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Nureyev making-up for Petrouchka

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Dance in America Video Archive

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Nureyev making-up for Petrouchka

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Title
Nureyev making-up for Petrouchka
Names
Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993 (Commentator)
Venza, Jac (Commentator)
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.) (Production company)
Collection

Dance in America Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1980-09-09
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 7480
Topics
Great performances (WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.))
Petrouchka (Choreographic work : Fokine)
Theatrical makeup
Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993
Joffrey, Robert
Ardolino, Emile
Genres
Television programs
Televised dance
Notes
Content: Title from information provided by donor.
Content: Unedited footage with time-code at lower left.
Venue: Videotaped at the Opryland Production Center in Nashville, Tennessee, on September 9, 1980, during the recording of WNET/Thirteen's Dance in America program In tribute to Nijinsky, danced by the Joffrey Ballet. For the completed program, see *MGZIC 9-245 In tribute to Nijinsky.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (17 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Description
Rudolf Nureyev applies make-up for the title role of Michel Fokine's Petrouchka. Nureyev says little during the process, although he converses briefly with Jac Venza, executive producer for Great Performances. This sequence (ca. 12 min.) is followed by ca. 5 min. of footage recorded on the soundstage, where producer/director Emile Ardolino is seen working with the television crew. Robert Joffrey, director of the Joffrey Ballet, also appears briefly on camera.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY95-F636
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12319771
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f860a610-8676-0138-9a8b-397c3a786b9d
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
  • 1980: Created
  • 1993: Creator Died
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Nureyev making-up for Petrouchka" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1980. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b183a82b-0f4f-4419-ac6f-f03dcb775960

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Nureyev making-up for Petrouchka" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b183a82b-0f4f-4419-ac6f-f03dcb775960

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1980). Nureyev making-up for Petrouchka Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b183a82b-0f4f-4419-ac6f-f03dcb775960

Wikipedia Citation

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Nureyev making-up for Petrouchka