- unitid
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{"value"=>"185502", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"*MGZEB 21-0028", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"b22671337", "type"=>"local_b"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1964-1970", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1964/1970"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Harkness Ballet Company photographs"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1 box", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"0.42 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 Harkness Ballet (1964-1975) was a dance company founded by the American philanthropist, Rebekah Harkness. The collection contains photographs of Harkness Ballet performances, dancers, and of Rebekah Harkness."}
- langmaterial
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{"value"=>"English"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Harkness Ballet", "type"=>"corpname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Rebekah Harkness founded the Harkness Ballet in 1964 with money inherited from her husband's investments in the Standard Oil Company. A former financial backer of the Joffrey Ballet, Harkness decided to found her own dance company when the Joffrey Ballet refused to change its name in her honor, and hired many of Joffrey's dancers to perform with the Harkness Ballet.</p> <p>The Harkness Ballet's debut performance was in Cannes, France in 1965. They continued to perform throughout Europe before making their New York debut in 1967. The company showcased many prominent dancers including Maria Eglevsky, Lone Isaksen, Judith Jamison, Finis Jhung, Lawrence Rhodes, Brunilda Ruiz, and Helgi Tomasson. The Harkness Ballet performed its final season in 1974 at the recently established Harkness Theatre, which Rebekah Harkness had purchased and renovated two years prior. The Harkness Ballet officially dissolved and ceased performances in 1975.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The collection contains mostly undated photographs of Harkness Ballet performances and dancers. The performances depicted include <span class=\"title\">After Eden</span>, <span class=\"title\">Canto Indio</span>, <span class=\"title\">Firebird</span>, <span class=\"title\">Madrigalesco</span>, <span class=\"title\">Monument for a Dead Boy</span>, <span class=\"title\">Sebastian</span>, <span class=\"title\">Souvenirs</span>, <span class=\"title\">Stages and Reflections</span>, <span class=\"title\">Sylvia Pas De Deux</span>, <span class=\"title\">Time Out of Mind</span>, and <span class=\"title\">Variations for Four</span>. Among the dancers appearing in these photographs are Salvatore Aiello, Elisabeth Carroll, Marina Eglevsky, Hester Fitzgerald, Alexis Hoff, Lone Isaksen, Finis Jhung, Bonnie Mathis, Lawrence Rhodes, Brunilda Ruiz, Helgi Tómasson, and Dennis Wayne. The collection also holds numerous photographs of Rebekah Harkness, including some in which she is depicted with Salvador Dalí. The photographs are all arranged alphabetically by production title or individual name. Dancers appearing in production photographs are noted when the print is labeled.</p>"}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Donated by the Harkness Ballet in 1970.</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Processed by <span class=\"name\">Heather Lember</span> in <span class=\"date\">2021</span>.</p>"}
- note
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{"type"=>"reference", "value"=>"Harkness Ballet programs and press Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library, *MGZMD 553."}
- date_start
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1964
- keydate
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1964
- date_end
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1970
- date_inclusive_start
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1964
- date_inclusive_end
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1970
- extent_statement
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0.42 linear feet (1 box)
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"Harkness Ballet Company photographs, *MGZEB 21-0028. Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts"}