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Title

Choreographers Showcase

Collection

Dance Theater Workshop Video Archive

Names

Svane, Christina (Dancer)
Varone, Doug (Dancer)
Reyes, Denisa (Dancer)
Cowell, Mary-Jean, 1941- (Dancer)
Rudden, Leslie (Dancer)
Fain, Carla (Dancer)
Katsin, Linda (Dancer)
Marshall, Amy (Dancer)
Goldbas, Stephen (Dancer)
Haynes, Timothy (Contributor)
Stoney (Contributor)
Sakamoto, Nobuko (Dancer)
Bridgman, Art (Dancer)
Packer, Myrna (Dancer)
Hosseini, Naaz (Performer)
Nosaka, Kimio (Choreographer)
Wada, Emi (Costume designer)
Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976 (Composer)
Radecke, Steven (Composer)
Collins, Nicolas (Composer)
Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934 (Composer)
Respighi, Ottorino, 1879-1936 (Composer)
Shater, Ken (Composer)
Kaczorowski, Peter (Lighting designer)
Dance Theater Workshop (Producer)
Choreographers Showcase (Concert series) (Producer)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1979

Table Of Contents

CONTENTS: Cassette 1: For time beings (approx. 19 min.). Choreography/performance: Christina Svane. -- The rivals (approx. 9 min.). Choreography: Douglas Varone. Music: Benjamin Britten. Perf. by Varone and Denise Reyes. -- Garden of stone and sand (approx. 9 min.). Choreography/performance: Mary-Jean Cowell. Music: Steven Radecke. Projections: James Van Abbema. Costume: Clyde Ruffin. -- Harem stills (approx. 8 min.). Choreography: Leslie Rudden. Music: Nicolas Collins ("Pea soup"). Perf. by Carla Fain, Linda Katsin, Amy Marshall, and Rudden. -- Cassette 2: Snarl (approx. 11 min.). Choreography/performance: Stephen Goldbas, Timothy Haynes, Stoney. -- Twilight (approx. 10 min.). Choreography: Kimio Nosaka. Music: Edward Elgar, Ottorino Respighi. Costume: Emi Wada. Perf. by Nobuko Sakamoto. -- July 20, Jefferson Gorge, Vermont (approx. 11 min.). Choreography/performance: Art Bridgman, Myrna Packer. Music: Ken Shater. Voice: Naaz Hosseini.

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 9536
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-3425 (former)

Subjects

Dance Theater Workshop
Snarl (Choreographic work : Goldbas, Haynes and Stoney)
Twilight (Choreographic work : Nosaka)

Genres

Filmed Performances
Filmed Dance

Notes

Venue: Videotaped in performance at American Theatre Laboratory, New York, in March 1979. Presented by Dance Theater Workshop as part of the Choreographers Showcase series.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Physical Description

Extent: 2 videotape reels (77 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY936001421-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12174507
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 721a18a0-7956-0135-6992-099df6dbb9c5

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

1979

Cite this item

MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Choreographers Showcase" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1979. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/721a18a0-7956-0135-6992-099df6dbb9c5

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1979). Choreographers Showcase Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/721a18a0-7956-0135-6992-099df6dbb9c5

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Choreographers Showcase" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/721a18a0-7956-0135-6992-099df6dbb9c5

Wikipedia citation

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