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David Parsons Company

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Title

David Parsons Company

Collection

Dance Theater Workshop Video Archive

Names

Parsons, David, 1959 Oct. 29- (Choreographer)
Anderson, Erik (Dancer)
Gilbert, Gail (Dancer)
Howarth, Dianne (Dancer)
Roberts, Denise (Dancer)
Willingham, Scot (Dancer)
Germain, Chantal (Dancer)
Cornish, Elizabeth (Dancer)
Saunders, Keith A., 1953- (Dancer)
Sculthorpe, Peter, 1929- (Composer)
Wirkula, Judy (Costume designer)
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750 (Composer)
Raye, Michael (Composer)
Long, William Ivey (Costume designer)
Sandström, Phil (Lighting designer)
Video D Studios (Videographer)
Dance Theater Workshop (Producer)
Parsons, David, 1959 Oct. 29- (Dancer)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1987

Table Of Contents

CONTENTS: Reel 1: Edge (approx. 8 min.). Music: Peter Sculthorpe. Costume: Judy Wirkula. Perf. by David Parsons. -- Three courtesies (approx. 11 min.). Music: Johann Sebastian Bach. Perf. by Erik Anderson, Gail Gilbert, Dianne Howarth, Parsons, Denise Roberts, and Scot Willingham. -- Tightwire (approx. 23 min.). Perf. by Anderson, Chantal Germain, Gilbert, Howarth, Roberts, and Willingham. -- Reel 2: Around the corner (approx. 28 min.). Music: Michael Raye. Costumes: William Ivey Long. Perf. by Anderson, Elizabeth Cornish, Germain, Gilbert, Howarth, Parsons, Roberts, Keith Saunders, and Willingham.

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 2837
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-3757 (former)

Subjects

Dance Theater Workshop
Three courtesies (Choreographic work : Parsons)
Around the corner (Choreographic work : Parsons)
Tightwire (Choreographic work : Parsons)

Genres

Filmed Performances
Filmed Dance

Notes

Venue: Program title: Around the corner (and other works). Videotaped in performance by Video D Studios at Dance Theater Workshop's Bessie Schönberg Theater on June 19, 1987. Presented by Dance Theater Workshop during the Spring Events 1987.
Statement Of Responsibility: Choreography: David Parsons. Lighting: Phil Sandström.
Performers: Performed by the David Parsons Company.

Physical Description

Extent: 2 videocassettes (70 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12174858
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 26a7bc30-b2c0-0131-b018-3c075448cc4b

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

Date Issued

1987

Cite this item

MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "David Parsons Company" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1987. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/26a7bc30-b2c0-0131-b018-3c075448cc4b

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1987). David Parsons Company Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/26a7bc30-b2c0-0131-b018-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "David Parsons Company" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 10, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/26a7bc30-b2c0-0131-b018-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia citation

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