British Ballerina in Moscow

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1493A

Date Released

16 Jan 1958

Date submitted

14 Jan 1958

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1British Ballerina in Moscow
2. 2News Briefs: West Indies Federation
3. 3News Briefs: Compassionate Leave
4. 4The Navy at Haifa
5. 5The Premier’s Tour
6. *Scotland Beat France

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Beryl Grey in Moscow. DESCRIPTION: On the huge stage of Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre, Beryl Grey, the prima ballerina, danced Swan Lake. The first British ballerina to dance in Russia since the Revolution forty years ago, Beryl Grey danced twice in Kiev and twice with the Bolshoi Ballet in the Soviet capital. SHOTLIST: MS Beryl Grey and partner dancing. CU same. MS same. CU Beryl Grey dancing.

Local distribution only

Not shown in Scotland.

Keywords

Music and dance; Entertainment and leisure; Performing arts

Locations

Moscow; Russia; Bolshoi Theatre

Footage sources

Sovexportfilm

Card file number

72566

Credits:

Commentator

Jeffrey K. Shearley

Length of story (in feet)

65

Story extras:

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