Bolshoi ballet in America (1959)

Footage №16473, 16 parts, duration: 2:07:33, black-white
Production: CSDF (RCSDF)
Camera operators:Akkuratov E., Voroncov A., Kokoshvili L., Grachev E., Shtatland V.

Historical background:

April 11, 1959 the ballet troupe of the State Academic Bolshoi Theater of the USSR went on tour in the US and Canada.

Temporary description:

Check out the ballet of the State Academic Bolshoi Theater on tour in the United States and Canada. At the Vnukovo airport among the departing: the chief choreographer of the Bolshoi Theater Lavrovsky, soloist ballet E. Maksimova, Honored Artist of the RSFSR G. Farmanyants, soloist L. Bogomolov, M. Samokhvalova, NM Chistov, People's Artist of the RSFSR R. Struchkov, People's Artist RSFSR M. Plisetskaya, the Bolshoi Theater director G. Orvid etc. goers say goodbye to the family, sit in the plane. Artists leave the plane at the airport in New York. Press conference at Hotel Waldorf Astoria Hotel, sponsored by the Association of foreign correspondents accredited in New York. Performers Soviet ballet on tour in New York City, on the stock exchange in the gallery Metropolitan Museum, the zoo, at Disneyland. Ballet dancers attend impresario S. Hurok, writer E. Voinovich, B. Davis, film actress. Meeting Ballet with teachers and students of Columbia University. Director of the Bolshoi G. Orvid and conductor G. Rozhdestvensky attend Dzhuliardovskuyu Conservatory. Ballet dancers present at the rehearsal of the American Ballet Company's New York-City-Ballet "; conducts a rehearsal of the head of the troupe Balanchine. Speech by Soviet artists on stage at Madison Square Garden. Ballet dancers in the streets of San Francisco and on tour in the old grove of redwoods. The artists at a reception at the Soviet embassy in Canada. Visit artists in Ottawa. The Soviet ambassador to Canada, Arutyunyan introduces artists to the Governor of the Province of Ontario Mack after the show in Toronto. Speech by artists in the building of the stadium "Forum" in Montreal. Walk the artists in the city of Montreal, accompanied by his son FIShalyapin - BF Chaliapin. Arrival of artists at Vnukovo airport.

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At Vnukovo airport before flying to the US chief choreographer of the Bolshoi Theatre L. Lavrovsky, artists E.Maksimova, G.Farmanyants, L.Bogomolova, M.Samohvalova, N.Chistova, R.Struchkova, A.Lapauri, director of the Bolshoi G.Orvid, actors Maya Plisetskaya, Yu.

Zhdanov, N.Timofeeva, N.Faleechev, N.Fetisova, S.Zvyagina et al., Cameraman E.Akkuratov .

Say goodbye to the departing mourners and up the ramp.

Artists of the Bolshoi Theater out of the plane at the airport in New York.

Ballet dancers out of the hotel and visiting the city.

G.Orvid, Maya Plisetskaya, R.Struchkova, N.Fetisova, S.Zvyagina, L. Lavrovsky, Ulanova, V.Ryndin, Yu.

Zhdanov, E.Maksimova et al.

In the streets of New York.

Key words

Tours of Soviet artists abroad
USSR - USA

Locations: Moscow [820] New York [856]

Seasons: Spring [825]

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General view of New York from the top point.

Skyscrapers.

Streets, squares, parks.

Ice skating rink in the open air.

Pedestrians on the streets.

New York, with the upper point.

Buildings.

Passers.

Passage through the streets of New York.

Traffic.

Pedestrians crossing the street.

Bus.

The seller of ice cream on the street.

Passers-by on the streets.

Signboards.

Advertisement "Coca-Cola".

Monuments.

The cabbies.

Selling newspapers on the street.

Bracket with dresses.

African American car washes.

A man plays the accordion on the street.

Chrysler State Building.

Skyscrapers.

People in the park.

Smiling girl.

Cemetery.

The cabbies.

Passers-by on the streets.

African American car washes.

Bowery - New York district of the poor.

Dark brick houses, small shops (shops) on the lower floors of homes.

Seller roll a cart with goods.

In the wasteland children rummage in the garbage.

Selling vegetables in the street stalls.

Drying clothes on a clothesline.

On the sports field workers play ball.

Locations: New York [856]

Seasons: Spring [825]

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Street in the city of Glen Cove, near New York.

From the bus go Bolshoi Theatre.

The group of artists is resting on the lawn near the cottages of the Soviet mission to the UN.

Another group of artists - on the Atlantic coast.

Building Juilliard Conservatory (school).

The director of the Bolshoi Theatre and conductor G.Orvid G.Rozhdestvensky talk with the president of the conservatory V.Shumanom.

G.Orvid G.Rozhdestvensky and present the lesson in the classroom teacher R.Levinoy (who studied Van Cliburn).

