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Meditation on Orpheus ; Classic kite tails

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Erick Hawkins Video Archive

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Meditation on Orpheus ; Classic kite tails

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Title
Meditation on Orpheus ; Classic kite tails
Additional title: Meditation on Orpheus (Choreographic work : Hawkins)
Additional title: Classic kite tails (Choreographic work : Hawkins)
Names
Hawkins, Erick (Donor)
Hawkins, Erick (Dancer)
Hovhaness, Alan, 1911-2000 (Composer)
Raya (Costume designer)
Sais, Ray (Designer)
Diamond, David, 1915-2005 (Composer)
Boxer, Stanley (Sculptor)
Erick Hawkins Dance Company (Performer)
Hawkins, Erick (Choreographer)
Collection

Erick Hawkins Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1975-11
Date Created: 1977-11
Date Created: 1975-10
Table of Contents
Meditation on Orpheus (approx. 16 min.). Music: Alan Hovhaness. Designs: Ray Sais. Maenads' costumes: Raya. - Classic kite tails (approx. 16 min.). Music: David Diamond (Rounds for string orchestra). Sculptures: Stanley Boxer. Lacks entrance of first woman. - Classic kite tails (approx. 15 min.). Set for Cantilever in background.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 7206 ; *MGZIC 9-1957 (former)
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Performers: Performed by Hawkins and members of the Erick Hawkins Dance Company.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Videotape reel
Extent: 1 videotape reel (47 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.
Description
Compilation of three recordings. Meditation on Orpheus was videotaped in performance from the stage left wing in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in November 1977. This footage also appears on *MGZIC 9-1937 Meditation on Orpheus. Classic kite tails was videotaped in performance from the right balcony in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in November 1977, and in dress rehearsal on stage in New Haven, Connecticut, in October 1975.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY916029386-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12170067
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 619d31b0-3f1d-0135-1f26-1d3068c8e1df
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

  • 1975: Created
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Meditation on Orpheus ; Classic kite tails" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1975. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3c96ff8a-b219-4b3f-90b4-13d30bf0b9c4

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Meditation on Orpheus ; Classic kite tails" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 9, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3c96ff8a-b219-4b3f-90b4-13d30bf0b9c4

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1975). Meditation on Orpheus ; Classic kite tails Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3c96ff8a-b219-4b3f-90b4-13d30bf0b9c4

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Meditation on Orpheus ; Classic kite tails