Speak easy

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Item data

Title

Speak easy

Collection

Donald Byrd Video Archive

Names

Morales, Mio (Composer)
Berry, Gabriel (Costume designer)
Auletta, Robert (Author)
Reese, A. Star (Videographer)
Byrd, Donald, 1949- (Choreographer)
Donald Byrd/The Group (Dancer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1988 (Questionable)

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 1417

Subjects

Mixed media (Music)

Genres

Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances
Music

Notes

Performers: Presented by Donald Byrd Dance Foundation Inc.
Content: Following the complete performance of the work (approx. 28 min.), eight minutes of edited footage are shown.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (36 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12169585
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7d7142e0-0826-0131-82c0-3c075448cc4b

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. "Speak easy" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1988. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7d7142e0-0826-0131-82c0-3c075448cc4b

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1988). Speak easy Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7d7142e0-0826-0131-82c0-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Speak easy" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 12, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7d7142e0-0826-0131-82c0-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia citation

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