Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Chilgren, Dianne
2. Le Clercq, Tanaquil
3. Magallanes, Nicholas
4. Verdy, Violette, 1933-2016
5. Villella, Edward, 1936-
6. Balanchine, George
7. Ravel, Maurice, 1875-1937
8. Delibes, Léo, 1836-1891
9. Lynn, Carol, 1893-1987
10. Honsa, Ron
11. Gottlieb, Robert, 1931-2023.
12. Croce, Arlene
13. Redpath, Christine
14. Nichols, Madeleine M.
15. Balanchine, George
16. New York City Ballet
17. George Balanchine Trust
18. New York Public Library. Dance Collection
19. DHCA.

Description

1. 1 streaming video file (25 min.) : sd., col. and b&w.

Summary

1. Two silent films of choreography by George Balanchine, with piano accompaniment added.

Uniform title

1. Source (Choreographic work : Balanchine)

Genre/Form

1. Filmed dance.
2. Filmed performances.
3. Dance.
4. Video.

Contents

1. La valse [excerpts] (b&w) / filmed at Jacob's Pillow, Lee, MA, in 1951, by Carol Lynn ; music, Maurice Ravel ; danced by Tanaquil Le Clercq and Nicholas Magallanes.
2. La source [excerpts] (col.) / filmed ca. 1969 ; music, Léo Delibes ; danced by Violette Verdy, Edward Villella, and female ensemble.

Call number

1. *MGZIDF 6679

Note

1. The recording of the music to these silent films of Balanchine choreography was made possible through the cooperation of The George Balanchine Trust, S.I. Newhouse Foundation, Robert Gottlieb, and the Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image of the Dance Collection of The New York Public Library.

Access (note)

1. Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.

Credits (note)

1. La source and La valse project: pianist, Dianne Chilgren ; supervising artist, Violette Verdy ; creative consultants, Robert Gottlieb, Arlene Croce ; special consultant, Christine Redpath ; project director, Madeleine M. Nichols ; production supervisor, Jan Schmidt.

Performer (note)

1. Pianist, Dianne Chilgren.
2. Danced by members of the New York City Ballet: Tanaquil Le Clercq, Nicholas Magallanes, Violette Verdy, Edward Villella, and others.

Event (note)

1. Recorded at Sony Music Studio, New York, on August 30, 1994, by John Alberts Sound Design.

System details (note)

1. Streaming file.

Title

1. From silence to sound [electronic resource] : synchronizing original music to master silent films. George Balanchine's choreography, La valse and La source / Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image of the Dance Collection of The New York Public Library ; produced and directed by Ron Honsa of Pensa Communications ; choreography by George Balanchine.

Imprint

1. c1995.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

Performer

1. Pianist, Dianne Chilgren.
2. Danced by members of the New York City Ballet: Tanaquil Le Clercq, Nicholas Magallanes, Violette Verdy, Edward Villella, and others.

Restricted access

1. Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.

Credits

1. La source and La valse project: pianist, Dianne Chilgren ; supervising artist, Violette Verdy ; creative consultants, Robert Gottlieb, Arlene Croce ; special consultant, Christine Redpath ; project director, Madeleine M. Nichols ; production supervisor, Jan Schmidt.

Event

1. Recorded at Sony Music Studio, New York, on August 30, 1994, by John Alberts Sound Design.

Original version

1. Original format: 2 videocassettes (Betacam SP).

System details

1. Streaming file.

Local note

1. Former classmark: *MGZIC 9-4978.

Connect to:

1. NYPL Digital Collections

Added author

1. Chilgren, Dianne, interviewer.
2. Le Clercq, Tanaquil, dancer.
3. Magallanes, Nicholas, dancer.
4. Verdy, Violette, 1933-2016, dancer.
5. Villella, Edward, 1936- dancer.
6. Balanchine, George, choreographer.
7. Ravel, Maurice, 1875-1937, composer.
8. Delibes, Léo, 1836-1891, composer.
9. Lynn, Carol, 1893-1987, composer.
10. Honsa, Ron, producer.
11. Honsa, Ron, director.
12. Verdy, Violette, 1933-2016, consultants.
13. Gottlieb, Robert, 1931-2023. consultants.
14. Croce, Arlene, consultants.
15. Redpath, Christine, consultants.
16. Nichols, Madeleine M., director.
17. New York City Ballet.
18. George Balanchine Trust.
19. New York Public Library. Dance Collection.
20. DHCA.
21. Balanchine, George. Valse

Added title

1. Source (Choreographic work : Balanchine)

Research call number

1. *MGZIDF 6679
2. *MGZIC 9-4978 (former)