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The Royal Ballet in Symphonic variations

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Edmée Wood Video Archive

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The Royal Ballet in Symphonic variations

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Title
The Royal Ballet in Symphonic variations
Additional title: Symphonic variations (Choreographic work : Ashton)
Additional title: Royal Ballet in rehearsal: Symphonic variations
Names
Ashton, Frederick, Sir, 1904-1988 (Choreographer)
Fedorovitch, Sophie (Costume designer)
Fedorovitch, Sophie (Set designer)
Wood, Edmée (Cinematographer)
Fonteyn, Margot, 1919-1991 (Dancer)
Somes, Michael, 1917-1994 (Dancer)
Lindsay, Rosemary (Dancer)
Page, Annette (Dancer)
Trecu, Pirmin (Dancer)
Shaw, Brian (Dancer)
Royal Ballet (Performer)
Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation (Funder)
Collection

Edmée Wood Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1958 (Questionable)
Table of Contents
Symphonic variations (ca. 18 min.) -- [Three close-up sections] (3 min.).
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 1730
Shelf locator: *MGZHB 8-1355
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Statement of responsibility: choreography by Frederick Ashton ; music by César Franck ; decor and costumes by Sophie Fedorovitch ; performed by The Royal Ballet.
Date: British Film Institute catalog record lists the performance year as 1958. The New York Public Library information lists the performance year as 1959.
Conservation history: British Film Institute's Film & TV database lists the title as: Royal Ballet in rehearsal: Symphonic variations.
Creation/production credits: Photography by Edmée Wood Films ; piano, Jean Gilbert.
Performers: Performed by The Royal Ballet: Margot Fonteyn, Michael Somes, Rosemary Lindsay, Brian Shaw, Annette Page, Pirmin Trecu.
Venue: Filmed at rehearsal in practice clothes in 1958 or 1959.
Funding: Transferred to video and cataloged with funds provided by the Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation.
Physical Description
Film reel
Extent: 1 film reel (21 min.) : sound, color ; 16 mm
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
Other local Identifier: Edmee Wood Collection
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b18031285
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f3e45e00-f87d-0130-d098-3c075448cc4b
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

  • 1904: Creator Born
  • 1958: Issued
  • 1988: Creator Died
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2021: Found by you!
  • 2022

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The Royal Ballet in Symphonic variations" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1958. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f4c90360-f87d-0130-2978-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The Royal Ballet in Symphonic variations" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 21, 2021. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f4c90360-f87d-0130-2978-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1958). The Royal Ballet in Symphonic variations Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f4c90360-f87d-0130-2978-3c075448cc4b

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The Royal Ballet in Symphonic variations