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Excerpts from dances by Mitchell Rose

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Title

Excerpts from dances by Mitchell Rose

Collection

Dance Theater Workshop Video Archive

Names

Rose, Mitchell (Dancer)
Bowers, Martha (Dancer)
Marshall, Keith (Dancer)
Smith, Andrea (Dancer)
Pearson, Jerry (Dancer)
Diamond, Dennis (Videographer)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1979 - 1980

Table Of Contents

CONTENTS: Low art motion (approx. 14 min.). Music: Youmans, Kaper, and Allen; Cocktails for two arranged by Spike Jones. Perf. by Martha Bowers and Mitchell Rose. The sections of the work are: 14 min. 20 sec., Slalom tap, Mime with props, Advanced patticake: Ages 12-adult, and Cocktails for two. -- P's and Q's (approx. 4 min.). Music: Sergei Prokofiev (excerpt from Classical symphony). Perf. by Bowers, Keith Marshall, Rose, and Andrea Smith. -- What baby baby nice nice nice (approx. 3 min.). Music: Samuel Barber. Perf. by Rose. -- Video games: Sidewalk (approx. 1 min). Perf. by Rose and unidentified woman. -- Apples are cheap, cows are stupid (approx. 3 min.). Music: Iannis Xenakis. Perf. by Dancemakers, Toronto. -- Chor-rock presents: Sales presentation of choreography for popular musical artists as presented at the third annual convention of rock 'n' roll managers, February 25, 1969 (approx. 4 min.). Choreography/performance: Jerry Pearson and Mitchell Rose.

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 9574
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-3473 (former)

Subjects

Dance Theater Workshop
Low art motion (Choreographic work : Rose)
P's and Q's (Choreographic work : Rose)
Apples are cheap, cows are stupid (Choreographic work : Rose)

Genres

Filmed Performances
Filmed Dance

Notes

Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videotape reel (29 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.

Abstract

Excerpts from six works, recorded in performance at various locations and dates. Compiled in 1981 with an introduction (with false starts) by Mitchell Rose. Low art motion recorded at the Delacorte Theater, New York, in September 1980, during the New York Dance Festival. For the complete version of this work, see: *MGZIB 3-39 cassette 5 New York Dance Festival. P's and Q's, What baby baby nice nice nice, and Chor-rock presents recorded by Dennis Diamond at American Theater Laboratory, New York, on October 26, 1979. For complete versions of these works, see: *MGZIB 3-107 Dances by Mitchell Rose. Video games: Sidewalk, a videodance, produced by WGBH/Boston in 1980. Apples are cheap, cows are stupid recorded at American Theater Laboratory (?), date unknown.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY936021182-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12174757
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 81e5da00-7adb-0135-7537-0bd193a66183

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

Date Issued

1979

Cite this item

MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Excerpts from dances by Mitchell Rose" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1979 - 1980. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/81e5da00-7adb-0135-7537-0bd193a66183

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1979 - 1980). Excerpts from dances by Mitchell Rose Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/81e5da00-7adb-0135-7537-0bd193a66183

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Excerpts from dances by Mitchell Rose" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 9, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/81e5da00-7adb-0135-7537-0bd193a66183

Wikipedia citation

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