At the piano student from Korea Ton Il Khan.

G.Orvid G.Rozhdestvensky and talk with R.Levinoy and other teachers, examine the music library of the school.

Artists Bolshoi S.Zvyagina, E.Maksimova Ya.

Seh and out of the car at the house where the writer lived E.L.Voynich, enter the room, zdorovayutssya with writer, presented her with flowers in honor of the 95th anniversary of the birth.

E.Voynich talks with artists, shows them the magazines and pictures.

Artists say goodbye and leave.

Locations: New York [856]

Seasons: Spring [825]

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Beverly Hills (Los Angeles) - an area that is home to the American movie star.

Mansion movie stars Bette Davis (Davis).

Artists R.Struchkova, N.Kasatkina, Yu.

Zhdanov et al., Visiting Bette Davis and her husband, American actor Harry Merrill.

The conversation at the table.

Smokes Bette Davis.

Artists say goodbye and leave.

Locations: USA [851]

Seasons: Spring [825]

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Ulanova talking in a hotel room with an American writer and journalist Albert Kahn.

Dancing in the restaurant, play the musicians on stage.

Reception in honor of the artists from the Soviet ballet impresario S.Yuroka after the premiere.

Among those present V.Klibern, E.Maksimova, S.Zvyagina, L.Bogomolova and others.

The audience at the tables in the restaurant, the waiters.

Converse Van Cliburn.

Artists of Soviet ballet visiting American businessman Dowling.

E.Maksimova, S.Zvyagina et al.

Take part in the conversation.

Journalists talk with G.Orvidom, Ulanova and V.Ryndinym.

Read the cameramen.

Ballet dancers D.Vashingtonu visiting the monument in front of the Federal Hall in New York City, photographed.

Artists on tour on the New York Stock Exchange - are building on Wall Street, they are accompanied by Dowling.

General view of the Exchange.

Artists watched from the balcony of the main hall of the exchange.

Locations: New York [856]

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Walk on the Hudson around Manhattan Island.

The bus arrives at the port.

Ticket office.

From the bus at the port go Ulanova, etc. N.Fadeechev. A.Lapauri, R.Struchkova, Yu, Zhdanov and others.

Board the ship.

On the boat during the tour: S.Zvyagina, E.Cherkasskaya, E.Maksimova, N.Chistova, G.Orvid, Ulanova, R.Struchkova, A.Lapauri, V. Levashov and others.

Ballerina Ivanov talks with the American sailor Logan cutters.

The building of the Metropolitan Museum.

Ballet dancers visiting the exhibition of works P.Gogena and others.

Paintings and sculptures.

Locations: New York [856]

Seasons: Spring [825]

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May Day rally organized by trade unions in Union Square in Down Town.

Among the demonstrators Secretary of the Communist Party of the United States, Eugene Dennis.

At a rally in favor union leader Louis Weinstock.

Locations: New York [856]

Seasons: Spring [825]

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Ulanova, etc. V.Ryndin.

Ride in the car.

Artists come out of the car and go into the building at Columbia University.

In the hall where the meeting with teachers and students, performers pin flowers.

The artists are faculty members.

Speaker G.Orvid etc..

Dancers and N.Fedorova N.Nikitina talk with American students.

Ulanova, V.Ryndin accompanied by teachers visiting the university.

L.Bogomolova at the entrance to the university students to give autographs.

Artists of Soviet ballet present at the rehearsal of the American Ballet trruppy "New York City Ballet."

Conducts a rehearsal director of the troupe choreographer D.Balanchin.

Guests show excerpts from the ballet "Egon" to music by Stravinsky.

George.

Balanchine talks with L. Lavrovsky.

Talk, Soviet and American artists.

Personnel:

George Balanchine - choreographer of Russian-Georgian origin

Locations: New York [856]

Seasons: Spring [825]

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The building of "Madison Square Garden."

The audience goes to a concert of Soviet ballet.

General view of the audience before the concert.

Scenes from the ballet "Les Sylphides" by R.Struchkovoy and the corps de ballet. "

American tycoon George Randolph Hearst (Jr.) and his wife talking backstage after the show with Maya Plisetskaya, N.Fadeechevym, etc. V.Levashovym.

Artists Ulanova, E.Maksimova and dr.osmatrivayut New York zoo.

Seals in the water.

Zoo staff feeds seal.

See the spectators.

Artists ride in the tram at the zoo.

Flamingos, lions, orangutans at the zoo.

Visitors to the zoo with the kids.

Locations: New York [856]

Seasons: Spring [825]

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Maya Plisetskaya and N.Fadeechev performing a pas de deux from the third act of Tchaikovsky ballet "Swan Lake" at the Bolshoi Theater.

Locations: Moscow [820]

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Port in Montreal.

Steamers.

Pier.

Bridge.

General view of the city.

Streets, buildings of Montreal.

Passers.

Controller on the street.

