American Ballet Theatre: A Close-up in Time; Part 2

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Program
American Ballet Theatre: A Close-up in Time
Segment
Part 2
Producing Organization
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
Contributing Organization
The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia (Athens, Georgia)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip-526-k649p2xd4k
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Description
Program Description
"A ninety minute telecast, celebrating the 33 year evolution of the American Ballet Theater. The program pays tribute to America's oldest and most distinguished dance company, now the official company of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C. "The production was in color and was staged especially for television, featuring excerpts from the company's diverse repertoire."-- 1973 Peabody Awards entry form. The program highlights the importance of American ballet and its differences from previous, classical works. It features interviews with Agnes de Mille, an American dancer and choreographer, and Antony Tudor, the British choreographer who was a resident choreographer at the American Ballet theater. The program features few dances from the American Ballet theater and Pillar of Fire in its entirety.
Broadcast Date
1973-10-03
Asset type
Program
Media type
Moving Image
Duration
00:30:00.340
Credits
Associate Director: Seidel, Art
Associate Producer: Campbell, Ken
Director: Schnur, Jerome
Performer: Nagy, Ivan
Performer: Kivitt, Ted
Performer: Orr, Terry
Performer: Young, Gayle
Performer: Gregory, Cynthia
Performer: Wilson, Sallie
Performer: D' Antuono, Eleanor
Performer: Prinz, John
Producer: Venza, Jac
Producing Organization: WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
AAPB Contributor Holdings
The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia
Identifier: cpb-aacip-51424f997a7 (Filename)
Format: Betacam: SP
Duration: 2:00:00
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Citations
Chicago: “American Ballet Theatre: A Close-up in Time; Part 2,” 1973-10-03, The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed March 20, 2026, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-k649p2xd4k.
MLA: “American Ballet Theatre: A Close-up in Time; Part 2.” 1973-10-03. The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. March 20, 2026. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-k649p2xd4k>.
APA: American Ballet Theatre: A Close-up in Time; Part 2. Boston, MA: The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-k649p2xd4k