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Andrew Jackson & The Battle of New Orleans: Event of the Year 1985 (Close shot)

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Title

Andrew Jackson & The Battle of New Orleans: Event of the Year 1985 (Close shot)

Collection

National Dance Institute Video Archive

Names

National Dance Institute (U.S.) (Creator)
D'Amboise, Jacques, 1934- (Set designer)
D'Amboise, Jacques, 1934- (Stage director)
D'Amboise, Jacques, 1934- (Choreographer)
Mitchell, Bob (Set designer)
Norris, Lee (Conductor)
Norris, Lee (Composer)
Foreman, Donlin (Performer)
Collins, Judy, 1939- (Performer)
Leachman, Cloris (Narrator)
Tolan, Michael, 1925-2011 (Narrator)
O'Brien, Shaun (Performer)
Reinking, Ann (Performer)
Boys' Choir of Harlem (Performer)
National Dance Institute (U.S.) (Performer)
National Dance Institute (U.S.) (Presenter)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1985-06-03

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 4022

Subjects

Dance for children -- New York (State) -- New York
Performing arts and children -- New York (State) -- New York

Genres

Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: directed by Jacques D'Amboise ; presented by National Dance Institute.
Content: Title from opening video credits ; additional titles from original videocassette label ; additional credits from New York Times (June 6, 1985) article entitled, Dance: Andrew Jackson, Given by 1,200 students.
Content: Ends abruptly before end of performance.
Creation/Production Credits: Founder, Jacques D'Amboise ; choreographers include, Jacques D'Amboise, Dede Albers, Nina David, Tommy DeFrantz, Liza Gennaro, Amy Lehman, Andre Robinson, Ron Rubio, Andrea Sherman and Ellen Weinstein ; music sung by Boys Choir of Harlem ; conductor and composer, Lee Norris ; set design, Bob Mitchell and Jacques D'Amboise.
Performers: Narrators, Cloris Leachman and Michael Tolan ; singer, Judy Collins ; cast, Donlin Foremen (Andrew Jackson), Shaun O'Brien (fellow Jackson shot in a duel), Ann Reinking (Mrs. Jackson).
Venue: Videotaped during NDI's Event of the Year performance at Felt Forum, New York, N.Y., 1985 June 3.
Acquisition: Gift; Jacques D'Amboise ; 2012.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (57 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 908692933
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20617903
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7bcc3fa0-4aaa-0133-7bee-60f81dd2b63c

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. "Andrew Jackson & The Battle of New Orleans: Event of the Year 1985 (Close shot)" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1985. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7bcc3fa0-4aaa-0133-7bee-60f81dd2b63c

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1985). Andrew Jackson & The Battle of New Orleans: Event of the Year 1985 (Close shot) Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7bcc3fa0-4aaa-0133-7bee-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Andrew Jackson & The Battle of New Orleans: Event of the Year 1985 (Close shot)" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 8, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7bcc3fa0-4aaa-0133-7bee-60f81dd2b63c

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