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The Celebration of an American Dream,1988 October 13 and 14

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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The Celebration of an American Dream,1988 October 13 and 14

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Title
The Celebration of an American Dream,1988 October 13 and 14
Additional title: Jacques' Devault Pennsylvania Residency booked through Sondra Ross
Names
National Dance Institute (U.S.) (Creator)
D'Amboise, Jacques, 1934- (Choreographer)
D'Amboise, Jacques, 1934- (Director)
D'Amboise, Jacques, 1934- (Speaker)
Bye, Gwendolyn (Choreographer)
Bye, Gwendolyn (Director)
Bye, Gwendolyn (Adapter)
Weinstein, Ellen (Choreographer)
Diamond, Neil (Composer)
Diamond, Neil (Lyricist)
Moore, Barbara (Composer)
Cohan, George M (Composer)
Haley, Ed (Composer)
Queen, John (Composer)
Cannon, Hugh (Composer)
Dinerstein, Adele (Arranger)
Carrevalino, Georgie (Funder)
Puleo, Joanna (Dancer)
Wilson, Louisa (Dancer)
Morgan, Chris (Dancer)
Harmon, Frances (Dancer)
Fox, Jim (Dancer)
Jacobs, Julie (Dancer)
Chang, Jason (Dancer)
Lau, Kin Wai (Dancer)
Moore, Jeffrey (Dancer)
Karol, John (Dancer)
Luberoff, Rolf (Dancer)
Passaretti, Rachel (Dancer)
Regaldo, Jhonasttan (Dancer)
Alexander, Ian (Scottish architect, contemporary) (Performer)
Messner, Scott (Performer)
Mullen, Scott (Performer)
Schmitt, Jeanne (Performer)
Dubroff, David (Videographer)
Radice, Tom (Videographer)
Gallagher, Frank (Videographer)
Stribrny, Bill (Director)
Fitzpatrick, William (Speaker)
National Dance Institute (U.S.) (Dancer)
Collection

National Dance Institute Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1988-10-13
Date Created: 1988-10-14
Table of Contents
Opening commentary about the National Dance Institute program and Jacques d'Amboise residency (6 min.) -- America: choreographer, Jacques d'Amboise; music and lyrics, Neil Diamond; Georgie Carrevalino, student ensemble, dancers (3 min.) -- Just Warming Up: choreographer, Gwendolyn Bye; music, Barbara Moore; student ensemble, dancers (7 min.) -- Words from Dr. William Fitzpatrick, Superintendent Great Valley Schools (2 min.) -- Dancers in Time: choreographer, d'Amboise; music, Moore; Joanna Puleo, Louisa Wilson, Chris Morgan, Frances Harmon, dancers (6 min.) -- Words from d'Amboise, introducing Early Eugene: signed by Jan Josiassen (3 min.) -- Early Eugene: choreographed by Ellen Weinstein; adapted by Bye; music, George M. Cohan, Ed Haley, John Queen and Hugh Cannon; Jim Fox (Eugene), Julie Jacobs (Girl), Charlestown students, dancers (7 min.) -- Sea Mother's Son: choreographer, d'Amboise; music, Traditional Sea Chanties arranged by Adele Dinerstein; members of National Dance Institute (principals), Sugartown students (Crew), dancers (18 min.) -- God Bless America: full cast, dancers (8 min.)
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 3969
Topics
O'Neill, Eugene, 1888-1953
Dance in education
Dance for children
D'Amboise, Jacques, 1934- America
D'Amboise, Jacques, 1934- Dancers in time
D'Amboise, Jacques, 1934- Sea mother's son
Bye, Gwendolyn. Just warming up
Weinstein, Ellen. Early Eugene
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Statement of responsibility: A joint production of The Upper Merion Area School District and The Great Valley School District.
Creation/production credits: Choreographed and directed by Jacques d'Amboise and Gwendolyn Bye; produced for television by the Department of Instructional and Cable Television of the Upper Merion Area School District; camera operators, David Dubroff, Tom Radice, Frank Gallagher; directed for TV by Bill Stribrny. A Viking Production.
Performers: Students and teachers from Candlebrook, Charlestown, Markley and Sugartown Elementary Schools, dancers; Jason Chang, Kin Wai Lau, Jeffrey Moore, John Karol, Rolf Luberoff, Rachel Passaretti, Jhonasttan Regaldo, special guest dancers from the National Dance Institute; Ian Alexander, Scott Messner, Scott Mullen, Jeanne Schmitt, singers/narrators; Dr. William Fitzpatrick, on-stage host.
Venue: Recorded 1988 October 13 and 14 Devault, Pennsylvania.
Acquisition: Gift; Jacques D'Amboise, 2012.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (60 min) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 961830291
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21110036
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e5903950-2bf8-0137-9c49-537c5553e4fc
Rights Statement
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The Celebration of an American Dream,1988 October 13 and 14 " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1988 - 1988. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4d350330-a96f-0133-6253-60f81dd2b63c

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The Celebration of an American Dream,1988 October 13 and 14 " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 10, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4d350330-a96f-0133-6253-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1988 - 1988). The Celebration of an American Dream,1988 October 13 and 14 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4d350330-a96f-0133-6253-60f81dd2b63c

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The Celebration of an American Dream,1988 October 13 and 14