Impromptu

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Title

Impromptu

Collection

Eliot Feld Video Archive

Names

Keil, Birgit (Dancer)
Feld, Eliot (Choreographer)
Roussel, Albert, 1869-1937 (Composer)
Feld Ballet (Performer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1976-11-07

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 5887
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 5-379 (former)
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 5-376 (former)
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 5889

Genres

Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances

Notes

Venue: Videotaped in performance on November 7, 1976 (matinee) at the Newman Theatre, New York.
Creation/Production Credits: Choreography: Eliot Feld. Music: Albert Roussel. Pianist: Gladys Celeste Mercader. Scenery: Ming Cho Lee. Costumes: Willa Kim.
Performers: Performed by Eliot Feld Ballet guest artist: Birgit Keil.

Physical Description

Extent: 2 videocassettes (U-matic) (9 min. each) : sound, black and white ; 3/4 in.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY797052568-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12158023
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6b71d520-aa00-0133-1d91-60f81dd2b63c

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Moving Image

Cite this item

MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Impromptu" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1976. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6b71d520-aa00-0133-1d91-60f81dd2b63c

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1976). Impromptu Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6b71d520-aa00-0133-1d91-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Impromptu" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 18, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6b71d520-aa00-0133-1d91-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia citation

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