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White Oak Dance Project: Milano, 1996-11

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Mikhail Baryshnikov Video Archive

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White Oak Dance Project

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Title
White Oak Dance Project: Milano, 1996-11
Additional title: Layers (Choreographic work : Scott)
Additional title: Chaconne (Choreographic work : Limón)
Additional title: Septet (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Additional title: What a beauty! (Choreographic work : Patterson)
Names
Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948- (Dancer)
Aedo, Raquel (Dancer)
Bishton, Jamie (Dancer)
Phuon, Emmanuèle (Dancer)
Salomons, Ruthlyn (Dancer)
Scott, Vernon (Dancer)
Scott, Vernon (Choreographer)
Limón, José (Choreographer)
Cunningham, Merce (Choreographer)
Patterson, Kraig (Choreographer)
Finn, David A. (Lighting designer)
Gallo, Suzanne (Costume designer)
White Oak Dance Project (Dancer)
Collection

Mikhail Baryshnikov Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1996-11
Place: Milan, Italy
Table of Contents
Layers (Vernon Scott, choreographer; David A. Finn, lighting designer; Henry Cowell, composer) -- Chaconne (José Limón, choreographer; Johann Sebastian Bach, composer) -- Septet (Merce Cunningham, choreographer; David A. Finn, lighting designer; Suzanne Gallo, costume designer; Erik Satie, composer) -- String quartet interval -- What a beauty! (Kraig Patterson, choreographer; David A. Finn, lighting designer; Bedřich Smetana, composer)
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 111
Topics
Dance
Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948-
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Sonaten und Partiten, violin, BWV 1001-1006. Partita, no. 2. Chaconne
Satie, Erik, 1866-1925. Morceaux en forme de poire
Smetana, Bedřich, 1824-1884. Quartets, violins (2), viola, cello, no. 1, E minor
Genres
Filmed performances
Filmed dance
Music
Notes
Content: Title and date transcribed from videocassette label.
Content: Poor visual quality, audio problems from 39:26 on.
Creation/production credits: Merce Cunningham, José Limón, Kraig Patterson, Vernon Scott,choreographers; David A. Finn, lighting designer; Suzanne Gallo, costume designer; Johann Sebastian Bach, Henry Cowell, Erik Satie, Bedřich Smetana, composers.
Performers: Raquel Aedo, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Jamie Bishton, Emmanuèle Phuon, Ruthlyn Salomons, Vernon Scott, White Oak Dance Project, dancers.
Venue: Recorded 1996 November Milan, Italy.
Acquisition: Gift; Mikhail Baryshnikov, 2011.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (87 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Description
Mikhail Baryshnikov and White Oak Dance Project in performance. Baryshnikov solos in "Chaconne" and performs with the company in "Septet". Poor visual quality, with noticeable video lines at 1:16:18. Audio flutter and wow, starting at 39:26 and recurring throughout the recording, along with intermittent static. The evening's program is announced to the audience at the very start of the recording.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20169096
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 83052d10-e84e-0131-68c6-3c075448cc4b
Rights Statement
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  • 1996: Created
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "White Oak Dance Project" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1996. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/83cd8230-e84e-0131-6fe1-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "White Oak Dance Project" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 16, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/83cd8230-e84e-0131-6fe1-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1996). White Oak Dance Project Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/83cd8230-e84e-0131-6fe1-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia Citation

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White Oak Dance Project