The early years: May O'Donnell class
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Title
The early years: May O'Donnell class
Collection
Names
O'Donnell, May, 1906-2004 (Teacher)
Ross, Patty Kerr (Director)
Harris, Hilary (Videographer)
Labeille, Daniel (Producer)
Early years, (1981 : Purchase, N.Y.) (Host)
State University of New York College at Purchase (Sponsor)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1981-04-09 - 1981-04-12
Library Location
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 3518
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-950 cassette 4 (former)
Subjects
Graham, Martha
Modern dance -- Technique
Dance festivals -- New York (State) -- Purchase (N.Y.)
Genres
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) (45 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Abstract
SUMMARY: Videotaped in the studio on April 9, 1981 by Hilary Harris. Class in modern dance technique taught by May O'Donnell, who points out its connections to and continuity with the classes of the early years, particularly those of Martha Graham. The class emphasizes contraction and release and the use of the floor, and progresses from floor work to center to moving across the floor. O'Donnell's three demonstrators perform a brief piece choreographed by her at the end of the class.
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NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12170806
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 1601e4a0-3142-0132-47a0-3c075448cc4b
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The early years: May O'Donnell class" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1981 - 1981. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1601e4a0-3142-0132-47a0-3c075448cc4b
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1981 - 1981). The early years: May O'Donnell class Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1601e4a0-3142-0132-47a0-3c075448cc4b
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The early years: May O'Donnell class" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 8, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1601e4a0-3142-0132-47a0-3c075448cc4b
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