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Mary Overlie Video Archive

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Title
Hero
Additional title: Hero (Choreographic work : Overlie)
Names
Overlie, Mary (Choreographer)
Beavers, Wendell (Dancer)
Martin, Nina (Dancer)
Tilleman, Joanne (Dancer)
Wenk, Jan (Dancer)
Rockoff, Renée (Dancer)
Hulton, Betsy (Dancer)
Feld, Robin (Dancer)
Kerry, Richard (Lighting designer)
Lemessurier, Claire (Videographer)
Kitchen Center for Video, Music, Dance, Performance, Film, and Literature (New York, N.Y.) (Event place)
Overlie, Mary (Dancer)
Overlie, Mary (Costume designer)
Collection

Mary Overlie Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1979-09-13
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 9596
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-4049 (former)
Topics
Overlie, Mary
Improvisation in dance
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Content: Title from information provided by Mary Overlie.
Performers: Danced by Wendell Beavers, Nina Martin, Joanne Tilleman, Jan Wenk, John Fistos, John Panton, Renée Rockoff, Betsy Hulton, Robin Feld, and others.
Venue: Videotaped onstage at The Kitchen Center for Video, Music and Dance, New York
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Videotape reel
Extent: 2 videotape reels (64 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.
Description
First version of the modern dance work Hero, originally performed without musical accompaniment. This recording (ca. 44 min.) is followed by footage of Mary Overlie and Wendell Beavers in dance improvisations at Overlie's loft, recording date unknown.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY96-F520
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12684591
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d6504ee0-7ac9-0135-b2b5-5784a8a5c176
Rights Statement
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.

Item timeline of events

  • 1979: Issued
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Hero" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1979-09-13. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/85ee8b39-d738-4ae1-b361-ec51c9e35e10

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Hero" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/85ee8b39-d738-4ae1-b361-ec51c9e35e10

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1979-09-13). Hero Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/85ee8b39-d738-4ae1-b361-ec51c9e35e10

Wikipedia Citation

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Hero