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Greek dreams, with flute

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Erick Hawkins Video Archive

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Title
Greek dreams, with flute
Additional title: Greek dreams, with flute (Choreographic work : Hawkins)
Names
Hawkins, Erick (Donor)
Hawkins, Erick (Dancer)
Dorazio, Ralph (Sculptor)
Taggart, Tad (Costume designer)
Erick Hawkins Dance Company (Performer)
Hawkins, Erick (Choreographer)
Collection

Erick Hawkins Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1975-10
Table of Contents
Cassette 1 (approx. 24 min.). First 4 sections, performed with slight change of order: i, nymph of the grass of meadows; ii, gymnopaidia and strophe of gift bringers; iv, year daimon, performed by Hawkins; iii, plato's 2 are halves of 1. -- Cassette 2 (approx. 14 min.). Sections v, choros of the daughters of okeanos; and vi, satyr play, performed by Hawkins and others. After the conclusion of the work, part of section v is repeated.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 7198 ; *MGZIC 9-1949 (former)
Topics
Dance rehearsals
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Venue: Videotaped in stage rehearsal with scenic elements, in New Haven, Connecticut, in October 1975.
Creation/production credits: Choreography: Erick Hawkins. Music: Claude Debussy (Syrinx), Maurice Ohana (Four improvisations), Edgard Varèse (Density 21.5), Alan Hovhaness (Sonata, op. 118), Yorisune Matsudaira (Somaksah), André Jolivet (Five incantations). Sculpture: Ralph Dorazio. Costumes: Raya and Tad Taggart.
Performers: Danced by Hawkins and members of the Erick Hawkins Dance Company.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Content: In the background is the hanging set for Cantilever. All dancers in costume except Erick Hawkins and an unidentified man, who wear rehearsal clothes. Wide shot; for tight shot, see: *MGZIC 9-1943 Greek dreams, with flute.
Physical Description
Videotape reel
Extent: 2 videotape reels (38 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in and 3/4 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY916030036-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12170090
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 656c2150-3cde-0135-f5c9-096d201ca924
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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.

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  • 1975: Created
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Greek dreams, with flute" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1975. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5d0d4144-babf-49e2-98e2-adecfe6bc993

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Greek dreams, with flute" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 9, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5d0d4144-babf-49e2-98e2-adecfe6bc993

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1975). Greek dreams, with flute Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5d0d4144-babf-49e2-98e2-adecfe6bc993

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Greek dreams, with flute