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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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We Real Cool

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Title
We Real Cool
Additional title: We real cool (Choreographic work : Lehman)
Names
National Dance Institute (U.S.) (Creator)
Lehman, Amy (Choreographer)
Brooks, Gwendolyn, 1917-2000 (Author)
Grooms, Red (Set designer)
D'Amboise, Jacques, 1934- (Producer)
Morris, Len (Producer)
Ardolino, Emile (Director)
National Dance Institute (U.S.) (Producer)
National Dance Institute (U.S.) (Performer)
Collection

National Dance Institute Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1980 - 1989 (Questionable)
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 3437
Topics
Dance for children -- New York (State) -- New York
Performing arts and children -- New York (State) -- New York
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Statement of responsibility: presented by National Dance Institute and Jacques d'Amboise.
Content: Running time of streaming file is 9 minutes. Last 3 minutes blank. Note on original videocassette case indicated original was partially erased.
Creation/production credits: Based on the poem by Gwendolyn Brooks ; original painting by Red Grooms ; produced by Jacques d'Amboise and Len Morris ; directed by Emile Ardolino.
Venue: Recorded Date of capture. Place of capture.
Acquisition: Gift; Jacques D'Amboise, 2012.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (9 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Last three minutes blank
Description
Amy Lehman's We Real Cool, adapted as a video production.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 904450724
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20547400
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): bab72340-4aa2-0133-7f73-60f81dd2b63c
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

  • 1980: Created (Approximate)
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "We Real Cool" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1980 - 1989. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bf4372c0-4aa2-0133-0e59-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "We Real Cool" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bf4372c0-4aa2-0133-0e59-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1980 - 1989). We Real Cool Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bf4372c0-4aa2-0133-0e59-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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We Real Cool