Jeff Duncan solos at Bennington

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Title

Jeff Duncan solos at Bennington

Collection

Jeff Duncan Video Archive

Names

Duncan, Jeff, 1930-1989 (Choreographer)
Warner, Leor C (Costume designer)
Monk, Meredith (Composer)
Bayle, François, 1932- (Composer)
Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981 (Composer)
Anderson, Sherwood, 1876-1941 (Author)
Bennington College (Presenter)
Duncan, Jeff, 1930-1989 (Dancer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1984-03-23

Table Of Contents

CONTENTS: [Phases of the] Oracle (approx. 11 min.). Music: François Bayle. Costume: Leor Warner. -- Americana suite (approx. 14 min.). Homage to mowed lawns. Music: Samuel Barber. Gothic tale: Concerning Elmer Cowley, a character from the novel Winesburg, Ohio, by Sherwood Anderson. [Excerpt from Winesburg portraits.] Music: American folk. Softshoe hoedown. Music: American folk. -- La mesa del brujo (approx. 25 min.). Music: Meredith Monk. Costume: Janet Neil.

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 9434
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-2403 (former)

Genres

Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances

Notes

Venue: Videotaped in dress rehearsal (?) on stage at Bennington College, Bennington, Vermont, on March 23, 1984.
Creation/Production Credits: Choreography/performance: Jeff Duncan.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videocassette (Beta) (51 min.) :sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY916026885-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12170027
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 72b22800-7b8a-0135-a48e-0764b482984c

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. "Jeff Duncan solos at Bennington" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1984. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/72b22800-7b8a-0135-a48e-0764b482984c

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1984). Jeff Duncan solos at Bennington Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/72b22800-7b8a-0135-a48e-0764b482984c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Jeff Duncan solos at Bennington" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 9, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/72b22800-7b8a-0135-a48e-0764b482984c

Wikipedia citation

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