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Chance favours the prepared mind

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Chance favours the prepared mind

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Title
Chance favours the prepared mind
Names
Forsythe, William (Choreographer)
Roman, Ana Catalina (Dancer)
Fein, Richard (Dancer)
Johnson, Christopher (Dancer)
McManus, Thomas (Commentator)
Willems, Tom (Composer)
Quirynen, Anne (Director)
Forsythe, William (Dancer)
Forsythe, William (Commentator)
Roman, Ana Catalina (Commentator)
Fein, Richard (Commentator)
Johnson, Christopher (Commentator)
Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1990
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 9074
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-2762 (former)
Topics
Choreography
Improvisation in dance
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Creation/production credits: Produced by Vlaams Theaterinstituut, Ministerie van Onderwijs dienst Media en Informatie. Credits in English and Flemish; dialogue in English. Director: Anne Quirynen. Camera: Jürgen Persijn. Research: An-Marie Lambrechts.
Creation/production credits: Music: Thom Willems. Lighting: Benoit Bruwier.
Performers: Performed by William Forsythe, with Ana Catalina Roman, Richard Fein, Christopher Johnson, and Thomas McManus.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (25 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Description
Exploration of different ways of finding movement ideas for choreography. Forsythe and the four dancers discuss their experiments with the classical technique, energy, and music, and engage in different improvisational exercises.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY916066740-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12171133
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d5b560c0-8684-0135-07ae-0fd695289e7a
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. 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.

Item timeline of events

  • 1990: Issued
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Chance favours the prepared mind" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1990. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/77cafa37-5777-4b21-a713-81abf851d75f

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Chance favours the prepared mind" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 30, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/77cafa37-5777-4b21-a713-81abf851d75f

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1990). Chance favours the prepared mind Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/77cafa37-5777-4b21-a713-81abf851d75f

Wikipedia Citation

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Chance favours the prepared mind