Research Catalog

Title

Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo [videorecording]

Publication

[1941-1955]

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Danilova, Alexandra, 1907-1997
• Franklin, Frederic, 1914-2013
• Massine, Leonide, 1896-1979
• Toumanova, Tamara
• Tallchief, Maria
• Slavin, Eugene
• Chouteau, Yvonne
• Danielian, Leon, 1920-1997
• Borowska, Irina
• Howard, Alan, 1930-
• Novak, Nina
• Lamont, Deni
• Demari, Tarry
• Moreno, Víctor
• Tyven, Gertrude, -1966
• Alonso, Alicia, 1920-2019
• Youskevitch, Igor, 1912-1994
• Boris, Ruthanna
• Barzel, Ann
• Balanchine, George
• Cobos, Antonia
• Petipa, Marius, 1818-1910
• Rosen, Heinz
• Shvetzov, Igorʹ Aleksandrovich, 1904-1982

Description

1 videocassette (U-matic, NTSC) (51 min.) : si., b&w and col.; 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

Ann Barzel Collection.

Uniform Title

• Saratoga (Choreographic work : Massine)
• Ballet imperial (Choreographic work : Balanchine)
• Harold in Italy (Choreographic work : Massine)
• Mikado (Choreographic work : Cobos)
• Sleeping beauty (Choreographic work : Petipa, M). Bluebird pas de deux.
• Coppélia (Choreographic work : Sergeev, N after Cecchetti, Ivanov and Petipa, M)
• Swan lake (Choreographic work). Black swan pas de deux.
• Beau Danube (Choreographic work : Massine)
• Lady and the unicorn (Choreographic work : Rosen, H)
• Red poppy (Choreographic work : Shvetzov)

Note

• Ballet excerpts filmed in performance by Ann Barzel.
• Performed by the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo.

Contents

• Saratoga (approx. 4 min., b&w). Chor: Léonide Massine. Filmed ca. 1941, wide and close shots. Perf. by Alexandra Danilova (young girl), Frederic Franklin (jockey), Nicolas Beresoff (?) (rich man), Massine and Tamara Toumanova [in blackface] (cakewalk), others. -- Ballet imperial (approx. 2 min., b&w). Chor: George Balanchine. Filmed ca. 1954. Perf. by Maria Tallchief, Eugene Slavin, Yvonne Chouteau, others. -- Harold in Italy (approx. 14 min., b&w). Chor: Massine. Filmed in 1954; close and wide shots. Perf. by Leon Danielian/Frederic Franklin (Harold), Irina Borowska and Alan Howard (happy couple), Chouteau (pilgrim), Tarry Demari (simpleton), Nina Novak and Deni Lamont (shepherds), Victor Moreno (brigand), Gertrude Tyven (captive), others. -- The Mikado (approx. 9 min., b&w and color). Chor: Antonia Cobos. Filmed in 1955; close and wide shots. Perf. by Alan Howard (Nanki-poo), Irina Borowska (Yum-yum), Franklin (Katisha), others. -- Bluebird pas de deux (approx. 1 min., color). Chor: Marius Petipa. Filmed ca. 1955. Perf. by Gertrude Tyven and Alan Howard. -- Coppélia (approx. 3 min., b&w and color). Chor: Nicholas Sergeyev after Petipa; mazurka restaged by Nina Novak. Filmed in 1955. Perf. by Novak (Swanhilda), Franklin (Frantz), Borowska (Dawn), Chouteau (Prayer), others. -- Black swan pas de deux (approx. 2 min., color). Chor: Petipa. Filmed ca. 1955. Perf. by Tyven and Victor Moreno. -- Le beau Danube
• (approx. 1 min., color). Chor: Massine. Filmed ca. 1955. Perf. by Frederic Franklin/Eugene Slavin (hussar), Yvonne Chouteau (daughter), Irina Borowska (street dancer), others. -- La dame à la licorne (approx. 5 min., b&w). Chor: Heinz Rosen. Filmed ca. 1955; close and wide shots. Perf. by Nina Novak (white unicorn), Irina Borowska (the lady), Igor Youskevitch/Frederic Franklin (knight), others. -- Black swan pas de deux (approx. 5 min., color). Chor: Petipa. Filmed ca. 1955. Perf. by Alicia Alonso and Igor Youskevitch. A second ballerina (Melissa Hayden?, probably in a Ballet Theatre production) is briefly seen in the female variation and coda (fouettés) at the end of this segment. -- The red poppy (approx. 5 min., color). Chor: Igor Shvetzov. Filmed ca. 1943. Perf. by Danilova (Tai-hoa), Franklin (Russian sailor), Youskevitch (ribbon dancer), Ruthanna Boris (dancer on the golden platter), others.

Call Number

*MGZIC 9-3595

OCLC

NYPY936028821-F

Title

Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo [videorecording]

Imprint

[1941-1955]

Local Subject

Ballet in motion pictures. Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo.

Added Author

Danilova, Alexandra, 1907-1997, dancer.

Franklin, Frederic, 1914-2013, dancer.

Massine, Leonide, 1896-1979, choreographer, dancer.

Toumanova, Tamara, dancer.

Tallchief, Maria, dancer.

Slavin, Eugene, dancer.

Chouteau, Yvonne, dancer.

Danielian, Leon, 1920-1997, dancer.

Borowska, Irina, dancer.

Howard, Alan, 1930- dancer.

Novak, Nina, dancer.

Lamont, Deni, dancer.

Demari, Tarry, dancer.

Moreno, Víctor, dancer.

Tyven, Gertrude, -1966, dancer.

Alonso, Alicia, 1920-2019, dancer.

Youskevitch, Igor, 1912-1994, dancer.

Boris, Ruthanna, dancer.

Barzel, Ann, cinematogapher.

Balanchine, George, choreographer.

Cobos, Antonia, choreographer.

Petipa, Marius, 1818-1910, choreographer.

Rosen, Heinz, choreographer.

Shvetzov, Igorʹ Aleksandrovich, 1904-1982, choreographer.

Added Title

Saratoga (Choreographic work : Massine)

Ballet imperial (Choreographic work : Balanchine)

Harold in Italy (Choreographic work : Massine)

Mikado (Choreographic work : Cobos)

Sleeping beauty (Choreographic work : Petipa, M). Bluebird pas de deux.

Coppélia (Choreographic work : Sergeev, N after Cecchetti, Ivanov and Petipa, M)

Swan lake (Choreographic work). Black swan pas de deux.

Beau Danube (Choreographic work : Massine)

Lady and the unicorn (Choreographic work : Rosen, H)

Red poppy (Choreographic work : Shvetzov)

Research Call Number

*MGZIC 9-3595

*MGZHB 12-2520 Additional copy; 1 film reel (1139 ft.) ; 16 mm.