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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Danspace Project Video Archive

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The mother tongue

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Title
The mother tongue
Additional title: Mother tongue (Choreographic work : Sheppard)
Names
Sheppard, Harry Whittaker (Choreographer)
Sheppard, Harry Whittaker (Dancer)
Collection

Danspace Project Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1982-11-04
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 4953
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-526 (former)
Topics
Danspace Project (New York, N.Y.)
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Venue: Videotaped by Michael Schwartz at the Danspace, St. Mark's Church, New York on November 4, 1982.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Creation/production credits: Choreography: Harry Whittaker Sheppard. Music: from a recording of Bibayak Pygmies.
Performers: Performed by Harry Sheppard (solos) and Movement Ensemble: Joyce deMoose, Jennifer Everhard, Dan Froot, Judy Grodowitz, David Harris, David Hurwith, Jennifer Lane, and D. J. McDonald.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (27 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Description
Presented as part of Parallels, a series devoted to the new generation of black choreographers.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY847040401-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12160677
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 46df0980-8076-0135-495c-7758b3273e38
Rights Statement
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.

Item timeline of events

  • 1982: Created
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The mother tongue" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1982. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/79d848a4-8e3f-44e7-bfc5-922e3136b8ae

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The mother tongue" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/79d848a4-8e3f-44e7-bfc5-922e3136b8ae

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1982). The mother tongue Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/79d848a4-8e3f-44e7-bfc5-922e3136b8ae

Wikipedia Citation

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The mother tongue