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Royal Ballet

Title
Royal Ballet [videorecording] / photographed by Michael Truppin.
Publication
1967-1969, c1995.

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Fonteyn, Margot, 1919-1991
  • Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993
  • Park, Merle
  • Mason, Kenneth
  • Mead, Robert, 1940-1988
  • Hynd, Ronald
  • Rencher, Derek
  • Larsen, Gerd
  • Somes, Michael, 1917-1994
  • Parkinson, Georgina
  • Mason, Monica
  • Bergsma, Deanne
  • Eyre, Rosalind
  • Rosson, Keith
  • MacMillan, Kenneth
  • Ashton, Frederick, 1904-1988
  • Georgiadis, Nicholas, 1923-2001.
  • Petipa, Marius, 1818-1910
  • Ivanov, Lev, 1834-1901
  • Helpmann, Robert, Sir, 1909-1986.
  • Toms, Carl.
  • Truppin, Michael.
  • Lepercq, Paul Adolphe, 1922-
  • Royal Ballet.
  • New York Public Library. Dance Collection.
  • DHCA.
Description
  • 1 streaming video file (44 min., 9 sec.) : si., col.; 1/2 in.
  • 1 videocassette (Betacam SP, NTSC) (44 min.) : si., col. ;
Donor/Sponsor
Donated in memory of Michael Truppin.
Series Statement
Through the lens of Michael Truppin.
Uniform Title
  • Romeo and Juliet (Choreographic work : MacMillan)
  • Swan lake (Choreographic work : Ashton after Ivanov and Petipa, M)
  • Corsair (Choreographic work : Nureyev after Petipa, M). Pas de deux.
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Motion pictures.
Note
  • Title from information provided by donor.
  • Silent films originally photographed in 1967 and 1969 ; compiled and transferred to videotape with titles added in 1995 by the Dance Collection.
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming video file online only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Performer (note)
  • Danced by the Royal Ballet.
Event (note)
  • Filmed in performance at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, in 1967 and 1969 (see below).
Funding (note)
  • Preservation of these films photographed by Dr. Michael Truppin was made possible through the cooperation of Andrea Truppin, Nicola Truppin, Dr. Ada Truppin, and the Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image of the Dance Collection of The New York Public Library, with the support of Paul Lepercq.
Contents
  • Romeo and Juliet [excerpts] (ca. 20 min.) / filmed in spring 1967 ; choreography, Kenneth MacMillan, to music by Sergei Prokofiev ; scenery and costumes by Nicholas Georgiadis ; danced by Merle Park (Juliet, ballroom scene), Margot Fonteyn (Juliet, bedroom scene), Rudolf Nureyev (Romeo), Kenneth Mason (Mercutio), Robert Mead (Benvolio), Ronald Hynd (Tybalt), Derek Rencher (Paris), Michael Somes (Lord Capulet), Georgina Parkinson (Lady Capulet), Gerd Larsen (Nurse), Monica Mason, Deanne Bergsma, and Rosalind Eyre (three harlots), Keith Rosson (mandolin dance), and the company.
  • Swan lake: Act II [ballroom scene, Black swan pas de deux] [excerpts] (ca. 7 min.) / filmed on May 28, 1967 ; choreography, Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, with new and additional choreography by Frederick Ashton and Rudolf Nureyev, to music by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky ; production devised and staged by Robert Helpmann ; scenery and costumes, Carl Toms ; danced by Margot Fonteyn (Odile), Rudolf Nureyev (Prince Siegfried), Keith Rosson (Rothbart), Gerd Larsen (the Queen Mother), and the company.
  • Pas de deux from Le corsaire [excerpts] (ca. 7 min.) / filmed in spring 1969 ; choreography, Marius Petipa, to music by Riccardo Drigo and Ludwig Minkus ; danced by Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev.
Call Number
*MGZIDF 9396
OCLC
NYPY96-F340
Title
Royal Ballet [videorecording] / photographed by Michael Truppin.
Imprint
1967-1969, c1995.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Series
Through the lens of Michael Truppin.
Performer
Danced by the Royal Ballet.
Event
Filmed in performance at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, in 1967 and 1969 (see below).
Funding
Preservation of these films photographed by Dr. Michael Truppin was made possible through the cooperation of Andrea Truppin, Nicola Truppin, Dr. Ada Truppin, and the Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image of the Dance Collection of The New York Public Library, with the support of Paul Lepercq.
Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming video file online only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Local Note
Former call number: *MGZIC 9-5022.
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Added Author
Fonteyn, Margot, 1919-1991, dancer.
Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993, dancer, choreographer.
Park, Merle, dancer.
Mason, Kenneth, dancer.
Mead, Robert, 1940-1988, dancer.
Hynd, Ronald, dancer.
Rencher, Derek, dancer.
Larsen, Gerd, dancer.
Somes, Michael, 1917-1994, dancer.
Parkinson, Georgina, dancer.
Mason, Monica, dancer.
Bergsma, Deanne, dancer.
Eyre, Rosalind, dancer.
Rosson, Keith, dancer.
MacMillan, Kenneth, choreographer.
Ashton, Frederick, 1904-1988, choreographer.
Georgiadis, Nicholas, 1923-2001. Designer. Costume designer
Petipa, Marius, 1818-1910, choreographer.
Ivanov, Lev, 1834-1901, choreographer.
Helpmann, Robert, Sir, 1909-1986. Restager
Toms, Carl. Set designer
Toms, Carl. Costume designer
Truppin, Michael. Cinematographer
Lepercq, Paul Adolphe, 1922-
Royal Ballet.
New York Public Library. Dance Collection.
DHCA.
Added Title
Romeo and Juliet (Choreographic work : MacMillan)
Swan lake (Choreographic work : Ashton after Ivanov and Petipa, M)
Corsair (Choreographic work : Nureyev after Petipa, M). Pas de deux.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 9396
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