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Black despair on a white stage [and] Gambol [and] Nameless hour

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Black despair on a white stage [and] Gambol [and] Nameless hour

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Title
Black despair on a white stage [and] Gambol [and] Nameless hour
Names
Sabatine, Jean (Choreographer)
Davis, Miles (Composer)
Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974 (Composer)
Pennsylvania State University, Jazz Dance Theatre (Performer)
Sabatine, Jean (Dancer)
Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1975-04
Table of Contents
Black despair on a white stage. Danced by Tom Arlen, Jane A. Gioffre, Keith Grant, David G. Hodge, Novella Jones, Elizabeth Keller, Michael Kraus, Blondell Reynolds, Virgil Roberson Jr., William M. Rohe, Jeanne Sacco, Donald L. Shell, and Audrey L. Terry. - Gambol. Danced by Kraus, Jack Magradey, William B. Morgan, Gary Pletsch, Roberson, and Rohe. - Nameless hour. Music: Miles Davis, Billy Colbham, and Duke Ellington. Danced by Grant, Morgan, Patricia Roxbury, Jean Sabatine, Audrey Tischler, and Pletsch.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 7913
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-1422 (former)
Topics
Jazz dance
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Venue: Recorded onstage in April 1975.
Performers: Performed by members of Pennsylvania State University (?) Jazz Dance Theatre.
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) (27 min.) : sound, black and white ; 3/4 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY906023495-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12168851
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 041a54b0-7c69-0135-6de2-0ba734775620
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1975: Created
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Black despair on a white stage [and] Gambol [and] Nameless hour" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1975. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e2d49f42-1c78-426c-b8fe-f00be69008fa

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Black despair on a white stage [and] Gambol [and] Nameless hour" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 1, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e2d49f42-1c78-426c-b8fe-f00be69008fa

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1975). Black despair on a white stage [and] Gambol [and] Nameless hour Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e2d49f42-1c78-426c-b8fe-f00be69008fa

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Black despair on a white stage [and] Gambol [and] Nameless hour