ROYAL BALLET VIDEO ARCHIVE
- Description
- A collection of rehearsals on stage of the repertoire of the Royal Ballet. Since 1956 all productions have been recorded. Recordings between 1956-1970 were made on 16mm film - now lodged with the British Film Institute, but video copies remain in the collection. Small amounts of in-house non-broadcast recordings of interviews and master classes, educational resources material, etc.
- Website
- http://www.royalballet.org.uk
- Keywords
- Dance; Ballet; Royal Ballet
- Access
- Limited access. Presently very limited access.Access based on individual application.
- Facilities
- Viewing on premises.
- Charges
- Charges for research for broadcast productions. Postgraduate research students may have free access to research.
- Copyright
- Copyright held. Copyright advice available. Copyright adviser: Robert Jude.
Moving Image, Audio and Related Documentation Holdings
- Video/Film
- Video: 1,000 hours. Recordings of rehearsals on stage.
Video components: VHS Video, hi-8, lo-band U-Matic. Beta.
Catalogues
- Printed catalogue
- Available, indexed.
Additional Information
- Conservation policy
- To ensure that the past repertoire of the Royal Ballet Company is available for study by the next generation of dancers and to assist in the reconstruction of ballets in the future. Generally no master tapes are ever erased.
Main Contact
- Name
- Mr. Robert Jude
- Job title
- Company Manager
- Telephone
- 020 7240 1200
- Fax
- 020 7212 9121
- robert.jude@roh.org.uk
- Address
- Royal Ballet Company
Royal Opera House
Covent Garden
London
WC2E 9DD
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