Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Prima ballerina Mia Slavenska in costume for "Ghost Town." The ballet was written by Marc Platoff and performed as part of the Ballet Russe at the Philharmonic Auditorium. Slavenska (1916-2002) was a Croatian-born ballerina who became the prima ballerina of the Metropolitan Opera Ballet in 1954. She taught ballet at CalArts and University of California, Los Angeles. Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Mia Slavenska. Text from original nitrate sleeve: Dancing - Ballet Russe "Ghost Town"; Slavenska, Mia; Franklin, Frederick; Allers, Franz.
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b&w nitrate negative
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ark:/21198/zz0027zhm3
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Ballet dancers--California--Santa Monica Entertainment Arts Slavenska, Mia
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