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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Three by three

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Dance in America Video Archive

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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Three by three

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Title
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Three by three
Additional title: Three by three
Additional title: Blues suite (Choreographic work : Ailey)
Additional title: Fever swamp (Choreographic work : Jones)
Additional title: Rainbow 'round my shoulder (Choreographic work : McKayle)
Names
Ailey, Alvin (Choreographer)
McKayle, Donald, 1930- (Choreographer)
Jones, Bill T. (Choreographer)
Gordon, Peter, 1951- (Composer)
Katz, William, 1942- (Designer)
Reed, Ursula (Costume designer)
Maxon, Normand (Costume designer)
Haizlip, Ellis B., 1929-1991 (Producer)
Tatge, Catherine (Producer)
Birch, Patricia (Director)
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (Performer)
Collection

Dance in America Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1985-09-03
Table of Contents
Blues suite / choreography, Alvin Ailey; traditional music arranged & performed by Brother John Sellers; costumes, Normand Maxon -- Fever swamp / choreography, Bill T. Jones; music, Peter Gordon; decor & costumes, Bill Katz -- Rainbow 'round my shoulder / choreography, Donald McKayle; music arranged by Robert deCormier & Milton Okun from the collection of John & Alan Lomax; costumes, Ursula Reed.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8901
Topics
Great performances (WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.))
Genres
Television programs
Televised performances
Televised dance
Notes
Creation/production credits: directed by Patricia Birch ; produced by Ellis B. Haizlip and Catherine Tatge.
Creation/production credits: Written by Marc Kirkeby.
Performers: Performed by members of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Carl Bailey, Marilyn Banks, April Berry, Kevin Brown, Masazumi Chaya, Daniel Clark, Gary DeLoatch, Patricia Dingle, Charles Epps, Ralph Glenmore, Deborah Manning, Rodney Nugent, Michihiko Oka, Barbara Pouncie, and Donna Wood.
Venue: Recorded Sept. 3, 1985 for the Great Performances/Dance in America series. Telecast on WNET/Channel 13 on Oct. 18, 1985.
Physical Description
Videotape reel
Extent: 1 videotape reel (61 min.) : sound, color ; 1 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY877016963-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12164502
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3da52e20-7db8-0138-183a-0498d790ac35
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1985: Issued
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Three by three" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1985-09-03. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d4f28e68-b8b7-46ad-a8e7-9f2e816db254

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Three by three" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 1, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d4f28e68-b8b7-46ad-a8e7-9f2e816db254

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1985-09-03). Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Three by three Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d4f28e68-b8b7-46ad-a8e7-9f2e816db254

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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Three by three