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The rite of spring

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Mikhail Baryshnikov Video Archive

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The rite of spring

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Title
The rite of spring
Additional title: Sacre du printemps
Additional title: Rite of spring (Choreographic work : Tetley)
Additional title: Grass (Choreographic work : Ek)
Additional title: Grass
Additional title: Gräs
Names
Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948- (Performer)
Van Hamel, Martine, 1945- (Performer)
Tippet, Clark (Performer)
Glushak, Nanette (Performer)
Wright, Rebecca, 1947-2006 (Performer)
Smith, Frank (Dancer) (Performer)
Ward, Charles, 1952 or 1953- (Performer)
Tetley, Glen (Choreographer)
Ek, Mats (Choreographer)
American Ballet Theatre (Performer)
Nederlands Dans Theater (Performer)
Elo, Jorma (Performer)
Euverink, Nancy (Performer)
Collection

Mikhail Baryshnikov Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1976 - 1990 (Inferred)
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 318
Topics
Dance
Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948-
Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971. Vesna svi︠a︡shchennai︠a︡
Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943. Preludes, piano, op. 32. No. 12
Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943. Suites, pianos (2), no. 1, op. 5
Genres
Filmed performances
Filmed dance
Music
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Choreography by Glen Tetley, music by Igor Stravinsky. Grass (Gräs) / choreography by Mats Ek, music by Sergei Rakhmaninoff.
Content: Title supplied by cataloger based on information on container. Quality of the recording is very poor. Date 1976 is estimated based on the production of the 1st work (venue unidentified). Credits for performers and date of 2nd work provided by Jorma Elo via the NYPL Digital Collections patron comment form, 2025 December 9.
Content: Duration of the 1st work 35 minutes. Duration of the 2nd work 23 minutes.
Content: Music used for the 2nd work: (Prelude no. 12 in G-sharp minor, from 13 Preludes, op. 32, and, Les larmes and Paques, from Fantasie (Tableaux), op. 5, no. 3 and 4).
Performers: 1st work: Mikhail Baryshnikov, Martine van Hamel, Clark Tippet, Nanette Glushak, Rebecca Wright, Frank Smith, Charles Ward, performers ; American Ballet Theater. 2nd work: Nancy Euverink, Jorma Elo, performers ; Nederlands Dans Theater.
Acquisition: Gift; Mikhail Baryshnikov, 2011.
Content: 2nd work: Nederlands Dans Theater premiere of Gräs (Grass), The Hague, Netherlands, 1990
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (32 min.) : sound, color ; 1/4 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20203352
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): cc7e0b80-e861-0131-a5c1-3c075448cc4b
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1976: Created (Approximate)
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The rite of spring" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1976 - 1990. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d4388e40-e861-0131-26de-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The rite of spring" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 26, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d4388e40-e861-0131-26de-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1976 - 1990). The rite of spring Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d4388e40-e861-0131-26de-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia Citation

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The rite of spring