dancer)
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Production company)
Sinclair, Lister (Broadcaster)
Collection

National Ballet of Canada Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1954-04-18
Place: Canada
Publisher: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Table of Contents
Swan lake: Act I, pas de trois [excerpts] (ca. 3 min.) / choreography, Petipa and Ivanov ; music, Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky ; danced by Lilian Jarvis, Angela Leigh, and Raymon Moller. Includes part of female variation, danced under opening credits, and the coda. |||| Gala performance (ca. 27 min.) / choreography, Antony Tudor ; music, Sergey Prokofiev ; danced by Celia Franca (Russian ballerina), Lois Smith (Italian ballerina), Irene Apinée (French ballerina), David Adams (Italian cavalier), Jury Gotshalks (French cavalier), and corps de ballet.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8816
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-5485 (former)
Topics
Ballet -- Canada -- 1950-1954
Ballet -- Canada -- 20th century
Genres
Television programs
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Creation/production credits: [Artistic] direction, Celia Franca ; musical direction, George Crum ; sets, Nicoletti ; costumes, Kay Ambrose ; lighting, Bob Coyne.
Venue: Telecast by the Canadian Broadcasting on April 18, 1954.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (30 min.) : sound, black and white ; 3/4 in.
Description
Television debut of the National Ballet of Canada.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY98-F279
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13477094
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 94623a80-85af-0135-45a5-4bd57cb74774
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1954: Created
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Gala performance" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1954. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d7a2c5e1-4015-46f1-9d44-5dfe3cb2fa46

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Gala performance" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d7a2c5e1-4015-46f1-9d44-5dfe3cb2fa46

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1954). Gala performance Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d7a2c5e1-4015-46f1-9d44-5dfe3cb2fa46

Wikipedia Citation

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Gala performance