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The Royal Ballet in Cinderella [ballet in three acts]

Title
The Royal Ballet in Cinderella [electronic resource] : [ballet in three acts] / choreography by Frederick Ashton ; music by Serge Prokofiev ; performed by The Royal Ballet.
Publication
[1971]

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Ashton, Frederick, 1904-1988
  • Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953.
  • Malclès, Jean-Denis.
  • Wood, Edmée.
  • Fonteyn, Margot, 1919-1991
  • Blair, David, 1932-1976
  • Helpmann, Robert, Sir, 1909-1986
  • Page, Annette
  • Grant, Alexander, 1925-2011
  • Royal Ballet.
  • Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation. fnd
Description
3 streaming video files (NTSC) (101 min.) : si., b&w
Uniform Title
Cinderella (Choreographic work : Ashton)
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Note
  • Not found in the British Film Institute's Film & TV database.
  • Poor visual quality; periodically dark.
  • Appendix (disc 2) includes Alexander Grant close-up of solo, Margot Fonteyn arriving at ball, and brief segment of ugly step-sisters duet.
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming video file online only on site at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits (note)
  • [Scenery & costumes by Jean Denis Malcles].
  • Photography by Film Service of Edmée Wood.
Performer (note)
  • Margot Fonteyn [Cinderella] ; David Blair [the prince] ; Frederick Ashton, Robert Helpmann [ugly step-sisters] ; Annette Page [fairy godmother?] ; Alexander Grant [the jester] ; and artists of The Royal Ballet.
Event (note)
  • Filmed in rehearsal with costumes in 1971.
Funding (note)
  • Transferred to video and cataloged with funds provided by the Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation.
System Details (note)
  • Streaming video, transferred from 16mm film via Digital Betacam cassettes.
Contents
Reel 1 (41 min.). Act I -- Reel 2 (39 min.). Act II (ca. 37 min.) ; Appendix (ca. 2 min.) -- Reel 3 (22 min.). [Act III].
Call Number
*MGZIDF 1747
OCLC
320776884
Title
The Royal Ballet in Cinderella [electronic resource] : [ballet in three acts] / choreography by Frederick Ashton ; music by Serge Prokofiev ; performed by The Royal Ballet.
Imprint
[1971]
System Details
Streaming video, transferred from 16mm film via Digital Betacam cassettes.
Cast
Margot Fonteyn [Cinderella] ; David Blair [the prince] ; Frederick Ashton, Robert Helpmann [ugly step-sisters] ; Annette Page [fairy godmother?] ; Alexander Grant [the jester] ; and artists of The Royal Ballet.
Credits
[Scenery & costumes by Jean Denis Malcles].
Photography by Film Service of Edmée Wood.
Event
Filmed in rehearsal with costumes in 1971.
Funding
Transferred to video and cataloged with funds provided by the Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation.
Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming video file online only on site at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Local Note
Former call number: *MGZIDVD 5-4885
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Added Author
Ashton, Frederick, 1904-1988, choreographer.
Ashton, Frederick, 1904-1988, dancer.
Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953. Zolushka.
Malclès, Jean-Denis. Set designer
Malclès, Jean-Denis. Costume designer
Wood, Edmée. Cinematographer
Fonteyn, Margot, 1919-1991, dancer.
Blair, David, 1932-1976, dancer.
Helpmann, Robert, Sir, 1909-1986, dancer.
Page, Annette, dancer.
Grant, Alexander, 1925-2011, dancer.
Royal Ballet.
Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation. Funder
Added Title
Cinderella (Choreographic work : Ashton)
Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 1747
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