The unicorn, the gorgon and the manticore

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Title

The unicorn, the gorgon and the manticore

Collection

John Butler Video Archive

Names

Nativo, Marga (Dancer)
Bruno, Francesco (Dancer)
Butler, John, 1920-1993 (Choreographer)
Menotti, Gian Carlo, 1911-2007 (Composer)
Chittaro, Linda (Designer)
Balletto del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (Dancer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1980-01-29

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8229

Subjects

Menotti, Gian Carlo, 1911-2007. Unicorn, the gorgon, and the manticore
Ballet -- Italy

Genres

Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances
Music

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: [presented by] Balletto del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino ; choreography by John Butler ; music by Gian-Carlo Menotti.
Content: Title [in Italian], credits, date, performing company, and leading dancers from original container.
Content: Tape also contains footage of an unidentified ballet to Prokofiev's Classical symphony (unstable image, ca. 16 min.), recorded in 1978.
Creation/Production Credits: Scenery and costumes, Linda Chitarro [i.e., Chittaro].
Performers: Danced by the Balletto del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino: Marga Nativo, Francesco Bruno, and others.
Venue: Videotaped in performance in Florence, Italy, on Janaury 29, 1980.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (62 min.) : sound, black and white ; 3/4 in.

Languages

Italian

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY98-F3235
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b13912033
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): fd4a11f0-9461-0138-4011-3362da921d4d

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Moving Image

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MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The unicorn, the gorgon and the manticore" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1978. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fd4a11f0-9461-0138-4011-3362da921d4d

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1978). The unicorn, the gorgon and the manticore Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fd4a11f0-9461-0138-4011-3362da921d4d

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The unicorn, the gorgon and the manticore" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 12, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fd4a11f0-9461-0138-4011-3362da921d4d

Wikipedia citation

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