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Steps--a construction

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Manuel Alum Video Archive

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Title
Steps--a construction
Additional title: Steps - A construction (Choreographic work : Alum)
Names
Alum, Manuel (Choreographer)
Houlihan, Gerri (Dancer)
Komar, Chris (Dancer)
Martin, Yon (Dancer)
Calder, Alexander, 1898-1976 (Sculptor)
Manuel Alum Dance Company (Performer)
Collection

Manuel Alum Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1973
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 9645
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-4874 (former)
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Statement of responsibility: [presented by] the Manuel Alum Dance Company ; choreography by Manuel Alum ; sounds made by Alexander Calder's moving sculpture.
Content: Title from original container.
Creation/production credits: Scenery, J.W. Jason Strawn.
Performers: Danced by the Manuel Alum Dance Company: Manuel Alum, Gerri Houlihan, Chris Komar, Yon Martin, and others.
Venue: Videotaped in studio rehearsal with set pieces, in rehearsal clothes, in New York (?), on November 21, 1973.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (24 min.) : sound, black and white ; 3/4 in.
Description
Rehearsal in preparation for the company's performances at BAMspace, Brooklyn Academy of Music, in November and December 1973. The work was intended to be viewed from three sides at BAMspace.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY95-F682
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12392901
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7ae460b0-89b7-0135-49f0-3fa96ffdd069
Rights Statement
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  • 1973: Created
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Steps--a construction" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1973. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c236f162-6e3d-49f5-8b79-e45851303145

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Steps--a construction" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 1, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c236f162-6e3d-49f5-8b79-e45851303145

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1973). Steps--a construction Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c236f162-6e3d-49f5-8b79-e45851303145

Wikipedia Citation

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Steps--a construction