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Choreographers Showcase 1

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Title

Choreographers Showcase 1

Collection

Dance Theater Workshop Video Archive

Names

Martin, Nina (Dancer)
Neece, Roger (Dancer)
Petton, Luc (Dancer)
Vidach, Ariella (Dancer)
Hosseini, Naaz (Choreographer)
Fleming, Barbara Jo (Choreographer)
Mirviss, Scottie (Dancer)
Pickrell, Piper (Dancer)
Salinger, Susan (Dancer) (Choreographer)
Alfaro, Nancy (Dancer)
Thorington, Helen (Performer)
Davidow, Lisbeth (Choreographer)
Barsness, Eric (Choreographer)
Feld, Robin (Conceptor)
West, Julie (Costume designer)
Sandström, Phil (Lighting designer)
Bartók, Béla, 1881-1945 (Composer)
Mitchell, Denise (Costume designer)
Costa, Michael (Lighting designer)
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924 (Composer)
Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848 (Composer)
Choreographers Showcase (Concert series) (Associated name)
Dance Theater Workshop (Presenter)
Video D Studios (Videographer)
Hosseini, Naaz (Dancer)
Fleming, Barbara Jo (Dancer)
Salinger, Susan (Dancer) (Dancer)
Salinger, Susan (Dancer) (Author)
Davidow, Lisbeth (Dancer)
Barsness, Eric (Dancer)
Feld, Robin (Director)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1981-04-28

Table Of Contents

1. Parlor dance (ca. 14 min.) / conceived and directed by Robin Feld ; music, Ratzo B. Harris ; costumes, Julie West ; lighting, Phil Sandström ; performed by Nina Martin, Roger Neece, Luc Petton, Ariella Vidach -- Seconds and sevenths (ca. 6 min.) / choreography and performance, Naaz Hosseini ; music, Béla Bartók ; pianist, John Musto -- Contraception (ca. 16 min.) / written and choreographed by Barbara Jo Fleming ; lighting, Phil Sandström ; performed by Barbara Jo Fleming, Sue Hogan, Meg Jolley, Scottie Mirviss, Kimberly Moke, Piper Pickrell -- 2. A woman heard a bullet hit the target (ca. 8 min.) / choreography and text, Susan Salinger ; lighting, Phil Sandström ; voice, Helen Thorington ; performed by Nancy Alfaro, Susan Salinger -- Sonata (ca. 12 min.) / choreography and performance, Lisbeth Davidow ; costume, Denise Mitchell ; lighting, Michael Costa -- Seven endings (ca. 16 min.) / choreography and performance, Eric Barsness ; music, Giacomo Puccini (from Il tabarro), Gaetano Donizetti (from Lucia di Lammermoor) ; lighting, Michael Costa.

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8505

Subjects

Dance Theater Workshop

Genres

Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: [presented by] Dance Theater Workshop.
Content: Title on frame: Dance Theater Workshop's Choreographers Showcase 1.
Content: Title on original containers: DTW's Choreographers Showcase 1.
Venue: Videotaped in performance at American Theatre Laboratory, New York, on April 28, 1981, by Video D Studios.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Physical Description

Extent: 2 videocassettes (U-matic) (52 min.) : sound, black and white ; 3/4 in.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY99-F800
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b14430927
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7d636f20-873f-0138-f7c7-53643d7a94e3

Rights

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.

Type Of Resource

Moving Image

Cite this item

MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Choreographers Showcase 1" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1981. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7d636f20-873f-0138-f7c7-53643d7a94e3

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1981). Choreographers Showcase 1 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7d636f20-873f-0138-f7c7-53643d7a94e3

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Choreographers Showcase 1" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7d636f20-873f-0138-f7c7-53643d7a94e3

Wikipedia citation

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