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Romeo and Juliet. Balcony scene pas de deux

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Rudolf Nureyev Video Archive

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Romeo and Juliet. Balcony scene pas de deux

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Title
Romeo and Juliet. Balcony scene pas de deux
Additional title: Romeo and Juliet (Choreographic work : MacMillan)
Names
Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993 (Dancer)
Seymour, Lynn, 1939- (Dancer)
Sibley, Antoinette (Dancer)
Dowell, Anthony (Dancer)
Park, Merle (Dancer)
McLeary, Donald (Dancer)
MacMillan, Kenneth (Choreographer)
Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953 (Composer)
Royal Ballet (Dancer)
Collection

Rudolf Nureyev Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1970 - 1979 (Approximate)
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 5085
Shelf locator: *MGZIA 4-4157 RNC (former)
Topics
Pas de deux
Ballets -- Excerpts
Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953. Romeo i Dzhulʹetta (Ballet)
Ballet
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Statement of responsibility: choreography by Kenneth MacMillan ; music by Sergey Prokofiev.
Content: Accompanied by data sheet.
Performers: Danced by members of the Royal Ballet. Dancers in order of appearance: Antoinette Sibley and Anthony Dowell ; Lynn Seymour and Rudolf Nureyev ; Merle Park (?) and Donald McLeary (?) ; unidentified couple.
Venue: Filmed onstage, with piano accompaniment, location and date not identified.
Physical Description
Film reel
Extent: 1 film reel (14 min.) : sound, color ; 16 mm
Description
According to ballerina Lynn Seymour, this film was shot for an exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The balcony scene pas de deux of Romeo and Juliet is filmed twice, the first time featuring four couples in succession, one dissolving into another. The second filming is danced only by Lynn Seymour and Rudolf Nureyev.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY01-F477
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15343403
AMI Identifier: *MGZIDF 5085
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f24f5480-b3a4-0136-70c3-298c8a5a7f33
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1938: Creator Born
  • 1970: Created (Approximate)
  • 1993: Creator Died
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Romeo and Juliet. Balcony scene pas de deux" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1970 - 1979. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/935b79f7-6199-41ff-8e96-eecf101373db

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Romeo and Juliet. Balcony scene pas de deux" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/935b79f7-6199-41ff-8e96-eecf101373db

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1970 - 1979). Romeo and Juliet. Balcony scene pas de deux Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/935b79f7-6199-41ff-8e96-eecf101373db

Wikipedia Citation

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Romeo and Juliet. Balcony scene pas de deux