Medea

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Title

Medea

Collection

John Butler Video Archive

Names

Fracci, Carla (Dancer)
Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948- (Dancer)
Butler, John, 1920-1993 (Choreographer)
Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981 (Composer)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1975 (Approximate)

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 9768
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-5695 (former)

Subjects

Mythology, Greek
Pas de deux
Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981 -- Medea
Rehearsals

Genres

Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances
Filmed Dance

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: choreography by John Butler ; music by Samuel Barber.
Content: Title and performers' names from original container.
Performers: Danced by Carla Fracci and Mikhail Baryshnikov.
Venue: Videotaped in studio rehearsal, in rehearsal clothes, location and date not identified.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videotape reel (12 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.

Languages

No linguistic content, Not applicable

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY98-F3219
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b13912018
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 57a010c0-89a0-0135-738f-4da3993464f1

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

Date Issued

1975

Cite this item

MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Medea" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1975. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/57a010c0-89a0-0135-738f-4da3993464f1

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1975). Medea Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/57a010c0-89a0-0135-738f-4da3993464f1

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Medea" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 13, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/57a010c0-89a0-0135-738f-4da3993464f1

Wikipedia citation

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