TitleRiverside Dance Festival, 1980: A Reel One-Five
Additional title: Vanya: Three pastels (Choreographic work : Ross)Additional title: Rencounters (Choreographic work : Ross)Additional title: Ceremony (Choreographic work : Ross)Additional title: Threads (Choreographic work : Ross)Additional title: Departures and endings (Choreographic work : Ross)Additional title: Dear friend and gentle heart (Choreographic work : Ross)
NamesRoss, Bertram, 1920-2003 (Choreographer)Ross, Bertram, 1920-2003 (Artistic director)Ross, Bertram, 1920-2003 (Dancer)Ross, Bertram, 1920-2003 (Author of dialog)Ross, Bertram, 1920-2003 (Costume designer)Martin, Frank, 1890-1974 (Composer)Weissman, Rita (Costume designer)Sapperstein, David (Composer)Ellner, Miriam (Costume designer)Alpert, Alan (Set designer)Walker, David T (Composer)Williams, Brooks (Author of dialog)Eister, Karen (Costume designer)Matsu, Philip (Designer)Eister, Karen (Set designer)Wallowitch, John (Performer)Bell, Cheryl, 1947- (Dancer)Campbell, Heather (Dancer)Cohen, Moss (Dancer)Ducker, Ellen (Dancer)Easton, Hilary (Dancer)Ellner, Miriam (Dancer)Gross, Stephanie (Dancer)Morgan, Anthony (Dancer)Moss, Richard (Dancer)Odellas, Paula (Dancer)Rubin, Mark (Dancer)Uhre, Christer (Dancer)West, Rebecca (Dancer)Westwood, Tony (Dancer)Yeatman, Christopher (Dancer)Gisondi, John (Lighting designer)Davis, Frank (Stage manager)Bertram Ross and Company (Dancer)Riverside Dance Festival (Presenter)
CollectionBertram Ross Video Archive
Dates / OriginDate Created: 1980-05-28 - 1980-06-01
Table of Contents[Program] A, Reel One (31 min.). Vanya: Three Pastels (premiere) (10 min.) / piano, John Wallowitch ; text, Anton Chekov (Uncle Vanya) ; costume performance by Bertram Ross -- Rencounters (1978) (21 min.) / music, Frank Martin ; costumes, Rita Weissman ; dancers, Cheryl Bell, Heather Campbell, Moss Cohen, Ellen Ducker, Hilary Easton, Stephanie Gross, Anthony Morgan, Paula Odellas, Rebecca West. |||| [Program] A, Reel Two (26 min.). Ceremony (1979) (9 min.) / music, David Sapperstein ; costumes, Rita Weissman ; dancers, Anthony Morgan, Paula Odellas, Christer Uhre, Christopher Yeatman -- Threads (premiere, to Joyce Trisler) (17 min.) / music, John Wallowitch (premiere) ; costumes, Miriam Ellner ; set, Alan Alpert ; dancers, Ellen Ducker, Bertram Ross, Mark Rubin. |||| [Program] A, Reel Three (14 min.). Departures and Endings (1979) / music, David Walker ; dancers, Cheryl Bell, Heather Campbell, Moss Cohen, Stephanie Gross, Anthony Morgan, Richard Moss, Paula Odellas, Rebecca West. |||| [Program] A, Reel Four (approximately 33 min.). Dear Friend and Gentle Heart (premiere) [beginning] / music, collage of songs and writings by or about Stephen Foster by Bertram Ross and Brooks Williams with the assistance of Eve Saint John (Soprano), Wade Williams (Baritone), and John Wallowitch (Pianist) ; costumes, Karen Eister ; masks, Philip Matsu ; sets, Karen Eister ; cast, Stephen Foster, Family, Friends and Strangers ; dancers, Cheryl Bell, Heather Campbell, Moss Cohen, Ellen Ducker, Hilary Easton, Stephanie Gross, Anthony Morgan, Richard Moss, Christer Uhre, Rebecca West, Tony Westwood, Christopher Yeatman with Mark Rubin (as Stephen Collins Foster). |||| [Program] A, Reel Five (7 min.). Dear Friend and Gentle Heart (premiere) [conclusion] / music, Collage of songs and writings by or about Stephen Foster by Bertram Ross and Brooks Williams with the assistance of Eve Saint John (Soprano), Wade Williams (Baritone), and John Wallowitch (Pianist) ; costumes, Karen Eister ; masks, Philip Matsu ; sets, Karen Eister ; cast, Stephen Foster, Family, Friends and Strangers ; dancers, Cheryl Bell, Heather Campbell, Moss Cohen, Ellen Ducker, Hilary Easton, Stephanie Gross, Anthony Morgan, Richard Moss, Christer Uhre, Rebecca West, Tony Westwood, Christopher Yeatman with Mark Rubin (as Stephen Collins Foster).
Library locationsJerome Robbins Dance DivisionShelf locator: *MGZIDF 2692
TopicsRoss, Bertram, 1920-2003
GenresFilmed danceFilmed performances
NotesStatement of responsibility: choreography, Bertram Ross ; dancers, Bertram Ross Dance Company.Creation/production credits: Choreographer/artistic director, Bertram Ross ; lighting designer, John Gisondi ; stage manager, Frank Davis.Performers: Dancers, The Bertram Ross Dance Company: Cheryl Bell, Heather Campbell, Moss Cohen, Ellen Ducker, Hilary Easton, Miriam Ellner, Stephanie Gross, Anthony Morgan, Richard Moss, Paula Odellas, Mark Rubin, Christer Uhre, Rebecca West, Tony Westwood, Christopher Yeatman.Venue: Videotaped in performance at the Theatre of the Riverside Church, New York, N.Y., 1980 May 28-June 1.Acquisition: Gift; William Prensky; 2009.
Physical DescriptionVideotape reelExtent: 5 videotape reel (111 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.
Type of ResourceMoving image
LanguagesEnglish
IdentifiersRLIN/OCLC: 942638821NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20908004Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 54cdc3a0-b43c-0136-9996-0a16fe6dedbc
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