MacDonald Monument.

Cars and crews on the streets.

Robert Burns Monument.

Passers-by on the streets.

Memorial plaque on the building where he lived Ch.

Dikkens.

Squares.

Pigeons on the boulevard.

City Market.

Boxes of fruit.

Sit sellers.

The man smokes a pipe.

Conductors Yu.

Fayer G.Rozhdestvensky and sit on a bench in a park near the monument to R. Burns, held on the square.

Along the street are the son of the artist Chaliapin B.F.Shalyapin and dancers A.Radunsky and G.Evdokimov.

The building of the stadium "Forum".

The auditorium.

Speakers E.Maksimova and G.Ledyah (pas de deux from "Flames of Paris"), Sh.

Yagudin ("Gopak").

The audience applauded.

Speaker Ulanova.

Maya Plisetskaya and the corps de ballet on stage after the speech, Maya Plisetskaya presented with flowers.

The entire troupe appears on stage.

Hall stood to applaud.

Key words

USSR - Canada

Locations: Canada [39]

Seasons: Summer [824]

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Artists of Soviet ballet visiting the amusement park "Disneyland" in California.

Main Street "Disneyland" by which go tram, omnibus and vintage cars.

Attraction "Disneyland."

Visitors to the park.

Artists get into a little train and ride through the park.

Artists boating on the river.

Steamer "Mark Twain", which sailed Tom Sawyer.

Pirate ship "Sea chicken", the artists come to the ship.

Artists on a sailing ship.

Indian Village in the "Disneyland", dancing Indians.

Soviet artists talking to the mistress of the Indian restaurant.

Locations: USA [851]

Seasons: Spring [825]

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General view of San Francisco, the Golden Gate Bridge.

Ballet dancers (including A.Lapauri and E.Cherkasskaya) watching from the hill of the city.

General views of the city.

The streets of the city.

Passers-by on the streets.

Traffic.

Shrine of St.

Francis.

Street artist paints a portrait-caricature E.Cherkasskoy.

Chinatown San Francisco - a garland of lanterns along the streets, houses, reminiscent of Chinese pagoda, the inhabitants of the quarter.

Children ride on the carousel child, swinging on a swing, looking at the camera.

Conductor G.Rozhdestvensky photographs.

Fishing village in the San Francisco court at the pier, the fish market.

Soviet artists try lobster.

The queue for tickets to the concert of Soviet ballet theater "In the Memorial Opera House" ("War Memorial Opera House").

Caption: "Sold."

Entrance to the tavern in Oakland (after 21 years), who visit Jack London.

Jack London Square.

Soviet artists with a guide visiting the grove of old redwoods "Muir Woods" ("Muir woods").

Slice 1021 -year tree rings on a cut are marked, significant dates related stories.

The group of artists around a giant tree.

Maya Plisetskaya at the tree.

Locations: USA [851]

Seasons: Summer [824]

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The streets of Toronto.

Old buildings.

Signboards.

Fountain.

Passers-by on the streets of Toronto.

Pass two women (filmed from behind).

Cars.

Of girl out of the car.

Passers.

Newsstand.

Signboards and shop windows.

The sign in a shop window: "Welcome, Bolshoi Ballet!" The building of the hockey stadium Maple Garden Liv ("Marple Leaf Gardens"), which were Soviet artists, the audience goes to a concert.

After the performance "Giselle" behind the scenes of the Soviet Ambassador to Canada A.A.Arutyunyan introduces artists with the governor of Ontario Lieutenant-General McKay and his wife.

Present Ulanova, N.Fadeechev, L. Lavrovsky, G.Orvid, Yu.

Fayer and others.

Visit to Ottawa: the road to Ottawa artists out of the car and inspect the area.

General view of Ottawa.

Cathedrals.

The streets and squares of the city.

Monument MacKenzie.

Yu.

Zhdanov, L. Lavrovsky, L.Bogomolova et al.

Are photographed against the backdrop of the city.

Soviet Ambassador to Canada Armen Harutyunyan and his wife and son, Ulanova, L. Lavrovsky, V.Ryndin, G, Orvid, M, Plisetskaya and others.

Photographed on the steps of the embassy of the USSR in Canada.

The artists at a reception at the embassy.

General view of Niagara Falls near Toronto and Niagara Falls.

Maya Plisetskaya, Ulanova, V.Ryndin, N.Timofeeva et al.

On the viewing platform at the waterfall Niagarskkogo.

Locations: Canada [39]

Seasons: Summer [824]

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Return of the artists of the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow.

Artists leave the plane "Tu".

Cameraman E.Akkuratov down the plane.

Aerodrome are to Rodion Shchedrin Maya Plisetskaya, V.Ryndin et al., Greet, kiss, hug their relatives from occurring.

The sign "No smoking."

Locations: Moscow [820]

Seasons: Rain [833] Summer [824]

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