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The early years: Access to early works for study or reconstruction

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Title
The early years: Access to early works for study or reconstruction
Names
Mueller, John E. (Moderator)
Brooks, Virginia Loring (Speaker)
Topaz, Muriel (Speaker)
North, Marion (Speaker)
Thom, Rose Anne (Speaker)
Siegel, Marcia B. (Speaker)
Jowitt, Deborah (Speaker)
Emshwiller, Ed (Videographer)
Ross, Patty Kerr (Director)
Labeille, Daniel (Producer)
Early years, (1981 : Purchase, N.Y.) (Host)
State University of New York College at Purchase (Sponsor)
Collection

Early Years Collection

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1981-04-12
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDf 3533
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-950 cassettes 24 and 25 (former)
Topics
Graham, Martha
Appalachian spring (Choreographic work : Graham)
Choreography -- Reconstructions
Motion pictures -- Production and direction
Video recordings -- Production and direction
Genres
Panel discussions
Notes
Content: For a printed program of the festival, see *MGZB The early years (1981 : Purchase, N.Y.) [Programs].
Content: Video documentation of the festival The early years: American modern dance from 1900 through the 1930s, hosted by SUNY College at Purchase, New York, on April 9-12, 1981, under the sponsorship of State University of New York, University-Wide Programs in the Arts. Festival director: Patricia Kerr Ross. Video producer: Daniel Labeille.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 5 videocassettes (U-matic) (80 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Description
Videotaped on April 12, 1981 by Ed Emshwiller. Panel discussion on Access to early works for study or reconstruction: Progress and problems by John Mueller (moderator), with Virginia Brooks, Muriel Topaz, Marion North, Rose Anne Thom, Marcia Siegel, and Deborah Jowitt. The discussion, which is illustrated by two films of Martha Graham's Appalachian spring (not shown on tape), centers upon the problems of reconstructing and/or preserving dance works through the use of notation, film or videotape documentation, and verbal descriptions. Among the topics discussed by the panelists and audience members are: the validity of multiple interpretations of a work; the criteria for a good reconstruction or revival; the need for more reconstructions/revivals, regardless of quality; the need for notation literacy in dancers; and the value of reconstructions/revivals as an educational tool for dancers. Contributors from the audience include: Carolyn Brown, Martha Hill, Joyce Malm, Kay Bardsley, Bonnie Bird, Valerie Preston-Dunlop, and Billie Mahoney. Occasional gaps in recording.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12170872
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3cddbba0-3148-0132-4e35-3c075448cc4b
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The early years: Access to early works for study or reconstruction" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1981. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3dca8540-3148-0132-f2d6-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The early years: Access to early works for study or reconstruction" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3dca8540-3148-0132-f2d6-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1981). The early years: Access to early works for study or reconstruction Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3dca8540-3148-0132-f2d6-3c075448cc4b

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The early years: Access to early works for study or reconstruction