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The nutcracker: Act I: excerpt

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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New York City Ballet Video Archive

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The nutcracker: Act I: excerpt

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Title
The nutcracker: Act I: excerpt
Additional title: Nutcracker (Choreographic work : Balanchine after Ivanov)
Names
Balanchine, George (Choreographer)
Richardson, David, 1943 Mar. 2- (Teacher)
Karinska, Barbara (Costume designer)
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893 (Composer)
New York City Ballet (Performer)
Collection

New York City Ballet Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1981-12-02
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 7017
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-1818 (former)
Topics
Rehearsals
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Filmed dance
Notes
Content: Rehearsal onstage with sets, in costume with piano accompaniment, December 2, 1981.
Creation/production credits: Choreography: George Balanchine after Lev Ivanov. Music: Peter Tchaikovsky. Scenery/lighting: Rouben Ter-Arutunian. Costumes: Karinska.
Performers: Performed by the New York City Ballet and students of the School of American Ballet.
Content: Act I is played until death of mouse king. Numerous interruptions for choreographic, musical, and technical adjustments; repetitions of some sections. Balanchine's voice is occasionally heard from the audience; David Richardson appears onstage to supervise child dancers.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Videotape reel
Extent: 1 videotape reel (63 min.) : sound, silent, black and white ; 1/2 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY896025890-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12167431
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0e4e3a60-7bb2-0135-b30f-6d1afbaf481c
Rights Statement
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  • 1981: Created
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The nutcracker: Act I: excerpt" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1981. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9713e60d-5911-400e-91c6-6aa60d7d2cd4

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The nutcracker: Act I: excerpt" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 27, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9713e60d-5911-400e-91c6-6aa60d7d2cd4

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1981). The nutcracker: Act I: excerpt Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9713e60d-5911-400e-91c6-6aa60d7d2cd4

Wikipedia Citation

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The nutcracker: Act I: excerpt