Skinner Releasing Dance Company

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Title
Skinner Releasing Dance Company
Names
Davidson, Robert (Dancer)
Geise, John (Designer)
Knapp, James, jazz musician (Musician)
Skinner Releasing Dance Company (Performer)
Collection

On the Boards Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1983
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 7629
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-601 (former)
Topics
On the Boards (Organization)
Improvisation in dance
Modern dance
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Venue: Videotaped in Seattle on January 14, 1983 by Robert McGinley and Sandra Eshlemann for the On the Boards Video Archive during a Festival of Improvised Arts.
Creation/production credits: Environment of neon and aluminum created by sculptor John Geise. Costumes conceived by the dancers. Lighting design: Gary Bernard. Technical director: Neil Bestwick.
Performers: Performed by dancers Robert Davidson, Jacques Duringer, Mark Lynd, Stephanie Sarantos, Patricia Van Hemelryck, and Kris Wheeler, and musicians James Knapp, Eric Jensen, and Art Lande. SUMMARY: Piece scored in sections suggesting a cycle - within which the music and dance are improvised.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (47 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY847040110-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12160650
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 2be96ce0-8c3c-0135-b906-316f6a364aaf
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  • 1983: Created
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Skinner Releasing Dance Company" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1983. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/762deb2d-368c-44c8-bd24-36037f983256

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Skinner Releasing Dance Company" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed February 7, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/762deb2d-368c-44c8-bd24-36037f983256

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1983). Skinner Releasing Dance Company Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/762deb2d-368c-44c8-bd24-36037f983256

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Skinner Releasing Dance Company