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The George Balanchine Foundation Video Archives: Honoring Dance Week in the Libraries

Last November, the Libraries became a repository for the George Balanchine Foundation  Video Archives, consisting of two collections: the Archive of Lost Choreography and the Interpreters Archive. 

 Sylvia video shoot w/ Maria Tallchief and Judith Fugate. Credit: Costas Choreography by George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust.
Sylvia video shoot w/ Maria Tallchief and Judith Fugate. Credit: Costas
Choreography by George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust.

According to the foundation website, “The Archive of Lost Choreography is dedicated to the retrieval of Balanchine choreography no longer performed and in danger of permanently disappearing. The Interpreters Archive features the creators of important Balanchine roles as they teach and coach the roles with dancers of today.”
These videos are not sold commercially but are made available to research libraries for non-circulating collections. As a result, they can only be viewed in the library. To date, there are 42 DVDs that are searchable in the library catalog.

Also in the spirit of Dance Week, check out The Art Museum’s elegant offering: The Inner Landscape of Dance: Photographs by Barbara Morgan 1935-44, running through Saturday, June 20th in the Main Gallery.
Barbara Morgan’s “Martha Graham – Letter to the World (Kick)” is among the photographs on display in “The Inner Landscape of Dance: Photographs by Barbara Morgan 1935–1944.”
Barbara Morgan’s “Martha Graham – Letter to the World (Kick)” is among the photographs on display in “The Inner Landscape of Dance: Photographs by Barbara Morgan 1935–1944.”
 

   Special Thanks . . .

The Libraries wish to thank Music Department member William Lawson for negotiating with the Balanchine Foundation to obtain these rare videos at a discounted price.

We would also like to acknowledge Barbara Wolfe, chair of the Theatre Department, for her efforts in obtaining them.

In addition, the Libraries recently received a gift collection of high-quality commercial ballet videos from the estate of late Theatre Department member Linda Giese, which is currently being processed. Again, thanks go to Barbara Wolfe for arranging this gift.
Symphony in Three Movements,Choreography by George Balanchine(c) The George Balanchine Trust--
Symphony in Three Movements,Choreography by George Balanchine(c) The George Balanchine Trust–