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Date: 22 October 1961 (Television)

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Humphrey Burton

Synopsis: DOCUMENTARY. Item from art documentary; Huw Wheldon interviews Dame Ninette de Valois on her work with the Royal Ballet. Scenes of her production of `The Rake's Progress' seen in progress watched over by John Field. Penman catalogue no. 49.

Subjects:
Valois, Ninette de (1898-2001), Ballet

Series title:

TV Transmissions
Date: 22 October 1961Broadcast channel: BBCCountry: United KingdomTransmission time: 22:10-22:55Runtime: 18 mins Network - Language: English - Black and White - Sound

Credits (11)
[Subject of Film]: Ninette de Valois, [Subject of Film]: Royal Ballet, Production Company: BBC, Producer: Huw Wheldon, Associate Producer: Nancy Thomas, Associate Producer: Humphrey Burton, Script: Huw Wheldon, Script: Humphrey Burton, Camera: Ken Widdicombe, Editor: Allan Tyrer
Cast (14)
Donald Britton, Huw Wheldon, John Field, Ninette de Valois, Gerd Larsen, Shirley Bishop, Judith Colborne, Kathleen Geldard, Sylvia Michael, Helen Starr, Elaine Thomas, Joan Blakeney, Ian Hamilton, Robert Mead