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Poets and dancers

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Title
Poets and dancers
Names
Reed, Ishmael, 1938- (Author)
Blank, Carla (Choreographer)
Cooper, Dennis, 1953- (Author)
Houston-Jones, Ishmael (Dancer)
Elmslie, Kenward (Author)
Grimsted, Almon (Dancer)
Waldman, Ann (Author)
Kraus, Lisa (Dancer)
Tisa, Ken, 1945- (Costume designer)
Dara, Olu (Composer)
Robison, Mark (Videographer)
Mullins, Carol (Lighting designer)
Toussaint, Allen (Composer)
Reed, Ishmael, 1938- (Speaker)
Blank, Carla (Dancer)
Elmslie, Kenward (Composer)
Collection

Danspace Project Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1989-02-26
Table of Contents
CONTENTS: 1 (44 min.) Skydiving. Text written and read by: Ishmael Reed. Choreographed and performed by: Carla Blank. Music: Allen Toussaint. Sung by: Taj Mahal. - The wardrobe master of paradise. Text written and read by Ishmael Reed. Choreographed and performed by: Carla Blank. Music: Carla Bley. Sung by: Taj Mahal. - Hole: (The spoken word). Poet: Dennis Cooper. Dancer: Ishmael Houston-Jones. - Nobody was there. Text written and read by: Ishmael Reed. Choreographed and performed by Carla Blank. Music: Olu Dara. -- 2: (46 min.) Area J. Words and music by Kenward Elmslie. Dance by: Almon Grimsted. Orchestration: Steven Taylor. Costume design: Ken Tisa. - Mother's curse. Poet: Anne Waldman. Dancer: Lisa Kraus.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8019
Topics
Danspace Project (New York, N.Y.)
Genres
Filmed performances
Filmed dance
spoken word
Notes
Venue: Videotaped at St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery, New York, Feb. 26, 1989, as part of the Danspace Video Archival Project. Cameraperson: Mark Robison. Presented by the Danspace Project and the Poetry Project.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 2 videocassettes (U-matic) (90 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY916018179-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12169941
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 16b5ec50-8bf1-0138-cd0b-0bfdb75269a8
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1989: Created
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2023: Found by you!
  • 2024

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Poets and dancers" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1989. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/16b5ec50-8bf1-0138-cd0b-0bfdb75269a8

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Poets and dancers" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 27, 2023. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/16b5ec50-8bf1-0138-cd0b-0bfdb75269a8

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1989). Poets and dancers Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/16b5ec50-8bf1-0138-cd0b-0bfdb75269a8

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Poets and dancers