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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Title
Over Sonia Gaskell
Names
Gaskell, Sonia (Interviewee)
Egorova, Lubov Nikolaevna, 1880-1972 (Teacher)
Dantzig, Rudi van (Interviewee)
Kassies-van Oven, Louki (Director)
Schultink, Joop (Interviewee)
Weetering, Conrad van de (Interviewee)
Manen, Hans van, 1932- (Interviewee)
Flier, Jaap (Interviewee)
Bije, Willy de la (Interviewee)
Radius, Alexandra (Interviewee)
Bank, Wilbert (Director)
Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1977
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 1530
Topics
Gaskell, Sonia
Nationale Ballet (Netherlands)
Ballet -- Netherlands
Dance -- Netherlands -- 20th century
Genres
Motion pictures
Documentary films
Filmed dance
Interviews
Filmed performances
Television programs
Notes
Content: Part of the series, Dansen in Nederland, 1900-1970.
Creation/production credits: Produced by Theaterschool Amsterdam in collaboration with the Centraal Dansberaad, the Hague. Directed by Wilbert Bank, Jan Kassies, Louki van Oven, and Eefje van Schaik.
Language: Titles and narration in Dutch. English transcript available (in: *MGZR Television. Dansen in Nederland, 1900-1970).
Citation/reference: For other parts of this series, see: *MGZIC 9-263.
Content: Part I (22 min.) is about Sonia Gaskell's youth in Russia and her years in Palestine and Paris. Includes film footage of Lubov Egorova teaching a ballet class (ca. 1969 at about age 89).
Content: Part II (45 min.) concerns her emigration in 1938 to Holland, her career there as a teacher and choreographer, and the formation of the Nederlands Ballet in 1954.
Content: Part III (56 min.) continues with the evolution of Dutch ballet and the formation of the National Ballet in 1961 with Gaskell as artistic director.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 3 videocassettes (U-matic) (123 min.) : sound, black and white ; 3/4 in.
Description
Documentary about Sonia Gaskell, founder of the Netherlands Ballet. Chiefly still photographs, with numerous short film segments and interviews with Sonia Gaskell (taped in 1967), Rudi van Dantzig, Louki van Oven, Joop Schultink, Conrad van de Weetering, Hans van Manen, Jaap Flier, Willy de la Bye, and Alexandra Radius.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
Dutch, Flemish
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12163955
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7da4e2e0-0826-0131-9599-3c075448cc4b
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.

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  • 1977: Created
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Over Sonia Gaskell" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1977. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ec673c50-0379-0131-71c6-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Over Sonia Gaskell" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ec673c50-0379-0131-71c6-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1977). Over Sonia Gaskell Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ec673c50-0379-0131-71c6-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia Citation

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Over Sonia Gaskell