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Ballet companies

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 327 Collections and/or Records:

Couple Perform Grand Pas de Deux in "Sleeping Beauty"

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Identifier: D021.01.0001.0004.00013
Abstract

A couple in white costumes practice the Grand Pas de Deux in "Sleeping Beauty". The left leg in pointe is parallel in a straight line. Both performers point their right hands to the floor. An orchestra practices string instruments in the background, including a conductor.

Dates: 1960-1971

Cyrano de Bergerac, 1950

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Identifier: D004.04.0044.0081.00001
Abstract

Souvenir program for the 1950 film Cyrano de Bergerac. Program presented as a students' guide to the motion picture.

Dates: 1950

Dance Theater-Berlin, circa 1950

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Identifier: D004.01.0004.0046.00001
Abstract

Souvenir program for the Dance Theater-Berlin's performances on [1950?] in Berlin. Principal performers: Gisela Deege, Gert Reinholm, Svea Koeller, Harald Horn ; choreographer, Tatjana Gsovsky. Works performed include: Ballade -- Hamlet -- Orphee -- Souvenires -- Signals -- Pas de Deux Fron the ballet ''Don Juan de Zarissa.

Dates: circa 1950

Dancers in Scottish Dance Costumes

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Identifier: D021.01.0001.0006.00035
Abstract

A group of 8 unnamed dancers pose in full Scottish costumes.

Dates: 1941-1950

Denver Civic Ballet Records

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Identifier: D053
Abstract

The Denver Civic Ballet was a semi-professional company consisting of local dancers that performed in Colorado from 1958 to 1979. This collection contains photographs, clippings, slides, programs, and other papers related to the Denver Civic Ballet.

Dates: 1959-1979

Die Fledermaus at the Met

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Identifier: D021.01.0001.0008.00003
Abstract

This is a still from the Met's production of "Die Fledermaus", most likely from the late 1940s. The spotlight is on an individual in a dress, while the background includes violinists and onlookers, all in a ballroom. The photo is credited to Sedge LeBlang.

Dates: 1947-1949

Don Cossack Chorus and Dancers, 1947

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Identifier: D004.01.0004.0069.00001
Abstract Souvenir program for the Don Cossack Chorus and Dancers' performances on 1947? on their ninth American tour in New York, Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia. Principal performers: Dancers: S. Tavasieff, G. Soloduhin, M. Lechow ; Soloists: S. Slepoushkin, G. Doubrovsky, P. Marco, [and others] ; Director, Nicholas Kostrukoff. Presented by: Metropolitan Musical Bureau, Inc. Works performed include: Chorus: Blessed be the Lord -- Elegy -- God is with Us -- O Holy God ; Dances: Lezginka --...
Dates: 1947

Donetsk State and Ballet Theatre : 1989 Tour, 1989

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Identifier: D004.01.0004.0073.00001
Abstract Souvenir program for the Donetsk State and Ballet Theatre's performances on 1989 tour. Principal performers: Natalia Akhmarova, Nellie Beredina, Sergei Bondur, Alexander Boytsov, Vadim Pisarev, Peter Skirmantris ; artistic director, Vladimir Shumakin. Sponsors: Washington Performing Arts Society in association with the Howard Gilman Foundation and ICM Artists Limited. Works performed include: Giselle --Paquita -- Don Quixote -- Walpurgis Nacht -- Swan Lake -- Le Spectra de la Rose --...
Dates: 1989

Doris Humphrey, Charles Weidman and Dance Group, circa 1938

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Identifier: D004.01.0004.0074.00002
Abstract Souvenir program for the Doris Humphrey, Charles Weidman and Dance Group's performances on 1938? in New York. Principal performers: Doris Humphrey, Charles Weidman, José Limon, George Bockman, Lee Sherman, William Bales, Sybil Shearer, Katharine Manning, Joan Levy, Beatrice Seckler, Hariette Anne Gray, Katharine Litz, Edith Orcutt, Eva Desca. Works performed include: To the Dance -- Variations on a Theme of Handel -- Kinetic Pantomime -- The Shakers -- Traditions -- Exhibition Piece --...
Dates: circa 1938

Doris Humphrey, Charles Weidman and Groups, 1936 April 18

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Identifier: D004.01.0004.0074.00001
Abstract

House program for the Doris Humphrey, Charles Weidman and Groups' performance on April 18, 1936 at the Saratoga High School Auditorium in Saratoga Springs (N.Y.). Principal performers: Doris Humphrey, Charles Weidman and group, Jose Limon. Presented by: Skidmore College. Works performed include: New Dance -- Traditions -- Variations -- Atavisms -- Exhibition Piece.

Dates: 1936 April 18