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Les sylphides [excerpts]

Title
Les sylphides [excerpts] [videorecording] / [presented by] the Royal Ballet ; choreography by Michel Fokine.
Publication
[1962?]

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Additional Authors
  • Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993
  • Chauviré, Yvette, 1917-
  • Fokine, Michel, 1880-1942
  • Royal Ballet.
  • DHCA.
Description
1 videocassette (15 min.) : si., b&w PAL; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Summary
Excerpts from the ballet. The first segment (ca. 5 min.) is a close shot of the male variation ; part of the prelude, danced by Chauviré ; the pas de deux ; and the beginning of the final waltz. The camera loses focus during the pas de deux. The second segment (ca. 2 min.) is a wide shot of the male variation and part of the prelude. The third segment (ca. 8 min.) is a wide shot of the opening nocturne and the beginning of the male variation.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Rudolf Nureyev Foundation.
Series Statement
Rudolf Nureyev Collection.
Uniform Title
Sylphides (Choreographic work : Fokin)
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
  • Motion pictures.
Note
  • Accompanied by data sheet.
Event (note)
  • Filmed in stage rehearsal at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, ca. 1962. The principal dancers are in costume ; other dancers are in rehearsal clothes.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-4027 RNC
OCLC
NYPY00-F659
Title
Les sylphides [excerpts] [videorecording] / [presented by] the Royal Ballet ; choreography by Michel Fokine.
Imprint
[1962?]
Country of Producing Entity
U.K.
Series
Rudolf Nureyev Collection.
Event
Filmed in stage rehearsal at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, ca. 1962. The principal dancers are in costume ; other dancers are in rehearsal clothes.
Performer
Danced by Yvette Chauviré and Rudolf Nureyev with members of the Royal Ballet.
Added Author
Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993, dancer.
Chauviré, Yvette, 1917- dancer.
Fokine, Michel, 1880-1942, choreographer.
Royal Ballet.
DHCA.
Added Title
Sylphides (Choreographic work : Fokin)
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-4027 RNC
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