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Title

Diaghilev [videorecording]

Publication

1968.

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Additional Authors

• Fokine, Michel, 1880-1942
• Nijinsky, Vaslav, 1890-1950
• Nijinska, Bronislava, 1891-1972
• Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971.
• Balanchine, George
• Karsavina, Tamara.
• Massine, Leonide, 1896-1979
• Massine, Leonide, 1896-1979.
• Sokolova, Lydia, 1896-1974.
• Rambert, Marie.
• De Valois, Ninette, 1898-2001.
• Beaumont, Cyril W. (Cyril William), 1891-1976.
• Sitwell, Sacheverell, 1897-1988.
• Nabokov, Nicolas, 1903-1978.
• Wilson, Laura, 1901-1999.
• Beaton, Cecil, 1904-1980.
• Markevitch, Igor, 1912-1983.
• Addison, Errol, 1901-1983.
• Lucas, Leighton, 1903-1982.
• Moreton, Ursula.
• Dolin, Anton, 1904-1983.
• Sauguet, Henri, 1901-1989.
• Markova, Alicia, Dame, 1910-2004.
• Lifar, Serge, 1905-1986.
• Drummond, John, 1934-
• Ustinov, Peter
• Fokine, Michel, 1880-1942.
• Balanchine, George.
• Nijinska, Bronislava, 1891-1972.
• Nijinsky, Vaslav, 1890-1950.
• British Broadcasting Corporation.

Description

2 videocassettes (U-matic, NTSC) (118 min.) : sd., b&w; 3/4 in.

Summary

A documentary on Sergei Diaghilev, ballet impresario and creator of the Ballets Russes. In two parts: I. The years abroad (1909-1914). II. The years in exile (1915-1929).

Donor/Sponsor

Metro Cooperative Acquisitions Fund.

Uniform Title

• Giselle (Choreographic work : Fokin after Coralli and Perrot)
• Pavillon d'Armide (Choreographic work : Fokin)
• Sylphides (Choreographic work : Fokin)
• Schéhérazade (Choreographic work : Fokin)
• Prince Igor (Choreographic work : Fokin)
• Coq d'or (Choreographic work : Fokin)
• Firebird (Choreographic work : Fokin)
• Chatte (Choreographic work : Balanchine)

Subjects

• Ballet in motion pictures > Diaghilev
• Television > Omnibus
• Ballets russes
• Documentaries and factual films and programs
• Diaghilev, Serge, 1872-1929
• Russian ballet

Genre/Form

Documentaries and factual films and programs.

Note

• A BBC-TV, Bavarian TV co-production. Written and produced by John Drummond. Narrated by Peter Ustinov.
• Two-part program telecast on the British Broadcasting Corporation's Omnibus series, January 2 and 9, 1968.
• Part I covers the early years of the Ballets Russes before World War I. Photographs and interviews document the careers of dancers Vaslav Nijinsky and Tamara Karsavina and the ballets Diaghilev produced such as Giselle, Fokin's Pavillon d'Armide, Les sylphides, Schéhérazade, Spectre of the rose, Prince Igor, Afternoon of a faun, and Coq d'or as well as the Stravinsky ballets Firebird, Petrouchka, and the controversial Rite of spring. Part II covers the post-war epoch during which choreographers Leonide Massine, Bronislava Nijinska, and George Balanchine created works for the Ballets Russes. Photographs and interviews document productions of Massine's The three-cornered hat, Parade, La boutique fantasque, The good-humored ladies, Pulcinella, and his revival of The rite of spring (1920), a full-length production of Tchaikovsky's The sleeping princess (1921), Nijinska's Le train bleu, Les biches, and Les noces, and Balanchine's La chatte, Apollon musagète, and The prodigal son. A visit to present-day Venice and Diaghilev's tomb concludes the presentation.
• Former associates who provide in-depth interviews throughout the film, describing Diaghilev, his accomplishments, his manner of working, and the ballets which he produced, include dancers, choreographers, composers, critics, and designers: Tamara Karsavina, Lydia Sokolova, Dame Marie Rambert, Dame Ninette de Valois, Leonide Massine, Cyril Beaumont, Sacheverell Sitwell, Nicolas Nabokov, Laura Wilson, Cecil Beaton (Part I only), Igor Markevitch, Anton Dolin, and (in Part II only) Errol Addison, Leighton Lucas, Ursula Moreton, Henri Sauguet, Dame Alicia Markova, and Serge Lifar.

Call Number

*MGZIC 9-3410

OCLC

NYPY767035643-F

Title

Diaghilev [videorecording]

Imprint

1968.

Local Subject

Russian ballet.

Ballet in motion pictures. Diaghilev.

Television. Omnibus.

Added Author

Fokine, Michel, 1880-1942, choreographer.

Nijinsky, Vaslav, 1890-1950, choreographer.

Nijinska, Bronislava, 1891-1972, choreographer.

Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971. Composer

Balanchine, George, choreographer.

Karsavina, Tamara. Interviewee

Massine, Leonide, 1896-1979, choreographer.

Massine, Leonide, 1896-1979. Interviewee

Sokolova, Lydia, 1896-1974. Interviewee

Rambert, Marie. Interviewee

De Valois, Ninette, 1898-2001. Interviewee

Beaumont, Cyril W. (Cyril William), 1891-1976. Interviewee

Sitwell, Sacheverell, 1897-1988. Interviewee

Nabokov, Nicolas, 1903-1978. Interviewee

Wilson, Laura, 1901-1999. Interviewee

Beaton, Cecil, 1904-1980. Interviewee

Markevitch, Igor, 1912-1983. Interviewee

Addison, Errol, 1901-1983. Interviewee

Lucas, Leighton, 1903-1982. Interviewee

Moreton, Ursula. Interviewee

Dolin, Anton, 1904-1983. Interviewee

Sauguet, Henri, 1901-1989. Interviewee

Markova, Alicia, Dame, 1910-2004. Interviewee

Lifar, Serge, 1905-1986. Interviewee

Drummond, John, 1934- Producer. Author

Ustinov, Peter, narrator.

British Broadcasting Corporation.

Massine, Leonide, 1896-1979. Tricorne.

Massine, Leonide, 1896-1979. Boutique fantasque.

Fokine, Michel, 1880-1942. Spectre de la rose.

Fokine, Michel, 1880-1942. Petrouchka.

Balanchine, George. Fils Prodigue.

Massine, Leonide, 1896-1979. Pulcinella.

Massine, Leonide, 1896-1979. Parade.

Massine, Leonide, 1896-1979. Donne di buon umore.

Massine, Leonide, 1896-1979. Sacre du printemps.

Nijinska, Bronislava, 1891-1972. Noces.

Nijinska, Bronislava, 1891-1972. Sleeping beauty.

Nijinska, Bronislava, 1891-1972. Biches

Nijinsky, Vaslav, 1890-1950. Après-midi d'un faune.

Nijinsky, Vaslav, 1890-1950. Sacre du printemps.

Added Title

Giselle (Choreographic work : Fokin after Coralli and Perrot)

Pavillon d'Armide (Choreographic work : Fokin)

Sylphides (Choreographic work : Fokin)

Schéhérazade (Choreographic work : Fokin)

Prince Igor (Choreographic work : Fokin)

Coq d'or (Choreographic work : Fokin)

Firebird (Choreographic work : Fokin)

Chatte (Choreographic work : Balanchine)

Research Call Number

*MGZIC 9-3410

*MGZHB 20-1380 Additional copy; 16 mm. 2 reels. 4177 ft. In storage, transferred to videotape: *MGZIC 9-3410.