Phantasmagoria

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Title

Phantasmagoria

Collection

José Limón Video Archive

Names

Ammerman, Mark (Dancer)
Cratty, Bill (Dancer)
Cutler, Robyn (Dancer)
Ganado, Ken (Dancer)
Hansen, William (Dancer)
Jordan, Ryland (Dancer)
Maxwell, Carla (Dancer)
Sayles, Lane (Dancer)
Scanlon, Jennifer (Dancer)
Schiffer, Holly (Dancer)
Shimin, Tonia (Dancer)
Solino, Louis (Dancer)
Steinberg, Risa (Dancer)
Thompson, Clifton (Dancer)
Watt, Nina (Dancer)
Currier, Ruth, 1926-2011 (Choreographer)
Harris, Gary (Lighting designer)
Berg, Alban, 1885-1935 (Composer)
Ives, Charles, 1874-1954 (Composer)
José Limón Dance Company (Performer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1977-03-05

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 7231
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-3140 (former)

Subjects

Dance rehearsals

Genres

Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances

Notes

Venue: Videotaped in rehearsal on March 5, 1977.
Creation/Production Credits: Choreography: Ruth Currier. Music: Gary Harris (sound collage), Alban Berg (Four pieces for clarinet and piano), and Charles Ives ("Song for harvest season" and "From the steeples and the mountains").
Performers: Performed by members of the José Limón Dance Company, probably Mark Ammerman, Bill Cratty, Robyn Cutler, Ken Ganado, William Hansen, Ryland Jordan, Carla Maxwell, Lane Sayles, Jennifer Scanlon, Holly Schiffer, Tonia Shimin, Louis Solino, Risa Steinberg, Clifton Thompson, and Nina Watt.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videotape reel (24 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.

Abstract

Revival (possibly with revisions) of a work first performed by the Limón company in 1975. This recording includes some choreographic changes due to illness. The duet by Mark Ammerman (?) and Nina Watt is repeated after the end of the work.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY926028564-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12172138
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 281e0040-34dd-0135-6e43-09114d528ad4

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. "Phantasmagoria" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1977. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/281e0040-34dd-0135-6e43-09114d528ad4

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1977). Phantasmagoria Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/281e0040-34dd-0135-6e43-09114d528ad4

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Phantasmagoria" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 11, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/281e0040-34dd-0135-6e43-09114d528ad4

Wikipedia citation

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