Meditation on Orpheus

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Title

Meditation on Orpheus

Collection

Erick Hawkins Video Archive

Names

Hawkins, Erick (Donor)
Hawkins, Erick (Choreographer)
Hovhaness, Alan, 1911-2000 (Composer)
Raya (Costume designer)
Sais, Ray (Designer)
Erick Hawkins Dance Company (Performer)
Hawkins, Erick (Dancer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1977-11

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 7187 ; *MGZIC 9-1937 (former)

Genres

Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances

Notes

Venue: Videotaped in performance from the stage left wing in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in November 1977.
Creation/Production Credits: Choreography: Erick Hawkins. Music: Alan Hovhaness. Designs: Ray Sais. Maenads' costumes: Raya.
Performers: Performed by Erick Hawkins and members of the Erick Hawkins Dance Company.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Additional Physical Form: This footage also appears on *MGZIC 9-1957 Meditation on Orpheus [and] Classic kite tails.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videotape reel (15 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY916029398-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12170068
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 701ea8c0-341c-0135-e7c1-0fb093fdcdb8

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Moving Image

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MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Meditation on Orpheus" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/701ea8c0-341c-0135-e7c1-0fb093fdcdb8

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. Meditation on Orpheus Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/701ea8c0-341c-0135-e7c1-0fb093fdcdb8

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Meditation on Orpheus" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 6, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/701ea8c0-341c-0135-e7c1-0fb093fdcdb8

Wikipedia citation

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