Neryssa

I am researching the history of Ballet Society and the New York City Ballet during the 1950s (the “golden years”). I haven’t found any one book but several describing the period including:

I Remember Balanchine”, Editor, Francis Mason

Repertory in Review: 40 Years of The New York City Ballet. Nancy Reynolds

In Balanchine’s Company A Dancer’s Memoir. Barbara Fisher

The New York City Ballet. Arnold Haskell

Dance for a City. Lynn Garafola (Editor)

Following Balanchine. Robert Garis

Autobiographies by Maria Tallchief, Allegra Kent

3 Biographies of Jerome Robbins

Select issues of Ballet Review and Dance Research journal

Dance magazine and other periodicals during the 1950s

What am I missing? Am I doomed to spend the rest of my life in the Dance Archives in NY viewing programs and photographs _ not that I don’t enjoy this, I just do not live in New York, unfortunately…

Thank you in advance for any suggestions

Neryssa

I saw a documentary on a local educational channel recently about Maria Tallchief (copyright 2007). It contained footage of Tallchief and The New York City Ballet that I have never seen before (beautiful clips of Firebird and Swan Lake). It is only 60 minutes and was produced by itvs. Hope I am allowed to post this link (http://itvs.org/shows/ataglance.php?showID=7491)

Has anybody seen this documentary? It also included interviews with Marjorie Tallchief, Yvonne Chouteau, Vida Brown, and Helen Kramer.

Neryssa