Solo dances: rehearsal, [spring, 1978]
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Title
Solo dances: rehearsal, [spring, 1978]
Collection
Names
Robbins, Jerome (Director)
D'Amboise, Christopher (Dancer)
Telemann, Georg Philipp, 1681-1767 (Composer)
New York City Ballet (Event place)
Robbins, Jerome (Choreographer)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1978
Library Location
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 4629
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Notes
Content: Title from original container.
Venue: Videotaped in New York City Ballet studio rehearsal, in rehearsal clothes, with piano accompaniment, in New York City, in spring 1978.
Funding: Preservation made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Biographical/Historical: A sketch book, which premiered June 8, 1978, was made up of excerpts from works in progress by Jerome Robbins and Peter Martins. One of Robbins's contributions was a solo, danced by Daniel Duell, set to the Fantasy for unaccompanied violin by Telemann. The program note for this piece stated, "This is the first of three soli, each to a different instrument by a different dancer, and will conclude with a trio for all." The projected ballet was never performed.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 videocassette (Betacam SP) (5 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.
Abstract
Jerome Robbins directs a rehearsal of a choreographic work in progress set to three variations for solo flute by Telemann. This piece may be one of the solos from a projected ballet made up of three solos for different dancers, all set to unaccompanied instrumental works. Another of these solos was performed as part of A sketch book in 1978. At the beginning of the tape, three unidentified male dancers practice tours en l'air under Robbins's observation.
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RLIN/OCLC: NYPT03-F326
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b15788918
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e9ad2950-7698-0138-607b-0797b3db8974
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Solo dances: rehearsal, [spring, 1978]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1978. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e9ad2950-7698-0138-607b-0797b3db8974
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1978). Solo dances: rehearsal, [spring, 1978] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e9ad2950-7698-0138-607b-0797b3db8974
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Solo dances: rehearsal, [spring, 1978]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 7, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e9ad2950-7698-0138-607b-0797b3db8974
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