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Pippina's tale and other new dances

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Title

Pippina's tale and other new dances

Collection

PS 122 Video Archive

Names

Nagel, Lauri (Choreographer)
Holmes, K. J. (Dancer)
Sunshine, Louise (Dancer)
Hirsch, Shelley (Composer)
Simons, David (Composer)
Ferri, David (Lighting designer)
Schoberth, Benno (Cinematographer)
Sewelson, Dave (Instrumentalist)
Salzinger, Alison (Costume designer)
Robison, Mark (Videographer)
Performance Space 122 (Presenter)
Nagel, Lauri (Dancer)
Holmes, K. J. (Creator)
Holmes, K. J. (Composer)
Sunshine, Louise (Creator)
Sunshine, Louise (Composer)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1989-03-01

Table Of Contents

Pigeon (ca. 7 min.) / music, Shelly Hirsch and David Simons ; lighting, David Ferri ; performed by Nagel -- On sand (ca. 8 min.) / film collaboration with Benno Schoberth ; saxophone, Dave Sewelson ; performed by Nagel -- Play it as it lays: an improvisation (ca. 7 min.) / performed by Nagel -- Pippina's tale (ca. 23 min.) / directed by Nagel ; created and performed by K.J. Holmes, Nagel, and Louise Sunshine ; melodies, Holmes and Sunshine ; text, Sunshine ; set design, John Evans ; costumes, Alison Salzinger ; lighting, Ferri.

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8295

Subjects

Improvisation in dance

Genres

Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: presented by Performance Space 122 ; [choreography] by Lauri Nagel.
Performers: Performed by Lauri Nagel and others.
Venue: Videotaped in performance at Performance Space 122, New York, on March 1, 1989, by Character Generators/Video, cameraperson, Mark Robison.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (45 min.) : sound, color. ; 3/4 in.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY95-F30
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12176314
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 38a57300-96f6-0138-a0c0-4dc94be34f5b

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

1989-03-01

Cite this item

MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Pippina's tale and other new dances" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1989. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/38a57300-96f6-0138-a0c0-4dc94be34f5b

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1989). Pippina's tale and other new dances Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/38a57300-96f6-0138-a0c0-4dc94be34f5b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Pippina's tale and other new dances" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 13, 2026. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/38a57300-96f6-0138-a0c0-4dc94be34f5b

Wikipedia citation

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