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Premiere of Rudolf Nureyev's La bayadère

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Rudolf Nureyev Video Archive

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Premiere of Rudolf Nureyev's La bayadère

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Title
Premiere of Rudolf Nureyev's La bayadère
Additional title: Bayadère (Choreographic work : Nureyev after Petipa, M)
Names
Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993 (Choreographer)
François, Douce (Videographer)
Collection

Rudolf Nureyev Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1992-10-08
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 5367
Shelf locator: *MGZIA 4-4264 RNC (former)
Topics
Award presentations
Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993
Lang, Jack, 1939-
Opéra de Paris. Ballet
Genres
Documentary films
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Motion pictures
Notes
Content: Accompanied by data sheet.
Venue: Videotaped at the Opéra Garnier, Paris, on October 8, 1992 ; video documentation, Douce François.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (Betacam SP) (PAL) (46 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Description
Video documentation of some of the events surrounding the premiere of Rudolf Nureyev's new version of Marius Petipa's ballet La bayadère. The recording begins with candid footage of offices of the Paris Opéra Ballet and a montage of clippings about Nureyev, then moves on to the Foyer de la danse, where preparations are under way for the post-performance party. Moving backstage, the camera visits the costume shop, then returns to the Opéra's grand staircase to view the arrival of the audience (among them John Taras and Anthony Dowell). The performance itself is fleetingly glimpsed in an excerpt from Act III, scene 1, set in Solor's chamber. Nureyev and members of his creative team (Ninel Kurgapkina, Patrice Bart, Patricia Ruanne, Ezio Frigerio, Franca Squarciapino, and others) join the dancers (headed by Isabelle Guérin, Laurent Hilaire, and Elisabeth Platel) onstage for bows after the performance. After the curtain has been lowered, Nureyev, seated in a gilded chair, receives the decoration of Commander of Arts and Letters from Jack Lang, the French Minister of Culture and Education. The recording ends with footage of Nureyev and other guests at the post-performance party.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
French
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY03-F4
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15591308
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a9cc6d60-84cb-0134-4082-00505686a51c
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1938: Creator Born
  • 1992: Created
  • 1993: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Premiere of Rudolf Nureyev's La bayadère" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1992. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6d2856e0-aa22-0133-abf0-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Premiere of Rudolf Nureyev's La bayadère" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 16, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6d2856e0-aa22-0133-abf0-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1992). Premiere of Rudolf Nureyev's La bayadère Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6d2856e0-aa22-0133-abf0-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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Premiere of Rudolf Nureyev's La bayadère