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An American Ballet Story: Screening and Conversation
Screening of "An American Ballet Story" followed by a Q & A with moderator Walter Rutledge.
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Starts on Thursday, April 20 · 6pm EDT
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New York Public Library for the Performing Arts -Bruno Walter Auditorium Enter via 111 Amsterdam Ave. between West 64th and 65th Street New York, NY 10023-7498
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- 2 hours
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This event will take place in person at the Library for the Performing Arts.
An American Ballet Story (documentary, 94 minutes, 2022). Seven years in the making! Screening will be followed by a Q & A with moderator Walter Rutledge of Out & About NYC Magazine and the producers of the film.
1964 – A time of major shifts in civil rights, women’s and gay rights. New York City was alive – you could feel it on the streets. The Joffrey Ballet splits in two over a struggle for artistic control and the HARKNESS BALLET and its founder Rebekah Harkness burst onto the American arts scene. Bold and controversial, Harkness revolutionizes the way dance is performed forever. An American Ballet Story is about this iconic company, its rise and fall and its effect on contemporary dance, music and art that is still with us today.
Photo: Linda Strickler (on left), Rebekah Harkness (center), John Jones (on right). Harper's Bazaar, November 1966.
While tickets to all events at the Library for the Performing Arts are free, seating is granted on a first come first serve basis. Five minutes before showtime, seats will be given out to people on the wait list regardless of reservation status.
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The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts houses one of the worlds most extensive combination of circulating, reference, and rare archival collections in its field. These materials are available free of charge, along with a wide range of special programs, including exhibitions, seminars, and performances. An essential resource for everyone with an interest in the arts — whether professional or amateur — the Library is known particularly for its prodigious collections of non-book materials such as historic recordings, videotapes, autograph manuscripts, correspondence, sheet music, stage designs, press clippings, programs, posters, and photographs.
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