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Little Red Riding Hood

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Joyce Trisler Video Archive

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Little Red Riding Hood

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Title
Little Red Riding Hood
Additional title: Little Red Riding Hood (Choreographic work : Trisler)
Names
Durbin, Mary Linn (Dancer)
Larkin, Regina (Dancer)
Benz, Rachel Berman (Dancer)
Campbell, Kevin (Dancer)
Frielinghaus, Lynn (Dancer)
Mead, Carol S (Dancer)
Gallo, Michael A (Dancer)
McNeil, Corbett (Dancer)
Rhoades, Tracy (Dancer)
Ellington, Mercedes (Dancer)
Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974 (Composer)
Strayhorn, Billy (Composer)
Grouya, Ted, 1910-2000 (Composer)
Tizol, Juan, 1900-1984 (Composer)
Spence, Chenault (Lighting designer)
Johnson, Bernard (Costume designer)
Trisler, Joyce, 1934-1979 (Costume designer)
Joyce Trisler Danscompany (Performer)
Collection

Joyce Trisler Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1987-05-10
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 7457
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-2172 (former)
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Venue: Subtitled An urban fable. Videotaped in performance on May 10, 1987, at the Joyce Theater, New York.
Creation/production credits: Choreography: Joyce Trisler. Music: Ellington, Strayhorn, Grouya, Tizol (suite based on songs including "Flamingo," "Take the 'A' train," "Solitude," "Satin doll," "Caravan," "Bakiff," "Passion flower," and "I'm beginning to see the light"). Costumes: Trisler, Bernard Johnson. Lighting: Chenault Spence.
Performers: Danced by the Joyce Trisler Danscompany, with guest artist Mercedes Ellington. Cast: Rachel Berman (Little Red); Kevin Campbell (true love); Lynn Frielinghaus and Carol S. Mead (the toughies); Michael Gallo (the flasher); Durbin (bag lady); Corbett McNeil, Tracy Rhoades (the toughs); Mercedes Ellington (grandmother); Durbin, Frielinghaus, Larkin, Mead (grandmother's girls); Gallo (big bad wolf). Narrator: Duke Ellington.
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) (34 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY906051367-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12169563
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e82a1bd0-85a9-0135-67f4-03915ce04ef6
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

  • 1987: Created
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Little Red Riding Hood" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1987. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7b8984de-bfd0-449b-aa0f-ed9ef9e6a616

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Little Red Riding Hood" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed July 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7b8984de-bfd0-449b-aa0f-ed9ef9e6a616

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1987). Little Red Riding Hood Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7b8984de-bfd0-449b-aa0f-ed9ef9e6a616

Wikipedia Citation

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Little Red Riding Hood