Figures and masks

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Item data

Title

Figures and masks

Collection

Dance Notation Bureau Collection

Names

Dance Notation Bureau (New York, N.Y.) (Donor)
Walker, Norman (Choreographer)
Karlin, Fred (Composer)
Norman Walker Dance Company (Performer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1963 - 1964 (Questionable)

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 7227
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-2427 (former)

Genres

Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances

Notes

Venue: Videotaped in performance at Adelphi University, Garden City, New York.
Creation/Production Credits: Choreography: Norman Walker. Music: Fred Karlin.
Performers: Performers unidentified; possibly members of the Norman Walker Dance Company.
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) (17 min.) : sound, black and white ; 3/4 in.

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY916011199-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12169854
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 42ab3e50-3d97-0135-c333-0cdb6b80e861

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

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MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Figures and masks" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1963 - 1964. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/42ab3e50-3d97-0135-c333-0cdb6b80e861

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1963 - 1964). Figures and masks Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/42ab3e50-3d97-0135-c333-0cdb6b80e861

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Figures and masks" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/42ab3e50-3d97-0135-c333-0cdb6b80e861

Wikipedia citation

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