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The early years: Registration

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Title

The early years: Registration

Collection

Early Years Collection

Names

Ross, Patty Kerr (Director)
Harris, Hilary (Videographer)
Emshwiller, Ed (Videographer)
Pennebaker, D. A. (Videographer)
Labeille, Daniel (Producer)
Early years, (1981 : Purchase, N.Y.) (Associated name)
State University of New York College at Purchase (Event place)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1981-04-09 - 1981-04-12

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 3076
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-950 cassettes 1 and 2 (former)

Subjects

Modern dance -- United States

Genres

Field Recordings

Notes

Content: For a printed program of the festival, see *MGZB The early years (1981 : Purchase, N.Y.) [Programs].
Content: Video documentation of the festival The early years: American modern dance from 1900 through the 1930s, hosted by SUNY College at Purchase, New York, on April 9-12, 1981, under the sponsorship of State University of New York, University-Wide Programs in the Arts. Festival director: Patricia Kerr Ross. Video producer: Daniel Labeille.

Physical Description

Extent: 3 videocassettes (U-matic) (44 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.

Abstract

SUMMARY: Videotaped at the Dance Building and around the Purchase campus on April 9, 1981, by Hilary Harris, Ed Emshwiller, and D. A. Pennebaker. Candid footage of registration on the first day of the festival. Audio turns off and on.

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12170804
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0c464f50-3142-0132-089c-3c075448cc4b

Rights

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.

Type Of Resource

Moving Image

Cite this item

MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The early years: Registration" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1981 - 1981. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0c464f50-3142-0132-089c-3c075448cc4b

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1981 - 1981). The early years: Registration Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0c464f50-3142-0132-089c-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The early years: Registration" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 18, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0c464f50-3142-0132-089c-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia citation

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