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Mother Goose: excerpts

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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New York City Ballet Video Archive

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Title
Mother Goose: excerpts
Additional title: Mother Goose (Choreographic work : Robbins)
Names
Koolish, Deborah (Dancer)
Hoskinson, Richard (Dancer)
Neary, Colleen (Dancer)
Jolley, Jay (Dancer)
Peters, Delia (Dancer)
Aasen, Muriel (Dancer)
Duell, Daniel (Dancer)
Ravel, Maurice, 1875-1937 (Composer)
Robbins, Jerome (Choreographer)
New York City Ballet (Performer)
Collection

New York City Ballet Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1975
Table of Contents
Rehearsal on 6/25/75: Beauty and the beast pas de deux danced by Koolish and Hoskinson. Hop o'my thumb story, danced by Tom Abbott (stand-in for child dancer), Jean-Pierre Frohlich, Richard Tanner, David Richardson, Richard Dryden, Jolley, and Bryan Pitts. Laideronette story, danced by Neary, Jolley, Elyse Flagg, Laura Flagg, Pitts, and Frohlich (stand-in for Tracy Bennett). - Rehearsal of "transitions" on 7/18/75: Opening of ballet, with Pitts standing in for Story teller. Sleeping beauty story, danced by Aasen (?) as Princess Florine, Peters as the Good Fairy, Abbott (stand-in) as the Bad Fairy, and ensemble. Laideronette story, with same cast as above, plus ensemble. Awakening of the sleeping beauty, with Abbott, Daniel Duell as Prince Charming, and ensemble. - Rehearsal, date uncertain: excerpt from Sleeping beauty story, danced by Peters and two couples.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 7605
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-1795 (former)
Genres
Filmed dance
Notes
Performers: Performed by members of the New York City Ballet: Deborah Koolish, Richard Hoskinson, Colleen Neary, Jay Jolley, Muriel Aasen (?), Delia Peters, Daniel Duell, and others.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Videotape reel
Extent: 2 videotape reels (61 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.
Description
Three rehearsals in the studio, in rehearsal clothes with piano accompaniment. Spoken credits on tape after first rehearsal, which took place on 6/25/75. Second rehearsal on 7/18/75. Date of third rehearsal is uncertain.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY896025484-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12167414
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b1f18a90-7b8e-0135-84a0-7796485e4d6a
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

  • 1975: Created
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Mother Goose" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1975. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ee68b6b8-5e88-4dc6-beda-e2c94f2e5bf8

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Mother Goose" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ee68b6b8-5e88-4dc6-beda-e2c94f2e5bf8

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1975). Mother Goose Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ee68b6b8-5e88-4dc6-beda-e2c94f2e5bf8

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Mother Goose