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The Royal Ballet in Persephone: at rehearsal, melodrama in three scenes by Andre Gide

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Title
The Royal Ballet in Persephone: at rehearsal, melodrama in three scenes by Andre Gide
Additional title: Royal Ballet in rehearsal: Persephone
Additional title: Persephone (Choreographic work : Ashton)
Names
Ashton, Frederick, Sir, 1904-1988 (Choreographer)
Ghika, 1906-1994 (Set designer)
Ghika, 1906-1994 (Costume designer)
Wood, Edmée (Cinematographer)
Beriosova, Svetlana, 1932- (Dancer)
Grant, Alexander, 1925- (Dancer)
Rosson, Keith, dancer (Dancer)
Larsen, Gerd (Dancer)
Rencher, Derek (Dancer)
Turp, André (Dancer)
Royal Ballet (Performer)
Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation (Funder)
Collection

Edmée Wood Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1961 (Questionable)
Table of Contents
Reel 1 (39 min.). Scene I: The abduction of Persephone (ca. 14 min.) -- Scene II: Persephone in the underworld (ca. 25 min.) -- Reel 2 (22 min.). Scene III: Persephone reborn (ca. 14 min.) -- Appendix (ca. 8 min.).
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 1744
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Creation/production credits: choreography by Frederick Ashton ; music by Igor Stravinsky ; scenery & costumes by Nico Ghika ; performed by The Royal Ballet.
Date: British Film Institute catalog record lists the performance year as 1961. The New York Public Library information lists the performance year as 1962.
Content: British Film Institute's Film & TV database lists the title as: The Royal Ballet in rehearsal: Persephone.
Content: Poor visual quality; dark.
Creation/production credits: Photography by Film Service of Edmée Wood.
Performers: Svetlana Beriosova (Persephone) ; Alexander Grant (Mercury) ; Keith Rosson (Pluto, King of the underworld) ; Gerd Larsen (Demeter, Mother of Persephone) ; Derek Rencher (Demophoön, Persephone's earthly husband) ; André Turp (Eumolpus, the high priest) ; [Artists of the Royal Ballet] (friends of Persephone, oceanides, nymphs, hours, shades, attendants, adolescents).
Venue: Filmed in rehearsal with costumes in 1961 or 1962.
Funding: Transferred to video and cataloged with funds provided by the Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation.
Physical Description
Film reel
Extent: 2 film reels (59 min.) : silent, black and white ; 16 mm
Description
Appendix includes Pluto and Persephone duet, crowning of Persephone, and Pluto solo.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
Other local Identifier: Edmee Wood Collection
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b18038061
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ce4bc2f0-f87e-0130-b1ba-3c075448cc4b
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

  • 1904: Creator Born
  • 1961: Issued
  • 1988: Creator Died
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The Royal Ballet in Persephone" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1961. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d9076f40-f87e-0130-7c74-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The Royal Ballet in Persephone" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d9076f40-f87e-0130-7c74-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1961). The Royal Ballet in Persephone Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d9076f40-f87e-0130-7c74-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia Citation

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The Royal Ballet in Persephone