The Solomons Company/Dance

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Title
The Solomons Company/Dance
Additional title: Three solos by Gus Solomons, Jr
Additional title: Bladewalker (Choreographic work : Solomons)
Additional title: Statements of nameless root (Choreographic work : Solomons)
Names
Solomons, Gus, jr, 1940- (Donor)
Solomons, Gus, jr, 1940- (Choreographer)
Derr, Edward A (Dancer)
Thomsen, Carl (Dancer)
Cowart, Steed (Composer)
Tsug, Eva (Costume designer)
Gorrell, Lawrence P (Lighting designer)
Schwartz, Michael (Videographer)
Riverside Dance Festival (Presenter)
Character Generators/Video (Videographer)
Solomons, Gus, jr, 1940- (Dancer)
Collection

The Gus Solomons Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1984-05
Table of Contents
Bladewalker (1984) (ca. 10 min.) / music, Steed Cowart ; costume, Eva Tsug ; danced by Gus Solomons, Jr. -- cat. #CCS70-10/13NSSR-GSJ9M (1970) (ca. 11 min.) / music, Ars Nova, miscellaneous ; costume, Eva Tsug ; danced by Edward Derr -- Statements of nameless root (1975) (ca. 12 min.) / danced by Carl Thomsen ; performed without musical accompaniment
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 7776
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-6259 (former)
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Creation/production credits: presented by the Riverside Dance Festival ; choreography by Gus Solomons, Jr ; Lighting, Lawrence P. Gorrell.
Content: Title on original container: Three solos by Gus Solomons, Jr.
Performers: Danced by members of the Solomons Company/Dance: Gus Solomons, Jr., Edward Derr, Carl Thomsen.
Venue: Videotaped in stage rehearsal or special recording session at the Theater of the Riverside Church, New York, as part of the Riverside Dance Festival, in May 1984, by Character Generators/Video ; cameraperson, Michael Schwartz.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Date: Copyright: 1984.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (33 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY00-F116
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14649044
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 369d4fb0-7b9f-0135-08f9-01c7d8bb986d
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The Solomons Company/Dance" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1984. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/42620f07-e52c-499a-b88d-193a2504601d

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The Solomons Company/Dance" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/42620f07-e52c-499a-b88d-193a2504601d

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1984). The Solomons Company/Dance Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/42620f07-e52c-499a-b88d-193a2504601d

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The Solomons Company/Dance