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The Royal Ballet in Enigma variations: in rehearsal

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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The Royal Ballet in Enigma variations

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Title
The Royal Ballet in Enigma variations: in rehearsal
Additional title: Royal Ballet in rehearsal: Enigma variations
Additional title: Enigma variations (Choreographic work : Ashton)
Names
Ashton, Frederick, Sir, 1904-1988 (Choreographer)
Oman, Julia Trevelyan (Set designer)
Oman, Julia Trevelyan (Costume designer)
Wood, Edmée (Cinematographer)
Rencher, Derek (Dancer)
Shaw, Brian, 1928-1992 (Dancer)
Beriosova, Svetlana, 1932- (Dancer)
Holden, Stanley (Dancer)
Grant, Alexander, 1925- (Dancer)
Mead, Robert, 1940-1988 (Dancer)
Lorrayne, Vyvyan (Dancer)
Dowell, Anthony (Dancer)
Parkinson, Georgina (Dancer)
Doyle, Desmond (Dancer)
Jenner, Ann, 1944- (Dancer)
Sleep, Wayne (Dancer)
Edwards, Leslie, 1916-2001 (Dancer)
Bergsma, Deanne (Dancer)
Linton, Patricia (Dancer)
Royal Ballet (Performer)
Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation (Funder)
Collection

Edmée Wood Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1968 (Inferred)
Table of Contents
Enigma variations (ca. 34 min.) -- Appendix (ca. 6 min.).
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 1741
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Creation/production credits: choreography by Frederick Ashton ; music by Edward Elgar ; scenery & costumes by Julia Trevelyan Oman ; performed by The Royal Ballet.
Content: British Film Institute's Film & TV database lists the title as: The Royal Ballet in rehearsal: Enigma variations.
Creation/production credits: Photography by Film Service of Edmée Wood.
Performers: Derek Rencher (Edward Elgar) ; Svetlana Beriosova (the lady-Elgar's wife) ; Stanley Holden (Hew David Steuart-Powell) ; Brian Shaw (Richard Baxter Townshend) ; Alexander Grant (William Meath Baker) ; Robert Mead (Richard P. Arnold) ; Vyvyan Lorrayne (Isabel Fitton) ; Anthony Dowell (Arthur Troyte Griffith) ; Georgina Parkinson (Winifred Norbury) ; Desmond Doyle (A.J. Jaeger, Nimrod) ; Ann Jenner (Dora Penny, Dorabella) ; Wayne Sleep (George Robertson Sinclair) ; Leslie Edwards (Basil G. Nevinson) ; Deanne Bergsma (Lady Mary Lygon) ; Patricia Linton (schoolgirl) ; Lesley Collier, Donald Kirkpatrick (country boy & girl) ; Christine Aitken, Frank Freeman (sailor boy & girl) ; Julie Wood (housekeeper) ; Ronald Plaisted (gardener) ; Gary Sinclaire (the carrier) ; Lois Strike (country woman) ; John Haynes (telegraph boy).
Venue: Filmed in rehearsal with costumes in 1968.
Funding: Transferred to video and cataloged with funds provided by the Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation.
Physical Description
Film reel
Extent: 1 film reel (40 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.
Description
Appendix includes close shot of Wayne Sleep bicycle solo, Anthony Dowell solo, and Patricia Linton as the schoolgirl.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
Other local Identifier: Edmee Wood Collection
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b18038073
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a70a6e50-f87e-0130-4abb-3c075448cc4b
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

  • 1904: Creator Born
  • 1968: Issued
  • 1988: Creator Died
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The Royal Ballet in Enigma variations" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1968. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a8612b70-f87e-0130-85f3-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The Royal Ballet in Enigma variations" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a8612b70-f87e-0130-85f3-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1968). The Royal Ballet in Enigma variations Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a8612b70-f87e-0130-85f3-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia Citation

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The Royal Ballet in Enigma variations