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The making of Severe clear

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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General Dance Video Archive

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The making of Severe clear

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Title
The making of Severe clear
Additional title: Severe clear (Choreographic work : Reitz)
Names
Reitz, Dana (Choreographer)
Skaggs, Sarah (Dancer)
Turrell, James (Designer)
Ridge, John David (Costume designer)
Dowling, Susan (Producer)
Reitz, Dana (Dancer)
Reitz, Dana (Speaker)
Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1986
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8577
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-2481 (former)
Genres
Documentary films
Motion pictures
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Creation/production credits: A production of WGBH/Boston's New Television Workshop. Producer: Susan Dowling. Director/editor: Ellen Sebring. Videographer: Richard Kahn. Narrator: Wendie Sakakeeny.
Creation/production credits: Choreography: Dana Reitz. Light/space design: James Turrell. Costumes: John David Ridge.
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 SP) (24 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Description
Documentary on the creation of Severe clear, a collaborative work by Reitz and Turrell, with Skaggs. Reitz rehearses with Skaggs, makes drawings that will form a visual chart of the work, and presents a lecture-demonstration on the work. Turrell supervises the building of the dancers' box-like performing space and works on its lighting scheme. In conclusion, excerpts of the work are seen in performance at Radcliffe College in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in June 1985.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY916008914-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12169822
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4258cd80-8a89-0135-52c7-77fc3b82b444
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

  • 1986: Issued
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The making of Severe clear" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1986. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0a25e312-67a2-4cc6-bcda-efcc11c5b3a8

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The making of Severe clear" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 13, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0a25e312-67a2-4cc6-bcda-efcc11c5b3a8

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1986). The making of Severe clear Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0a25e312-67a2-4cc6-bcda-efcc11c5b3a8

Wikipedia Citation

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The making of Severe clear