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Perspectives of Maurice Béjart

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Title
Perspectives of Maurice Béjart
Additional title: Rite of spring (Choreographic work : Béjart)
Additional title: Bhakti (Choreographic work : Béjart)
Additional title: Vainqueurs (Choreographic work : Béjart)
Additional title: Baudelaire (Choreographic work : Béjart)
Additional title: Variations pour une porte et un soupir (Choreographic work : Béjart)
Additional title: Cygne (Choreographic work : Béjart)
Additional title: Voyage (Choreographic work : Béjart)
Names
Béjart, Maurice (Interviewee)
Bowers, Faubion, 1917-1999 (Host)
Donn, Jorge (Dancer)
Bortoluzzi, Paolo, 1938- (Dancer)
Bari, Tania (Dancer)
Asakawa, Hitomi (Dancer)
Gielgud, Maina, 1945- (Dancer)
Brockway, Merrill (Producer)
Brockway, Merrill (Director)
Ballet du XXe siècle (Belgium) (Dancer)
Béjart, Maurice (Choreographer)
Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1971-01
Table of Contents
Part I. Interview with Béjart by Bowers and excerpts of rehearsals and performances of The rite of spring, Bhakti (Bortoluzzi and Asakawa), Les vainqueurs (Donn and Bari) -- Part II. Interview with Béjart continued, with excerpts of rehearsals and performances of Baudelaire, Variations pour une porte et un soupir (Gielgud), Cygne (Bortoluzzi), Le voyage (Donn).
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 7816
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-745 (former)
Genres
Television programs
Interviews
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Content: Telecast in two parts on WCBS-TV's Camera Three program on Jan. 17 and 24, 1971. Producer/Director: Merrill Brockway. Narrator: James Macandrew. Host: Faubion Bowers. Choreography: Maurice Béjart.
Performers: Performed by members of the Ballet du XXe Siècle featuring Jorge Donn, Paolo Bortoluzzi, Tania Bari, Hitomi Asakawa, and Maina Gielgud.
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) (60 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY817025629-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12159296
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e1e42dc0-8042-0135-5ab7-0ed85fd1c1ec
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

  • 1971: Created
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Perspectives of Maurice Béjart" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1971. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e1e42dc0-8042-0135-5ab7-0ed85fd1c1ec

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Perspectives of Maurice Béjart" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e1e42dc0-8042-0135-5ab7-0ed85fd1c1ec

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1971). Perspectives of Maurice Béjart Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e1e42dc0-8042-0135-5ab7-0ed85fd1c1ec

Wikipedia Citation

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Perspectives of Maurice Béjart