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Sudden death ; [and] Secret kindnesses

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Senta Driver Video Archive

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Sudden death ; [and] Secret kindnesses

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Title
Sudden death ; [and] Secret kindnesses
Additional title: Sudden death (Choreographic work : Driver)
Additional title: Secret kindnesses (Choreographic work : Driver)
Names
Driver, Senta (Choreographer)
Clark, Jeffery (Dancer)
Riche, Nicole (Dancer)
Diamond, Dennis (Producer)
Halvorson, Gary (Director)
Kilgore, John (Composer)
Harry (Company) (Performer)
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts (Presenter)
American Dance Festival (Presenter)
Collection

Senta Driver Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1980 - 1982
Table of Contents
Sudden death (approx. 10 min., b&w). Music: John Kilgore. Perf. by Jeffery Clark and Nicole Riché. -- Secret kindnesses (approx. 20 min., color). Unfinished version, recorded in the studio.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8096
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-3192 (former)
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Venue: Sudden death commissioned by the American Dance Festival in 1977; recorded at the Festival in Durham, North Carolina, in July 1980. Producer: Dennis Diamond. Director: Gary Halvorson. This footage is also on *MGZIC 9-393. Secret kindnesses commissioned by and recorded at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, in July 1982.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (30 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 3/4 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY926020316-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12171939
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ff4b0be0-8502-0135-09b8-59c01be29c1c
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.

Item timeline of events

  • 1980: Issued (Approximate)
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Sudden death ; [and] Secret kindnesses" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1980 - 1982. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/29f7c92f-1c92-4dfc-9f36-b3ce2a5c08df

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Sudden death ; [and] Secret kindnesses" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/29f7c92f-1c92-4dfc-9f36-b3ce2a5c08df

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1980 - 1982). Sudden death ; [and] Secret kindnesses Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/29f7c92f-1c92-4dfc-9f36-b3ce2a5c08df

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Sudden death ; [and] Secret kindnesses