Burning through
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Title
Burning through
Collection
Dance Theater Workshop Video Archive
Names
Gladstein, Deborah (Choreographer)
Simpson, Julie (Dancer)
Freedman, Suzanne Stern (Dancer)
Scott, Robbyn (Dancer)
Rust, Dorothea (Dancer)
Lane, Jennifer (Dancer)
Diamond, Dennis (Videographer)
Kanter, Sam (Composer)
Feldman, David (Lighting designer)
Mitchell, Denise (Costume designer)
Deborah Gladstein and Dancers (Performer)
Dance Theater Workshop (Producer)
Video D Studios (Videographer)
Kanter, Sam (Videographer)
Gladstein, Deborah (Dancer)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1984
Table Of Contents
CONTENTS: The sections of the work are: Part I: Wild patience (originally commissioned by Dance Theater Workshop in 1983). Perf. by Gladstein, Simpson, Freedman, and Scott. -- Part II: Gestures of abundance. First duet perf. by Freedman and Rust. Second duet perf. by Lane and Simpson. Third duet perf. by Gladstein and Scott. -- Part III: Kalahari (video). Video: Kanter. Lighting: Feldman. Post-production assistance: Dennis Diamond. Perf. on video by Freedman, Gladstein, Scott, and Simpson. -- Part IV: Return. Perf. by Gladstein. -- Part V: Burning through. Perf. by Freedman, Gladstein, Lane, Scott, and Simpson.
Library Location
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 2635
Subjects
Dance Theater Workshop
Burning through (Choreographic work : Gladstein)
Genres
Filmed Performances
Filmed Dance
Notes
Creation/Production Credits: Choreography: Deborah Gladstein. Music/video: Sam Kanter. Costumes: Denise Mitchell. Lighting: Dave Feldman.
Performers: Performed by Deborah Gladstein and Dancers: Suzanne Stern Freedman, Gladstein, Jennifer Lane, Dorothea Rust, Julie Simpson, and Robbyn Scott.
Venue: Videotaped onstage by Video D Studios for the Dance/Video Access project at the Bessie Schönberg Theater, New York, in March or April 1984. Presented by Dance Theater Workshop during the Winter Events 1984.
Funding: This videorecording was preserved with support provided in part by Save America's Treasures through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 videocassette (50 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Languages
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12175357
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 667503c0-6f28-0131-63f5-3c075448cc4b
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1984
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MLA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Burning through" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1984. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/667503c0-6f28-0131-63f5-3c075448cc4b
APA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1984). Burning through Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/667503c0-6f28-0131-63f5-3c075448cc4b
Chicago/Turabian Format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Burning through" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 7, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/667503c0-6f28-0131-63f5-3c075448cc4b
Wikipedia citation
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