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By word of foot III, Sole Sisters

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Title

By word of foot III, Sole Sisters

Collection

Jane Goldberg Video Archive

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.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY98-F3131
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b13873439
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 54e5c730-7b98-0135-18e2-4166374d1698

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

Cite this item

MLA format

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

Chicago/Turabian Format

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

Wikipedia citation

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