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Half a world away

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Dance Theater Workshop Video Archive

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Half a world away

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Title
Half a world away
Names
Leroy, A (Conceptor)
Geiser, Janie (Conceptor)
Coid, Marshall (Singer)
Hannan, Joe (Instrumentalist)
Cale, David (Narrator)
Vaughan, David, 1924- (Narrator)
Stork, Emily (Puppeteer)
Dance Theater Workshop (Producer)
Video D Studios (Videographer)
Leroy, A (Composer)
Leroy, A (Instrumentalist)
Leroy, A (Adapter)
Geiser, Janie (Puppeteer)
Collection

Dance Theater Workshop Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1990 (Approximate)
Table of Contents
Forty years on (song) -- Almost the end, Part 1 (puppet play) -- Harrow marches onward (song) -- Annals of the empire (puppet play) -- Casabianca (song) -- Almost the end, Part 2 (puppet play) -- Toll for the brave (song) -- Royal Terror Theatre (film) -- Almost the end, Part 3 (puppet play) -- Rule Britannia (song).
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 4928
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-5940 (former)
Topics
Dance Theater Workshop
Puppets
Installations (Art)
Puppet theater
Genres
Filmed performances
Notes
Statement of responsibility: presented by Dance Theater Workshop ; an installation with performance by A. Leroy and Janie Geiser ; music by A. Leroy ; design by Janie Geiser.
Content: Accompanied by contents list.
Creation/production credits: Text adapted by A. Leroy and Janie Geiser ; set and puppet construction assistance, Judith Anderson, Clemens Herbert, Emily Stork ; film animation, Judith Anderson, Patricia Thornley ; lighting, Emily Stork.
Performers: Puppeteers, Judith Anderson, John Bell, Trudi Cohen, Janie Geiser ; countertenor, Marshall Coid ; spinet, Joe Hannan ; harmonium, A. Leroy ; narrators, David Cale, David Vaughan ; diorama puppeteers, Stephen Kaplin, Pamela Miles, Emily Stork.
Venue: Videotaped in performance at the Battery Maritime Building, New York, on June 2, 1990, by Video D Studios.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (41 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY99-F77
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13987456
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 22442670-4b65-0133-9a54-60f81dd2b63c
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.

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  • 1990: Issued
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Half a world away" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1990. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/240cfc80-4b65-0133-513c-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Half a world away" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 11, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/240cfc80-4b65-0133-513c-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1990). Half a world away Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/240cfc80-4b65-0133-513c-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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Half a world away