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Sudden difficulties

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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General Dance Video Archive

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Sudden difficulties

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Title
Sudden difficulties
Names
Spatz-Rabinowitz, Elaine (Conceptor)
Sellars, Peter (Director)
Sellars, Peter (Commentator)
Zimering, Bonnie (Performer)
Dowling, Susan (Producer)
Gulla, Katherine (Producer)
Spatz-Rabinowitz, Elaine (Artist)
Spatz-Rabinowitz, Elaine (Commentator)
Gulla, Katherine (Director)
Institute of Contemporary Art (Boston, Mass.) (Associated name)
Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1986
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8581
Topics
Performance art
Genres
Motion pictures
Documentary films
Televised performances
Notes
Creation/production credits: A co-production of Katherine Gulla Productions and WGBH/Boston's New Television Workshop. Executive producer: Susan Dowling. Television producer/director: Katherine Gulla. Camera: Henry Ferrini. Narrator: Aimee Sands.
Creation/production credits: Conception/installation: Elaine Spatz-Rabinowitz. Sound/staging: Peter Sellars.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic SP) (18 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Description
Documentary on the creation of Sudden difficulties, a performance piece commissioned in 1983 by the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, from artist Elaine Spatz-Rabinowitz and theater director Peter Sellars. The description of the project, with statements by its creators, is followed by a performance staged and edited for television.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY916008938-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12169823
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d9ceff70-7db3-0138-dfde-6d4bfde02c5e
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
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Sudden difficulties" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1986. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0d0132d9-5b2b-421f-a04c-a7e00918e647

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Sudden difficulties" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 13, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0d0132d9-5b2b-421f-a04c-a7e00918e647

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1986). Sudden difficulties Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0d0132d9-5b2b-421f-a04c-a7e00918e647

Wikipedia Citation

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Sudden difficulties