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Dancing in Absentia: A Remembrance, A Tribute

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Janis Brenner Video Archive

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Dancing in Absentia

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Title
Dancing in Absentia: A Remembrance, A Tribute
Names
Brenner, Janis (Conceptor)
Brenner, Janis (Director)
Brenner, Janis (Singer)
Wenger, Jamie James (Designer)
Wenger, Jamie James (Editor)
Bleckmann, Theo (Composer)
Bleckmann, Theo (Singer)
Collection

Janis Brenner Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 2009
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDVD 5-6951
Topics
Dancers -- Diseases
AIDS (Disease) and the arts
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Statement of responsibility: concept & direction, Janis Brenner.
Creation/production credits: Music, Theo Bleckmann and Janis Brenner (Prayer, from Mars Cantata) ; video design and editing, Jamie James Wenger.
Original version: Original format: 1 videodisc (DVD) ; 4 3/4 in.
Acquisition: Gift; Janis Brenner; 2012.
Physical Description
Videodisc
Extent: 1 videodisc (DVD) (10min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Collage with images of dancers lost to AIDS with a list of names during the end credits.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20001861
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4401cbd0-6f21-0131-492b-3c075448cc4b
Rights Statement
This item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).

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  • 2009: Created
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Dancing in Absentia" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 2009. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/47809910-6f21-0131-30e7-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Dancing in Absentia" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/47809910-6f21-0131-30e7-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (2009). Dancing in Absentia Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/47809910-6f21-0131-30e7-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia Citation

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Dancing in Absentia