Research Catalog

Gaité parisienne

Title
Gaité parisienne [electronic resource] / choreography, Leonide Massine ; music by [Jacques] Offenbach ; performed by Ballet Russe de Monte Carlos.
Publication
[between 1948 and 1959]

Available Online

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Massine, Leonide, 1896-1979
  • Jessen, Victor.
  • Danilova, Alexandra, 1907-1997
  • Franklin, Frederic, 1914-2013
  • Danielian, Leon, 1920-1997
  • Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo.
Description
4 streaming video files (NTSC) (124 min.) : si., b&w.
Series Statement
Victor Jessen Collection
Uniform Title
Gaîté parisienne (Choreographic work : Massine)
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Note
  • Some cast members change during different performances; for example, Danilova, Franklin and Danielian's roles are sometimes performed by other dancers.
  • Complete work; sometimes brief segments overlap with repeated sections from different camera location.
  • Credits partially from book entitled, Without permission by Victor Jessen ; additional credits from the Dance Division's *MGZB Ballet Theatre program (Apr. 15, 1950).
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming video file online only on site at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits (note)
  • Filmmaker, Victor Jessen.
  • Decor and theme by Count Etienne de Beaumont ; scenery executed by Oreste Allegri ; costumes executed by Mme. Berthe.
Funding (note)
  • Transferred from film and cataloged with funds provided by the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation.
System Details (note)
  • Streaming video, transferred from 16mm reversal print via Digital Betacam cassettes.
Biography (note)
  • This film was pieced together by the filmmaker Victor Jessen from multiple performances filmed from various camera angles throughout several theaters.
Contents
Reel 1 (30 min.) -- Reel 2 (30 min.) -- Reel 3 (32 min.) -- Reel 4 (33 min.).
Call Number
*MGZIDF 1682
OCLC
438187973
Title
Gaité parisienne [electronic resource] / choreography, Leonide Massine ; music by [Jacques] Offenbach ; performed by Ballet Russe de Monte Carlos.
Imprint
[between 1948 and 1959]
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Series
Victor Jessen Collection
System Details
Streaming video, transferred from 16mm reversal print via Digital Betacam cassettes.
Credits
Filmmaker, Victor Jessen.
Decor and theme by Count Etienne de Beaumont ; scenery executed by Oreste Allegri ; costumes executed by Mme. Berthe.
Performer
Dancers include: Alexandra Danilova (the glove seller), Frederic Franklin (the baron), Leon Danielian (the peruvian) and members of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo.
Funding
Transferred from film and cataloged with funds provided by the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation.
Biography
This film was pieced together by the filmmaker Victor Jessen from multiple performances filmed from various camera angles throughout several theaters.
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 5-5274
*MGZHB 8-1995, additional copy; 16mm (4 reels, 3020 ft.). This print is stored for preservation. Use *MGZIDF 1682 instead.
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Added Author
Massine, Leonide, 1896-1979, choreographer.
Jessen, Victor. Cinematographer
Danilova, Alexandra, 1907-1997, dancer.
Franklin, Frederic, 1914-2013, dancer.
Danielian, Leon, 1920-1997, dancer.
Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo.
Added Title
Gaîté parisienne (Choreographic work : Massine)
Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 1682
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