The camera in the body's hands. Painter's dream

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Title
The camera in the body's hands. Painter's dream
Additional title: Painter's dream (Choreographic work : Overlie)
Names
Overlie, Mary (Interviewee)
Beavers, Wendell (Dancer)
Martin, Nina (Dancer)
Langland, Paul (Dancer)
Warrilow, David (Dancer)
Svane, Christina (Interviewer)
Lemessurier, Claire (Interviewer)
Kerry, Richard (Lighting designer)
Kitchen Center for Video, Music, Dance, Performance, Film, and Literature (New York, N.Y.) (Event place)
Le Messurier, Claire (Videographer)
Svane, Christina (Videographer)
Overlie, Mary (Dancer)
Overlie, Mary (Choreographer)
Collection

Mary Overlie Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1978-06
Place: U.S.
Publisher: Channel D
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8975
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-4038 (former)
Topics
Overlie, Mary
Art and dance
Genres
Filmed dance
Interviews
Filmed performances
Notes
Content: Edited version of the dance work Painter's dream.
Content: Performed without musical accompaniment.
Performers: Guest artist: David Warrilow.
Performers: Interviewers: Christina Svane and Claire Le Messurier.
Venue: Dance work recorded for the cable television program The camera in the body's hands at The Kitchen Center, New York, in June 1978.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Videotape reel
Extent: 1 videotape reel (32 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.
Description
As her modern dance work Painter's dream is performed, choreographer Mary Overlie, heard in voice-over, discusses her interest in and observations of the painter's craft, her own use of space and imagery, and other aspects of the piece.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY96-F524
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12684594
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 18162fc0-7af1-0135-6f8a-0690c79455ae
Rights Statement
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  • 1978: Created
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The camera in the body's hands. Painter's dream" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1978. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/70d6c3e6-9f13-48c9-89a1-b9acd06aedd0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The camera in the body's hands. Painter's dream" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/70d6c3e6-9f13-48c9-89a1-b9acd06aedd0

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1978). The camera in the body's hands. Painter's dream Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/70d6c3e6-9f13-48c9-89a1-b9acd06aedd0

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The camera in the body's hands. Painter's dream