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
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
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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