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Title

Swan lake

Collection

National Ballet of Canada Video Archive

Names

Smith, Lois (Dancer)
Adams, David (Dancer)
Moller, Ray (Dancer)
Chojnacki, Marcel (Dancer)
Pope, Betty (Dancer)
Ivings, Jacqueline (Dancer)
Kerval, David (Dancer)
Leigh, Angela (Dancer)
Jarvis, Lilian (Dancer)
Crum, George, 1926- (Conductor)
Morse, Barry, 1918-2008 (Narrator)
Franca, Celia, 1921-2007 (Choreographer)
Ivanov, Lev, 1834-1901 (Choreographer)
Petipa, Marius, 1818-1910 (Choreographer)
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893 (Composer)
Campbell, Norman, 1924-2004 (Producer)
Spaulding, Tom (Designer)
Ambrose, Kay (Costume designer)
Ashworth, Tom (Lighting designer)
National Ballet of Canada (Dancer)
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Production company)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1956-12
Place: Canada
Publisher: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Table Of Contents

Cassette 1 (ca. 62 min.). Act I -- Act II -- Act III (beginning) -- Cassette 2 (ca. 29 min.). Act III (conclusion) -- Act IV.

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8821
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-5492 (former)

Subjects

Ballets -- Canada
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Lebedinoe ozero

Genres

Television Programs
Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: CBC-TV ; produced by Norman Campbell ; artistic direction, Celia Franca ; choreography after Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov ; music by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky.
Creation/Production Credits: Sets, Tom Spaulding ; costumes, Kay Ambrose ; lighting, Tom Ashworth.
Performers: Danced by the National Ballet of Canada: Lois Smith (Odette-Odile, the swan princess), David Adams (Prince Siegfried), Ray Moller (Benno), Marcel Chojnacki (tutor), Betty Pope (peasant girl), Jacqueline Ivings (Princess Mother), David Kerval (Von Rothbart), Angela Leigh and Lilian Jarvis (swan maidens), and corps de ballet.
Venue: Telecast on the program CBC Folio in December 1956.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Physical Description

Extent: 2 videocassettes (U-matic) (91 min.) : sound, black and white ; 3/4 in.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY98-F484
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b13489832
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ebd59c70-85b0-0135-efb6-055e7764565e

Rights

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.

Type Of Resource

Moving Image

Cite this item

MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Swan lake" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ebd59c70-85b0-0135-efb6-055e7764565e

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. Swan lake Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ebd59c70-85b0-0135-efb6-055e7764565e

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Swan lake" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 4, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ebd59c70-85b0-0135-efb6-055e7764565e

Wikipedia citation

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