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Title
The romantic age
Additional title: Romantic age (Choreographic work : Dolin)
Names
Dolin, Anton (Choreographer)
Dolin, Anton (Dancer)
Jessen, Victor (Cinematographer)
Markova, Alicia, Dame, 1910-2004 (Dancer)
Kriza, John (Dancer)
Mérida, Carlos, 1891-1984 (Scenarist)
Ballard, Lucinda (Costume designer)
Ballet Theatre (New York, N.Y.) (Performer)
Collection

Victor Jessen Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1948 - 1954
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 1702
Topics
Ballet
Jessen, Victor
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Statement of responsibility: choreography, Anton Dolin ; music by Händel, Couperin, Corelli ; [performed by Ballet Theatre].
Content: Brief dance footage before title credits.
Content: Incomplete work; sometimes brief segments overlap with repeated sections from different camera location.
Creation/production credits: Credits partially from book entitled, Without permission by Victor Jessen ; additional credits from the Dance Division's *MGZB Ballet Theatre program (Nov. 1, 1942).
Creation/production credits: Filmmaker, Victor Jessen.
Creation/production credits: Scenery by Carlos Merida ; costumes by Lucinda Ballard.
Performers: Dancers possibly include: Alicia Markova (Elora, a nymph), Karen Conrad (cupid), John Kriza (the faun), Anton Dolin (a youth) and members of Ballet Theatre.
Funding: Transferred from film and cataloged with funds provided by the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation.
Content: Poor visual quality; dark.
Biographical/historical: This film was pieced together by the filmmaker Victor Jessen from multiple performances filmed from various camera angles throughout the theater.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (Digital Betacam) (11 min.) : silent, black and white ; 1/2 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b18147168
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): dc297060-f878-0130-9ab9-3c075448cc4b
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1948: Created (Approximate)
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The romantic age" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1948 - 1954. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/dd1681e0-f878-0130-1403-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The romantic age" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/dd1681e0-f878-0130-1403-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1948 - 1954). The romantic age Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/dd1681e0-f878-0130-1403-3c075448cc4b

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The romantic age