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Erick Hawkins lecture-demonstration

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Erick Hawkins Video Archive

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Erick Hawkins lecture-demonstration

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Title
Erick Hawkins lecture-demonstration
Additional title: Parson Weems and the cherry tree (Choreographic work : Hawkins)
Additional title: Cantilever (Choreographic work : Hawkins)
Names
Hawkins, Erick (Donor)
Hawkins, Erick (Speaker)
Ward, Cathy (Dancer)
Wiatt, John (Dancer)
Yohn, Robert (Dancer)
Diachenko, Nada (Dancer)
Richman, Natalie (Dancer)
Thome, Joel (Conductor)
Boros, Frank (Designer)
Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989 (Composer)
Lee, Ralph (Designer)
Dorazio, Ralph (Designer)
Dlugoszewski, Lucia, 1931-2000 (Composer)
Sais, Ray (Designer)
Erick Hawkins Dance Company (Associated name)
Hawkins, Erick (Choreographer)
Hawkins, Erick (Dancer)
Collection

Erick Hawkins Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1975 (Questionable)
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 7201 ; *MGZIC 9-1952 (former)
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Lectures
Notes
Venue: Videotaped in an unidentified theater or auditorium, circa 1975.
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 (29 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.
Description
Hawkins talks about various aspects of dancing to an audience of children. Conductor Joel Thome also discusses instruments of the orchestra. Dance excerpts presented are: Two solos from Cantilever. Music: Lucia Dlugoszewski. Designs: Ralph Dorazio. Danced in costume by Cathy Ward and Robert Yohn. Parson Weems and the cherry tree, etc.: Excerpt. Music: Virgil Thomson. Designs: Dorazio, Ray Sais, Frank Boros, Ralph Lee. Danced by Ward (Flag), John Wiatt (Parson Weems), Yohn (George Washington), Hawkins (Clown, his angel), Nada Diachenko (Martha Washington), and Natalie Richman (Molly Pitcher). First 8 sections (11 min.) of work. For a complete performance, presented in the same theater, probably on or around the same date, see: *MGZIC 9-1953 Parson Weems and the cherry tree, etc.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY916030151-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12170094
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4cc71b10-29d3-0135-8db7-6f2ea7812f63
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

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

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Erick Hawkins lecture-demonstration" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1975. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/537d7266-7b6e-44d4-8fd1-9232be02ee21

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Erick Hawkins lecture-demonstration" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/537d7266-7b6e-44d4-8fd1-9232be02ee21

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1975). Erick Hawkins lecture-demonstration Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/537d7266-7b6e-44d4-8fd1-9232be02ee21

Wikipedia Citation

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Erick Hawkins lecture-demonstration