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Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image Original Documentation

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George Balanchine Celebration

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Valse-fantaisie ; [and] Western symphony [Wide shot]

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Title
Valse-fantaisie ; [and] Western symphony [Wide shot]
Additional title: Valse-fantaisie (Choreographic work : Balanchine)
Additional title: Western symphony (Choreographic work : Balanchine)
Additional title: Western symphony
Names
New York Public Library. Dance Division (Producer)
Killian, Katrina (Dancer)
Ryan, Catherine (Dancer)
Tracey, Kathleen, 1969- (Dancer)
Edwards, Jeffrey (Dancer)
Roy, Melinda (Dancer)
Martins, Nilas (Dancer)
Fugate, Judith (Dancer)
La Fosse, Robert (Dancer)
Horiuchi, Gen (Dancer)
Alexopoulos, Helene (Dancer)
Boal, Peter (Dancer)
Boelzner, Gordon (Conductor)
York, Donald (Conductor)
Balanchine, George (Choreographer)
Glinka, M. I. (Mikhail Ivanovich), 1804-1857 (Composer)
Kay, Hershy (Composer)
Boyt, John (Designer)
Karinska, Barbara (Costume designer)
Stanley, Mark (Lighting designer)
Millard, Jay (Videographer)
New York City Ballet (Performer)
George Balanchine Trust (Associated name)
New York Public Library. Dance Collection (Associated name)
Collection

Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image Original Documentation

George Balanchine Celebration

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1993-05-19
Table of Contents
Valse-fantaisie (ca. 13 min.) / music, Mikhail Glinka (Valse fantaisie in B minor) ; performed by Katrina Killian, Catherine Ryan, Kathleen Tracey, and Jeffrey Edwards ; conductor, Gordon Boelzner. |||| Western symphony (ca. 33 min.) / music, Hershy Kay ; scenery, John Boyt ; costumes, Karinska ; cast: First movement, Allegro / performed by Melinda Roy and Nilas Martins, with Jade Adams, Tatiana Garcia-Stefanovich, Dana Hanson, Romy Karz, Monique Meunier, Catherine Ryan, Santhe Tsetsilas, Melissa Walter, James Fayette, Robert Lyon, Sean Savoye, and Gordon Stevens -- Second movement, Adagio / performed by Judith Fugate and Robert La Fosse, with Amanda Edge, Isabel Kimmel, Inmaculada Velez, and Elizabeth Walker -- Third movement, Scherzo / performed by Katrina Killian and Gen Horiuchi, with Stacey Calvert, Andrea Long, Janey McGeary, and Rebecca Metzger -- Fourth movement, Rondo / performed by Helene Alexopoulos and Peter Boal, with Samantha Allen, Lydia Harmsen, Jenifer Ringer, Jennifer Tinsley, Sant'gria Bello, Arch Higgins, Robert Wersinger, and Todd Williams ; conductor, Donald York.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-4293A
Topics
Balanchine, George
New York City Ballet
Balanchine Celebration (1993 : New York City Ballet)
Ballet
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Statement of responsibility: [presented by] New York City Ballet ; choreography by George Balanchine.
Content: Recording made possible by the cooperation of New York City Ballet, The George Balanchine Trust, and the Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image of the Dance Collection of The New York Public Library.
Performers: Lighting, Mark Stanley ; Performed by New York City Ballet.
Venue: Videotaped in performance at New York State Theater, New York, on May 19, 1993, during New York City Ballet's Balanchine Celebration, by Jay Millard. Wide shot version ; for close shot, see *MGZIC 9-4293B.
Funding: Recorded with the assistance of grants from New York State Council on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Charles E. Culpeper Foundation.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic SP) (46 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12176058
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e1686690-e373-0130-80fc-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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  • 1993: Created
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Valse-fantaisie ; [and] Western symphony [Wide shot]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1993. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e34d5e20-e373-0130-c70b-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Valse-fantaisie ; [and] Western symphony [Wide shot]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 17, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e34d5e20-e373-0130-c70b-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1993). Valse-fantaisie ; [and] Western symphony [Wide shot] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e34d5e20-e373-0130-c70b-3c075448cc4b

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Valse-fantaisie ; [and] Western symphony [Wide shot]