Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
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Title
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Collection
Names
Trisler, Joyce, 1934-1979 (Choreographer)
Ailey, Alvin (Choreographer)
Koner, Pauline (Choreographer)
Nyro, Laura (Composer)
Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981 (Composer)
Schiller, David (Videographer)
Ives, Charles, 1874-1954 (Composer)
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (Production company)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1969-12-19 - 1969-12-23
Place: United States
Table Of Contents
Journey (ca. 5 min.) / choreography, Joyce Trisler ; music, Charles Ives ; danced by female soloist. |||| Quintet: December's boudoir (ca. 5 min.) / choreography, Alvin Ailey ; music, Laura Nyro ; danced by female soloist. |||| Blues suite: duet (ca. 6 min.) / choreography, Alvin Ailey ; music, traditional ; danced by a man and a woman. |||| Poème (ca. 8 min.) / choreography, Pauline Koner ; music, Samuel Barber ; danced by a man and a woman.
Library Location
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 6501
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 7-546 (former)
Genres
Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances
Notes
Content: Title from information provided by donor.
Performers: Danced by members of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
Venue: Videotaped in stage rehearsal, in rehearsal clothes, at the Dance Channel, New York, on December 19-23, 1969, by David Schiller.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 videotape reel (24 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.
Languages
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY827012307-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12159470
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 73e494e0-08f2-0135-d571-69be5544e2eb
Rights
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MLA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1969 - 1969. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/73e494e0-08f2-0135-d571-69be5544e2eb
APA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1969 - 1969). Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/73e494e0-08f2-0135-d571-69be5544e2eb
Chicago/Turabian Format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 11, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/73e494e0-08f2-0135-d571-69be5544e2eb
Wikipedia citation
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