- unitid
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{"value"=>"185492", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"*MGZEB 21-0011", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"b22542569", "type"=>"local_b"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1946-1948", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1946/1948"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Ballet Society photographs"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1 box", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".42 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}
- repository
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{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Jerome Robbins Dance Division</span>"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"The Ballet Society is an educational institution and predecessor to the New York City Ballet that performed for private audiences from 1946 to 1948. The Ballet Society photographs document performances and rehearsals by the company."}
- langmaterial
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{"value"=>"English"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Ballet Society (New York, N.Y.)", "type"=>"corpname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>The Ballet Society was founded in 1946 by George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein to promote lyric theater. It performed for subscription-only audiences in New York City for two years, introducing ballets primarily choreographed by Balanchine such as <span class=\"title\">Divertimento</span> and <span class=\"title\">Symphony in C</span>. Featured dancers at the company included Todd Bolender, Tanaquil Le Clercq, Francisco Moncion, and Maria Tallchief. Shortly after its first public performance in April 1948, the Ballet Society was incorporated into the New York City Ballet but continued to operate as a non-profit institution, publishing books, commissioning performances, and sponsoring dance projects.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The collection contains black-and-white photographs and negatives of Ballet Society performances and rehearsals from 1946 to 1948.</p> <p>Performances comprise the bulk of the collection and include <span class=\"title\">Divertimento</span>; <span class=\"title\">The Four Temperaments</span>; <span class=\"title\">Highland Fling</span>; <span class=\"title\">Orpheus</span>; <span class=\"title\">Renard</span>; <span class=\"title\">The Seasons</span>; <span class=\"title\">Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat Major for Violin, Viola, and Orchestra, K 364</span>; <span class=\"title\">Symphony in C</span>; and <span class=\"title\">The Triumph of Bacchus and Ariadne</span>. Rehearsals are mostly for <span class=\"title\">Symphony in C</span> and prominently feature Maria Tallchief. The latter are represented by negatives taken by Zachary Freyman, while the rest of the collection consists of photographs and negatives taken by Peter Campbell.</p>"}
- arrangement
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{"value"=>"<p>Arranged alphabetically by performance, with rehearsals ordered at the end.</p>"}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>The source of the collection is unknown.</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Processed by <span class=\"name\">Nathan Evans</span> in <span class=\"date\">2021</span>.</p>"}
- date_start
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1946
- keydate
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1946
- date_end
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1948
- date_inclusive_start
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1946
- date_inclusive_end
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1948
- extent_statement
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.42 linear feet (1 box)
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"Ballet Society photographs, *MGZEB 21-0011. Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts"}