Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers

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Title

Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers

Collection

Ted Shawn Collection

Names

Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972 (Performer)
Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers (Performer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1938 (Questionable)
Place: Florida

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 9438
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-3226 (former)

Subjects

Improvisation in dance

Genres

Filmed Dance

Notes

Content: Recorded on a beach in Florida (?), ca. 1938.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videocassette (Betacam SP) (4 min.) : silent, color ; 1/2 in.

Abstract

Members of Shawn's Men Dancers are seen jumping and striking poses on the beach. Shawn himself dances briefly towards the end of the tape.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY926030418-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12172185
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 24aa3c20-5258-0137-7ad5-197d2a623ecb

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. "Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1938. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/24aa3c20-5258-0137-7ad5-197d2a623ecb

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1938). Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/24aa3c20-5258-0137-7ad5-197d2a623ecb

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/24aa3c20-5258-0137-7ad5-197d2a623ecb

Wikipedia citation

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