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José Limón Video Archive

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Phantasmagoria

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Title
Phantasmagoria
Additional title: Phantasmagoria 1975 (Choreographic work : Currier)
Names
Ammerman, Mark (Dancer)
Cratty, Bill (Dancer)
Cutler, Robyn (Dancer)
Ganado, Ken (Dancer)
Hansen, William (Dancer)
Jordan, Ryland (Dancer)
Maxwell, Carla (Dancer)
Sayles, Lane (Dancer)
Scanlon, Jennifer (Dancer)
Schiffer, Holly (Dancer)
Shimin, Tonia (Dancer)
Solino, Louis (Dancer)
Steinberg, Risa (Dancer)
Thompson, Clifton (Dancer)
Watt, Nina (Dancer)
Currier, Ruth, 1926-2011 (Choreographer)
Harris, Gary (Lighting designer)
Berg, Alban, 1885-1935 (Composer)
Ives, Charles, 1874-1954 (Composer)
José Limón Dance Company (Performer)
Collection

José Limón Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1977-03-05
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 7231
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-3140 (former)
Topics
Dance rehearsals
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Venue: Videotaped in rehearsal on March 5, 1977.
Creation/production credits: Choreography: Ruth Currier. Music: Gary Harris (sound collage), Alban Berg (Four pieces for clarinet and piano), and Charles Ives ("Song for harvest season" and "From the steeples and the mountains").
Performers: Performed by members of the José Limón Dance Company, probably Mark Ammerman, Bill Cratty, Robyn Cutler, Ken Ganado, William Hansen, Ryland Jordan, Carla Maxwell, Lane Sayles, Jennifer Scanlon, Holly Schiffer, Tonia Shimin, Louis Solino, Risa Steinberg, Clifton Thompson, and Nina Watt.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Videotape reel
Extent: 1 videotape reel (24 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.
Description
Revival (possibly with revisions) of a work first performed by the Limón company in 1975. This recording includes some choreographic changes due to illness. The duet by Mark Ammerman (?) and Nina Watt is repeated after the end of the work.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY926028564-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12172138
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 281e0040-34dd-0135-6e43-09114d528ad4
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1977: Created
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Phantasmagoria" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1977. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/135bb962-c5e0-4c72-9a68-9835ccea27a2

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Phantasmagoria" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 1, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/135bb962-c5e0-4c72-9a68-9835ccea27a2

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1977). Phantasmagoria Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/135bb962-c5e0-4c72-9a68-9835ccea27a2

Wikipedia Citation

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Phantasmagoria