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Kathy Duncan/Transition

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Title

Kathy Duncan/Transition

Collection

Dance Theater Workshop Video Archive

Names

Duncan, Kathy (Choreographer)
Blombach, Jacqueline D (Dancer)
Bryan-Brown, Michael (Dancer)
Dove, Kayla (Dancer)
Edgar, Rosemary (Dancer)
Eisenberg, Sandy (Dancer)
Gros, Melinda (Dancer)
Levine, Mindy N., 1955- (Dancer)
Newberry, Roxanna (Dancer)
Yancey, Leslie (Dancer)
Wolfe, David (Dancer)
Way, John (Dancer)
Boyens, Phyllis (Musician)
Monroe, Bill, 1911-1996 (Musician)
Workman, Nimrod (Musician)
Anderson, Peter (American potter, 1901-1984) (Lighting designer)
Plank Road String Band (Contributor)
Kathy Duncan Dance Company (Choreographer)
Video D Studios (Videographer)
Dance Theater Workshop (Producer)
Gros, Melinda (Costume designer)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1983

Table Of Contents

Reel 1 (ca. 20 min.): Three trios / cast: 1: Gros, Levine, and Edgar. 2: Newberry, Yancey, and Eisenberg. 3: Way, Bryan-Brown, and Blombach. Reel 2 (ca. 20 min.): Swim ride : away yonder coming / music, traditional Appalachian music, perf. by Nimrod Workman and Plank Road, Phyllis Boyens, and Bill Monroe ; performed by the company. Reel 3 (ca. 25 min.): Dreams about a lake / cast: 1. Prologue: Way. 2. A history: Duncan. 3. A cliffhanger: Blombach. 4. A love story: Bryan-Brown and Edgar. 5. An adventure: Newberry. 6. A goose story: entire cast.

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 2624

Subjects

Dance Theater Workshop
Dance
Three trios (Choreographic work : Duncan)
Swim ride: away yonder coming (Choreographic work : Duncan)
Dreams about a lake (Choreographic work : Duncan)

Genres

Filmed Performances

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: Presented by Dance Theater Workshop during the Fall Events 1983.
Content: Parts of Dreams about a lake are improvised by the dancers.
Creation/Production Credits: Costumes, Melinda Gros; lighting, Peter Anderson.
Performers: Performed by Kathy Duncan/Transition: Jacqueline D. Blombach, Rosemary Edgar, Mindy N. Levine, David Wolfe, Michael Bryan-Brown, Sandy Eisenberg, Roxanna Newberry, Kayla Dove, Melinda Gros, John Way, and Leslie Yancey.
Venue: Videotaped onstage by Video D Studios for the Dance/Video Access project at the Bessie Schönberg Theater, New York, on Oct. 20, 1983.
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: 3 videocassettes (65 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12175355
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6b2037d0-6f27-0131-9c3b-3c075448cc4b

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

Date Issued

1983

Cite this item

MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Kathy Duncan/Transition" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1983. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6b2037d0-6f27-0131-9c3b-3c075448cc4b

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1983). Kathy Duncan/Transition Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6b2037d0-6f27-0131-9c3b-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Kathy Duncan/Transition" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 8, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6b2037d0-6f27-0131-9c3b-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia citation

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