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Shadow to frame: A search for the nature of (im)mortality

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Dance Theater Workshop Video Archive

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Shadow to frame: A search for the nature of (im)mortality

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Title
Shadow to frame: A search for the nature of (im)mortality
Names
Morris, Wendy (Conceptor)
Cypis, Johanna (Narrator)
Larkin, William (Composer)
Cypis, Dorit (Conceptor)
Byrne, J. V. (James V.), 1950- (Conceptor)
Ultan, Wendy (Conceptor)
Stephens, Georgia (Composer)
Pettee, Michael (Lighting designer)
Lordo, Jenna (Costume designer)
Dance Theater Workshop (Producer)
Video D Studios (Videographer)
Morris, Wendy (Choreographer)
Morris, Wendy (Dancer)
Morris, Wendy (Narrator)
Cypis, Dorit (Director)
Cypis, Dorit (Screenwriter)
Cypis, Dorit (Designer)
Byrne, J. V. (James V.), 1950- (Videographer)
Ultan, Wendy (Composer)
Collection

Dance Theater Workshop Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1985
Table of Contents
CONTENTS: Act I: The wee Wendy bang bang show. Part I: Video editing by Wendy Morris. Part II: Live video by James Byrne. -- Act II: River sticks. Video: Byrne. Music: William Larkin. -- Act III: An unveiling. Direction/image-script/photography/projection design: Dorit Cypis. Music: Wendy Ultan. Songs: Guy Warren ("What a happy feeling"), Hupfeld ("As time goes by"), Sandy Nelson ("Teen beat"), Mickey and Sylvia ("Love is strange"). -- Act IV: Framing the shadow. Music collage: Georgia Stephens. Text: Morris. Narrators: Johanna Cypis and Morris.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 2602
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-1731 (former)
Topics
Dance Theater Workshop
Mixed media performances
Videodance
Genres
Filmed performances
Filmed dance
Notes
Venue: Videotaped in a special session by Video D Studios for the Dance/Video Access project at the Bessie Schönberg Theater, New York, on August 16, 1985. Presented by Dance Theater Workshop during The Out-of-Towners and Others series.
Statement of responsibility: Conception: Wendy Morris, with James Byrne, Dorit Cypis, and Wendy Ultan. Choreography: Wendy Morris. Costume: Jenna Lordo. Lighting: Michael Pettee.
Performers: Performed by Wendy Morris.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (57 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12168270
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 45a889d0-b2c5-0131-1e6c-3c075448cc4b
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

  • 1985: Issued
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Shadow to frame: A search for the nature of (im)mortality" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1985. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/47342690-b2c5-0131-9ef2-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Shadow to frame: A search for the nature of (im)mortality" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/47342690-b2c5-0131-9ef2-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1985). Shadow to frame: A search for the nature of (im)mortality Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/47342690-b2c5-0131-9ef2-3c075448cc4b

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Shadow to frame: A search for the nature of (im)mortality