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Ballet for skeptics: Excerpt

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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André Eglevsky Video Archive

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Ballet for skeptics

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Title
Ballet for skeptics: Excerpt
Additional title: Maldoror (Choreographic work : Petit, R)
Additional title: Demoiselles de la nuit (Choreographic work : Petit, R)
Names
Petit, Roland, 1924-2011 (Choreographer)
Petit, Roland, 1924-2011 (Director)
Petit, Roland, 1924-2011 (Narrator)
Petit, Roland, 1924-2011 (Dancer)
Jeanmaire, Zizi, 1924- (Dancer)
Beaumont, Tessa (Dancer)
Bonnefoux, Jean-Pierre (Dancer)
Béchade, Jean-Jacques (Dancer)
Jossi, Danièle (Dancer)
Fracci, Carla (Dancer)
Bortoluzzi, Paolo, 1938- (Dancer)
Damase, Jean-Michel, 1928-2013 (Dancer)
Jarre, Maurice (Composer)
Françaix, Jean, 1912-1997 (Composer)
Saint Laurent, Yves (Costume designer)
Anouilh, Jean, 1910-1987 (Librettist)
Lautréamont, comte de, 1846-1870 (Librettist)
Collection

André Eglevsky Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1966-03-11
Table of Contents
DANCE CONTENTS: Demonstration of the choreographer's manipulation of movement phrases. Perf. by Tessa Beaumont and Petit. -- Shrimp cocktail. Perf. by unidentified couple and female ensemble. -- Unidentified duet. Perf. by Jean-Pierre Bonnefous and partner. -- Maldoror: Excerpt. Music: Jarre. Libretto: after the Comte de Lautréamont [pseud. of Isidore Ducasse]. Perf. by Jean-Jacques Béchade (the young man) and female ensemble. -- Maldoror: Excerpt. Rehearsal, in rehearsal clothes onstage with piano accompaniment. Perf. by Petit (Maldoror) and Danièle Jossi (the spider). -- Maldoror: Excerpt. Performance footage. Perf. by Petit and Jossi. -- Pink champagne. Costumes: Yves St. Laurent. Perf. by Renée Jeanmaire and ensemble. -- Les demoiselles de la nuit: Excerpt. Music: Françaix. Libretto: Jean Anouilh. Perf. by Carla Fracci and Paolo Bortoluzzi. This section flawed by severe audio and visual distortion.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8158
Topics
Ballet -- Excerpts
Genres
Television programs
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Content: Telecast in the U.S. on March 11, 1966, by NBC-TV. English version of Chemins de la création, produced by Les Films Racines for French television in 1965. Conception: Denise Tual. Director/narrator: Roland Petit.
Statement of responsibility: Choreography: Roland Petit. Music: Jean Michel Damase, Maurice Jarre, Jean Françaix, and others (?).
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (40 min.) : sound, black and white ; 3/4 in.
Description
Excerpt from a documentary on Petit's approach to choreography, illustrated with excerpts from his current works, with special emphasis on Maldoror (first performed in 1963).
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY926022699-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12172020
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 863c6a20-9152-0138-5535-7beca82db542
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1924: Creator Born
  • 1966: Issued
  • 2011: Creator Died
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Ballet for skeptics" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1966-03-11. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a921097f-d7d8-4bb2-a43a-a6f6fde552a0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Ballet for skeptics" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 29, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a921097f-d7d8-4bb2-a43a-a6f6fde552a0

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1966-03-11). Ballet for skeptics Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a921097f-d7d8-4bb2-a43a-a6f6fde552a0

Wikipedia Citation

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Ballet for skeptics