Don Quixote : television broadcast, 1972
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Title
Don Quixote : television broadcast, 1972
Collection
Mikhail Baryshnikov Video Archive
Names
Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948- (Dancer)
Komleva, Gabriėla Trofimovna (Dancer)
Shirokov, Viktor (Conductor)
Ishida, Taneo (Commentator)
Gorskiĭ, Aleksandr Alekseevich, 1871-1924 (Choreographer)
Leningradskiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ akademicheskiĭ teatr opery i baleta imeni S.M. Kirova (Performer)
Nihon Hōsō Kyōkai (Broadcaster)
Tōkyō Firuhāmonī Kōkyō Gakudan (Performer)
Tōkyō Bunka Kaikan (Host)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1972
Library Location
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 14
Subjects
Dance
Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948-
Ballets
Minkus, L., 1826-1917. Don Quixote
Ballet
Genres
Filmed Performances
Filmed Dance
Music
Television Programs
Notes
Content: Title and date taken from handwritten label on cassette.
Content: Program begins in mid-commentary with credits in Japanese.
Content: Includes running commentary and post-performance analysis in Japanese.
Creation/Production Credits: Viktor Shirokov, conductor; Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, performers; Taneo Ishida, Toshiyuki Kashima, commentators.
Performers: Mikhail Baryshnikov, Gabriėla Komleva, dancers; Kirov Ballet; performers.
Venue: Broadcast 1972 NHK, Tokyo, Japan.
Acquisition: Gift; Mikhail Baryshnikov, 2011.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (112 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Abstract
A broadcast of a 1972 performance of "Don Quixote" at Tōkyō Bunka Kaikan by Mikhail Baryshnikov, Gabriėla Komleva, and the Kirov Ballet. The score is conducted by Viktor Shirokov with the Tokyo Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra. Commentary and post-performace analysis by Taneo Ishida and Toshiyuki Kashima includes a discussion on the quality of Soviet ballet and the appeal of this work, as well as praise for Baryshnikov's perfornance.
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Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b19832085
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f37db7c0-f870-0130-d1fe-3c075448cc4b
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Don Quixote : television broadcast, 1972" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1972. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f37db7c0-f870-0130-d1fe-3c075448cc4b
APA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1972). Don Quixote : television broadcast, 1972 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f37db7c0-f870-0130-d1fe-3c075448cc4b
Chicago/Turabian Format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Don Quixote : television broadcast, 1972" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 11, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f37db7c0-f870-0130-d1fe-3c075448cc4b
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