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The 1987 Event of the Year: as told by a local TV station

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The 1987 Event of the Year

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Title
The 1987 Event of the Year: as told by a local TV station
Additional title: Saatchi Saatchi DFS
Additional title: National Dance Institute Moving Image Archive
Names
National Dance Institute (U.S.) (Creator)
D'Amboise, Jacques, 1934- (Creator)
D'Amboise, Jacques, 1934- (Speaker)
Keeler, Emily (Speaker)
Keeler, Emily (Artistic director)
Hesseman, Howard (Speaker)
Williams, Robin, 1951-2014 (Speaker)
National Dance Institute (U.S.) (Presenter)
National Dance Institute (U.S.) (Performer)
Collection

National Dance Institute Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1987-08-31
Table of Contents
TV segment (aired 8/31/1987) (5 min.) / speakers, Emily Keeler (artistic director/choreographer), Jacques D'Amboise (founder), Howard Hesseman (host) ; dancers, National Dance Institute dancers -- Robin Williams promotional video for performance (1 min.) / speaker Robin Williams ; dancers, National Dance Institute dancers.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 4193
Topics
Dance for children -- California -- San Francisco
Performing arts and children -- California -- San Francisco
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Interviews
Notes
Content: Title from original videocassette label and opening video credits.
Creation/production credits: Founder, Jacques D'Amboise ; artistic director of NDI San Francisco, Emily Keeler.
Venue: Videotaped during NDI performance and promotional video at San Francisco Opera House & rehearsal space, aired on 1987 August 31.
Acquisition: Gift; Jacques D'Amboise ; 2012.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (6 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Description
"The 1987 Event of the Year was held at the San Francisco Opera House, aired [TV segment] 8/31/87. Interview with students and teachers. Tape also contains the commercial Robin Williams did to advertise the Event of the Year." -- note on original VHS label.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 914498094
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20750329
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 5946ca20-4b4b-0133-b197-60f81dd2b63c
Rights Statement
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  • 1987: Issued
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The 1987 Event of the Year" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1987-08-31. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5a9bda30-4b4b-0133-d648-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The 1987 Event of the Year" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 28, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5a9bda30-4b4b-0133-d648-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1987-08-31). The 1987 Event of the Year Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5a9bda30-4b4b-0133-d648-60f81dd2b63c

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The 1987 Event of the Year