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Noncommercial videos, 1960-2000, bulk: 1970 - 1989

 File — Multiple Containers

Scope and Content

The noncommercial videos include material concerning performances and rehearsals of the Bolshoi and of the Kirov ballets; videos also contain material on dance classes, and documentary material concerning dancers. Many of the video tapes in these boxes contain handwritten notes, some of which include contents of the videos. Most of the videos are in the VHS, T-120 format; others are in formats including Sony L-500. Locations listed include Moscow, Leningrad, Japan, Los Angeles and other U.S. locations, Paris, Mexico, and Buenos Aires.

Box 101: Text on lid: "Bolshoi, Maryinsky beta tapes." Box contains 43 tapes. Contents include various performances from both the Bolshoi and Kirov ballets. Several tapes concern Academy Award presentations in the 1980s. Topics also include dance classes and rehearsals; documentary materials concerning the Bolshoi Ballet's 1959 U.S. tour; and documentary materials concerning dancers including Ulanova.

Box 99: Contains 40 video tapes. Contents include materials concerning both the Bolshoi and the Kirov ballets. Material includes a performance of Romeo and Juliet recorded from Japanese television in 1983. Several of the tapes focus on Maya Plisetskaya.

Box 95: Box contains 35 video tapes. Contents include tapes labelled "Fokine ballets -- Film"; tapes with handwritten titles in Russian; tapes from various performances; and tapes whose contents are unidentified. Locations listed include Moscow, Los Angeles, Trenton, Buenos Aires, and Mexico. Contents also include one tape entitled, "25th Olympiad Barcelona, Spain, 1992."

Box 100: Contains 29 video tapes. Performances of various ballets; tapes of classes and rehearsals; 1989 Moscow ballet competition; a gala featuring Maximova; tapes with documentary material on Maris Liepa; a film entitled, "The Glory of the Kirov," and one entitled, "The Glory of the Bolshoi."

Box 94: Box contains 33 video tapes. Contents include materials concerning both the Bolshoi and the Kirov ballets; locations listed include Moscow, Japan, and the United States.Videos feature choreographers including Asaf Messerer and Yuri Grigorovich; a UNESCO gala; clippings of dancers and performances from television shows in the United States and Japan; various performances and rehearsals in Japan and other locations; a master class featuring Maya Plisetskaya; an exhibition tape from the 1985 International Ballet Competition; and material from another ballet competition.

Box 96: Note left inside stated, "Gifts to Archive from Alex Stetson!" Box contains 38 video tapes. Contents include materials concerning both the Bolshoi and the Kirov ballets. Videos feature Galina Ulanova; various ballets; and ballet competitions. Some of the video tapes contain unidentified documentaries or other material. Locations listed include Moscow, Los Angeles, Trenton, and Ottawa; most locations are not identified on the videotape cases.

Box 97: Contains 38 tapes in Sony L-500 and L-750 formats. Some are identified and some are not. Box cover says "Bolshoi Maryiinsky Beta Tapes." Contents include tapes of materials featuring the Bolshoi and Kirov ballets; a tape entitled, "Alexander Godunov"; a tape entitled, "1987 Exhibition at Music Ctr."; and more.

Box 90: Contains 41 tapes. Contents include rehearsals; performances; galas; and ballet competitions (International Ballet Competitions in Jackson, Mississippi in the 1980s; Moscow ballet competition). Box also contains boxes labelled, "Dance Collection NYPL"; a tape labelled "Carmen w/ Maya Plisetskaya / Alexander Godunov Tribute Russian TV "; "Bolshoi Documentary from Andris incl. Paris 1972"; and several tapes labelled with individual people's names (including Plisetskaya; Sokolov - Umrehin - Semonov; Cvetkov - Garbouz - Desnitsky; and more). Several of the tapes bear no identifying information.

Box 98: Contains 32 tapes. Contents include a documentary about Dwight Grell entitled "The Button Maker Who Saved the Bolshoi" and related materials; a tape entitled, "Dwight Grell Documentary 1998 by Karen Ziegler"; Parts I and II of "Ballet of the Bolshoi Theater: A Documentary Film by Dwight Grell -- 1975"; assorted clips of performances and material on galas; and unidentified tapes.

Dates

  • Creation: 1960-2000
  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1970 - 1989

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access. Consult finding aid for additional information.

Extent

From the Collection: 205 Linear Feet (209 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

From the Collection: Russian