Afternoon of a faun [and] Country music

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Title

Afternoon of a faun [and] Country music

Collection

TAG Foundation Video Archive

Names

Cunningham, James (Choreographer)
Schwartz, Michael (Dancer)
Persichetti, Lauren (Choreographer)
Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918 (Composer)
Maslow, Sophie (Choreographer)
Holub, Johannes (Videographer)
Acme Dance Company (Associated name)
Sophie Maslow Dance Company (Performer)
New York Dance Festival (Presenter)
Cunningham, James (Dancer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1978-09-15 - 1978-09-18

Table Of Contents

CONTENTS. - Afternoon of a faun (excerpt from Apollo and Dionysos: Cheek to cheek) Choreography: James Cunningham and Lauren Persichetti. Music: Claude Debussy. Costumes: William Florio. Performed by James Cunningham and Michael Schwartz. - Country music. Choreography: Sophie Maslow. Music: Traditional Bayou songs. Costumes: Ben Benson. Performed by members of the Sophie Maslow Dance Company.

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 6241
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 5-642 (former)

Genres

Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances

Notes

Venue: Videotaped in performance during the New York Dance Festival at the Delacorte Theatre on September 15 and 18, 1978 by Johannes Holub.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (27 min.) : sound, black and white ; 3/4 in.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY797021044-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12157644
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 64959900-aa89-0133-28de-60f81dd2b63c

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

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MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Afternoon of a faun [and] Country music" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1978 - 1978. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/64959900-aa89-0133-28de-60f81dd2b63c

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1978 - 1978). Afternoon of a faun [and] Country music Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/64959900-aa89-0133-28de-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Afternoon of a faun [and] Country music" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/64959900-aa89-0133-28de-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia citation

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