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Afternoon of a faun [and] Country music

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Afternoon of a faun [and] Country music

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Title
Afternoon of a faun [and] Country music
Additional title: Apollo and Dionysos: Cheek to cheek (Choreographic work : Cunningham and Persichetti)
Additional title: Country music (Choreographic work : Maslow)
Names
Cunningham, James (Choreographer)
Schwartz, Michael (Dancer)
Persichetti, Lauren (Choreographer)
Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918 (Composer)
Maslow, Sophie (Choreographer)
Holub, Johannes (Videographer)
Acme Dance Company (Associated name)
Sophie Maslow Dance Company (Performer)
New York Dance Festival (Presenter)
Cunningham, James (Dancer)
Collection

TAG Foundation Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1978-09-15 - 1978-09-18
Table of Contents
CONTENTS. - Afternoon of a faun (excerpt from Apollo and Dionysos: Cheek to cheek) Choreography: James Cunningham and Lauren Persichetti. Music: Claude Debussy. Costumes: William Florio. Performed by James Cunningham and Michael Schwartz. - Country music. Choreography: Sophie Maslow. Music: Traditional Bayou songs. Costumes: Ben Benson. Performed by members of the Sophie Maslow Dance Company.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 6241
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 5-642 (former)
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Venue: Videotaped in performance during the New York Dance Festival at the Delacorte Theatre on September 15 and 18, 1978 by Johannes Holub.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (27 min.) : sound, black and white ; 3/4 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY797021044-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12157644
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 64959900-aa89-0133-28de-60f81dd2b63c
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1978: Created (Approximate)
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Afternoon of a faun [and] Country music" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1978 - 1978. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/709b0440-aa89-0133-a129-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Afternoon of a faun [and] Country music" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 12, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/709b0440-aa89-0133-a129-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1978 - 1978). Afternoon of a faun [and] Country music Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/709b0440-aa89-0133-a129-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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Afternoon of a faun [and] Country music