Illuminations

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Title

Illuminations

Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Names

Macandrew, James (Host)
Cahan, Cora (Dancer)
Best, Dale (Dancer)
Horvath, Ian (Dancer)
Uthoff, Michael (Dancer)
Thomas, Evan (Singer)
Walker, Norman (Choreographer)
Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976 (Composer)
Rimbaud, Arthur, 1854-1891 (Author)
Havinga, Nick (Director)
Gallagher, Dan (Producer)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1966-06-12

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 7825
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-773 (former)

Genres

Televised Dance
Televised Performances
Television Programs

Notes

Venue: Telecast on Camera three by WCBS-TV on June 12, 1966.
Creation/Production Credits: Choreography: Norman Walker. Music: Benjamin Britten (Les illuminations, op. 18, text by Arthur Rimbaud) sung by tenor Evan Thomas with pianists Herbert Kaplan and Margaret Bachman. Performed by Cora Cahan, Dale Best, Ian Horvath, and Michael Uthoff.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (30 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY857017947-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12161337
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 5aa1bed0-8425-0135-d2f4-079e63fbb27e

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Moving Image

Date Issued

1966-06-12

Cite this item

MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Illuminations" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1966. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5aa1bed0-8425-0135-d2f4-079e63fbb27e

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1966). Illuminations Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5aa1bed0-8425-0135-d2f4-079e63fbb27e

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Illuminations" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5aa1bed0-8425-0135-d2f4-079e63fbb27e

Wikipedia citation

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