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Piano pieces: excerpts

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New York City Ballet Video Archive

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Piano pieces: excerpts

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Title
Piano pieces: excerpts
Additional title: Piano pieces (Choreographic work : Robbins)
Names
Watts, Heather (Dancer)
Cook, Bart (Dancer)
Robbins, Jerome (Choreographer)
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893 (Composer)
New York City Ballet (Dancer)
Tchaikovsky Festival (1981: New York City Ballet) (Associated name)
Collection

New York City Ballet Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1981-04-17
Table of Contents
CONTENTS. - Excerpts from a ballet created for the Tchaikovsky Festival of the New York City Ballet, June 1981: June-Barcarolle, perf. by Watts. - Mazurka, perf. by Cook. - Valse à cinq temps, perf. by Watts. (This dance was not included in the ballet as it was ultimately performed.) - Danse caracteristique, Le paysan prélude, Chanson populaire, and Polka, perf. by the ensemble.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 7604
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-1794 (former)
Topics
Rehearsals
Genres
Filmed dance
Notes
Content: Rehearsal in the studio, in rehearsal clothes with piano accompaniment, Apr. 17, 1981. Rehearsal conducted by Jerome Robbins, who demonstrates some of the movements.
Performers: Performed by the New York City Ballet: Heather Watts, Bart Cook, and others.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Videotape reel
Extent: 1 videotape reel (17 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY896026347-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12167455
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 1349b9f0-7bb2-0135-cc75-0913fac8ef38
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.

Item timeline of events

  • 1981: Created
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Piano pieces: excerpts" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1981. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ea6a011c-e551-48a6-aadb-14398dcd70f6

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Piano pieces: excerpts" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 28, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ea6a011c-e551-48a6-aadb-14398dcd70f6

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1981). Piano pieces: excerpts Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ea6a011c-e551-48a6-aadb-14398dcd70f6

Wikipedia Citation

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Piano pieces: excerpts