Skinner Releasing Dance Company

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Title

Skinner Releasing Dance Company

Collection

On the Boards Video Archive

Names

Davidson, Robert (Dancer)
Geise, John (Designer)
Knapp, James, jazz musician (Musician)
Skinner Releasing Dance Company (Performer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1983

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 7629
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-601 (former)

Subjects

On the Boards (Organization)
Improvisation in dance
Modern dance

Genres

Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances

Notes

Venue: Videotaped in Seattle on January 14, 1983 by Robert McGinley and Sandra Eshlemann for the On the Boards Video Archive during a Festival of Improvised Arts.
Creation/Production Credits: Environment of neon and aluminum created by sculptor John Geise. Costumes conceived by the dancers. Lighting design: Gary Bernard. Technical director: Neil Bestwick.
Performers: Performed by dancers Robert Davidson, Jacques Duringer, Mark Lynd, Stephanie Sarantos, Patricia Van Hemelryck, and Kris Wheeler, and musicians James Knapp, Eric Jensen, and Art Lande. SUMMARY: Piece scored in sections suggesting a cycle - within which the music and dance are improvised.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (47 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY847040110-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12160650
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 2be96ce0-8c3c-0135-b906-316f6a364aaf

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Moving Image

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MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Skinner Releasing Dance Company" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1983. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2be96ce0-8c3c-0135-b906-316f6a364aaf

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1983). Skinner Releasing Dance Company Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2be96ce0-8c3c-0135-b906-316f6a364aaf

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Skinner Releasing Dance Company" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2be96ce0-8c3c-0135-b906-316f6a364aaf

Wikipedia citation

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