By word of foot III, Sole Sisters
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Title
By word of foot III, Sole Sisters
Collection
Names
Browne, Harriet (Dancer)
Bufalino, Brenda (Dancer)
Coles, Marion (Dancer)
Goldberg, Jane, 1948- (Dancer)
Lee, Mable (Dancer)
McNamara, Josephine (Dancer)
Safford, Sarah (Dancer)
Wasser, Beverly (Dancer)
Wasserman, Dorothy (Dancer)
Roberts, Jim (Instrumentalist)
Brown, Buster, 1913-2002 (Dancer)
Hines, Gregory (Dancer)
Hill, Constance Valis (Director)
Sole Sisters (Performing group) (Dancer)
Changing Times Tap Dancing Company (Presenter)
Goldberg, Jane, 1948- (Producer)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1985-06-27
Library Location
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 7578
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-5710 (former)
Subjects
Tap dancing
Women dancers -- United States
Genres
Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances
Video Recordings
Notes
Statement Of Responsibility: presented by the Changing Times Tap Dancing Company ; [stage] director, Constance Valis-Hill ; [stage] producer, Jane Goldberg.
Content: Title provided by Jane Goldberg.
Content: Date from original container.
Content: Original containers for *MGZIC 9-5713, *MGZIC 9-5711 and this tape (*MGZIC 9-5710) were respectively marked reels 1, 2, and 3, but they do not contain a continuous performance, but rather excerpts (including rehearsal footage) from a series of performances held on June 26-28, 1985. The most complete performance footage appears on *MGZIC 9-5713.
Performers: Danced by the Sole Sisters: Harriet Browne, Brenda Bufalino, Marion Coles, Jane Goldberg, Mable Lee, Jo McNamara, Sarah Safford, Beverly Wasser, Dorothy Wasserman.
Performers: Guest artists: Gregory Hines, Buster Brown.
Performers: Pianist: Jim Roberts.
Venue: Videotaped in performance at the Greenwich House Theater, New York, on June 27, 1985.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 videocassette (Betacam SP) (17 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Abstract
Excerpts from the end of a performance. Guest artist Gregory Hines dances an a cappella solo, with the Sole Sisters seated in the background. Hines is joined by Brenda Bufalino and Buster Brown, each of whom dances a solo. The Sole Sisters and others then join in. The tape contains ca. 4 min. of candid footage of the audience departing the theater.
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Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY98-F3131
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b13873439
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 54e5c730-7b98-0135-18e2-4166374d1698
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "By word of foot III, Sole Sisters" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1985. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/54e5c730-7b98-0135-18e2-4166374d1698
APA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1985). By word of foot III, Sole Sisters Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/54e5c730-7b98-0135-18e2-4166374d1698
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "By word of foot III, Sole Sisters" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 12, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/54e5c730-7b98-0135-18e2-4166374d1698
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