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Le train bleu: Split screen version

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image Original Documentation

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Le train bleu: Split screen version

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Title
Le train bleu: Split screen version
Additional title: Train bleu (Choreographic work : Nijinska)
Names
New York Public Library. Dance Division (Producer)
Taylor, Jill (Dancer)
Lowe, Michael (Dancer)
Rudisill, Abra (Dancer)
Schwennesen, Don (Dancer)
Nijinska, Bronislava, 1891-1972 (Choreographer)
Dolin, Anton, 1904-1983 (Restager)
Ries, Frank W. D. (Frank William David), 1950- (Restager)
Nijinska, Irina (Restager)
Milhaud, Darius, 1892-1974 (Composer)
Cocteau, Jean, 1889-1963 (Librettist)
Laurens, Henri, 1885-1954 (Designer)
Picasso, Pablo, 1881-1973 (Designer)
Chanel, Coco, 1883-1971 (Costume designer)
Klemm, Robert (Lighting designer)
Millard, Jay (Videographer)
Oakland Ballet Company (Performer)
Collection

Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image Original Documentation

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1990-10-25
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8643
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-2498 (former)
Topics
Rehearsals
Genres
Filmed dance
Notes
Venue: English title: The blue train. Subtitled Operette dansée in one act. Videotaped in dress rehearsal for the Jerome Robbins Archive at Zellerbach Auditorium, the University of California, Berkeley, on October 25, 1990, by Jay Millard, with the assistance of grants from the New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment on the Arts.
Creation/production credits: Choreography: Bronislava Nijinska. Preliminary reconstruction by Sir Anton Dolin and Frank W. D. Ries. Reconstructed, staged and directed by Irina Nijinska and Ries. Music: Darius Milhaud. Libretto: Jean Cocteau. Scenery/curtain: Realized by Ron Steger after the original décor by Henri Laurens and original curtain by Pablo Picasso. Costumes: Realized and constructed by Mario Alonzo and Dale Foster after original designs by Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel. Lighting: Robert Klemm.
Performers: Performed by the Oakland Ballet: Jill Taylor (a tennis champion), Abra Rudisill (Perlouse), Michael Lowe (Beau Gosse), Don Schwennesen (the golfer), with Lorelei Begany, Cynthia Chin, Natalia Eremina, Jeannene Fogel, Kim Gardner, Joy Gim, Karen Jones, Jenna McClintock, Lara Peggs, Marisa Ritter, and Joyce Yagerline (les poules), and Mario Alonzo, Norman Burnett, Gregg Engle, John Lanch, Nathan Hansen-Plount, Michael Ryan, Joral Schmalle, Carlo Sierras, Omar Shabazz, Ron Thiele, and Shigeo Watanabe (les gigolos). Oakland East Bay Symphony, guest conductor Jean-Louis Le Roux.
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 SP) (26 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Description
Rehearsal tape; includes interruptions, intermittent remarks by the conductor, and trouble with the door of the cabana on stage left. For an edited version of this recording, see: *MGZIC 9-2497.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
French
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY916018220-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12169944
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7db04cc0-8b40-0135-3a02-316441d1b64f
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.

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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Le train bleu: Split screen version" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1990. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d8d5ae73-257b-4597-8e33-100864983d94

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Le train bleu: Split screen version" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d8d5ae73-257b-4597-8e33-100864983d94

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1990). Le train bleu: Split screen version Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d8d5ae73-257b-4597-8e33-100864983d94

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Le train bleu: Split screen version