A celebration in memory of the life and work of Jeff Duncan (1930-1989)
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Title
A celebration in memory of the life and work of Jeff Duncan (1930-1989)
Collection
Dance Theater Workshop Video Archive
Names
Jowitt, Deborah (Speaker)
Wildberger, Kathy (Dancer)
Sokolow, Anna (Speaker)
Vinton, John (Speaker)
Welliver, Gwen (Dancer)
Walbert, Josh (Dancer)
Duncan, Jeff, 1930-1989 (Choreographer)
Anderson, Sherwood, 1876-1941 (Author)
Sandström, Phil (Lighting designer)
Dance Theater Workshop (Producer)
Video D Studios (Videographer)
Vinton, John (Singer)
Duncan, Jeff, 1930-1989 (Dancer)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1989 (Approximate)
Table Of Contents
Reel 1 (ca. 60 min.). Opening remarks / by Deborah Jowitt. Square (1979) [excerpt] / choreography, Jeff Duncan ; music, traditional ; danced by Kathy Wildberger. Speeches / by friends of Jeff Duncan. Reel 2 (ca. 41 min.). Speech / by Anna Sokolow. A story / told in words and song by John Vinton. Winesburg portraits (1963) [excerpts] / choreography, Jeff Duncan ; music, collage of American folk music arranged by Jeff Duncan ; inspired by Sherwood Anderson's classic novel Winesburg, Ohio ; live performances of two solos: Mother (concerning Elizabeth Willard), danced by Gwen Welliver ; Strength of God (concerning Rev. Curtis Hartman), danced by Josh Walbert. Filmed performance of Departure (George Willard), danced by Jeff Duncan.
Library Location
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 4786
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-5856 (former)
Subjects
Dance Theater Workshop
Duncan, Jeff, 1930-1989
Memorial service
Dance
Square (Choreographic work : Duncan, J)
Winesburg portraits (Choreographic work : Duncan, J)
Genres
Notes
Content: Accompanied by house program.
Content: Date from original container.
Performers: Master of ceremonies: Deborah Jowitt.
Venue: Videotaped during a memorial service at Dance Theater Workshop's Bessie Schönberg Theater, New York, on December 8, 1989, by Video D Studios.
Physical Description
Extent: 2 videocassettes (U-matic) (101 min.) : sound, color
Languages
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY98-F3150
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b13987239
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6aac2330-4b5b-0133-9530-60f81dd2b63c
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1989
Cite this item
MLA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "A celebration in memory of the life and work of Jeff Duncan (1930-1989)" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1989. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6aac2330-4b5b-0133-9530-60f81dd2b63c
APA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1989). A celebration in memory of the life and work of Jeff Duncan (1930-1989) Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6aac2330-4b5b-0133-9530-60f81dd2b63c
Chicago/Turabian Format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "A celebration in memory of the life and work of Jeff Duncan (1930-1989)" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 7, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6aac2330-4b5b-0133-9530-60f81dd2b63c
Wikipedia citation
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