Solo!

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Title

Solo!

Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Names

Stephens, Georgia (Designer)
Scher, Marilyn Habermas (Choreographer)
Cheng, Maria (Choreographer)
Morris, Wendy (Designer)
Van Wieren, Laurie (Choreographer)
Byrne, James (Producer)
Stephens, Georgia (Choreographer)
Stephens, Georgia (Dancer)
Scher, Marilyn Habermas (Dancer)
Scher, Marilyn Habermas (Composer)
Cheng, Maria (Dancer)
Morris, Wendy (Choreographer)
Morris, Wendy (Dancer)
Van Wieren, Laurie (Dancer)
Van Wieren, Laurie (Singer)
Byrne, James (Lighting designer)
Byrne, James (Director)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1985

Table Of Contents

The members of my party. Choreography/text/voice/scenery/costumes/performance: Georgia Stephens. Sound collage: Stephens, Victor Riley. Music: Riley, The Suburbs, J.S. Bach. Lighting: James Byrne. - Habitat. Choreography/music/performance: Marilyn Habermas Scher. Scenery/costumes: Cecilia Schiller. Lighting: Byrne. - Vision. Choreography/performance: Maria Cheng. Music: Mkwaju Ensemble. Text: Samuel Taylor Coleridge ("Kubla Khan"). Voice: Susan Dafoe. Lighting: Michael Pettee. - This body this place unnamed. Choreography/scenery/costumes/performance: Wendy Morris. Music: Wendy Ultan. Videotaped on location at A. & S. Asphalt, Anoka, Minnesota. - Beside herself. Choreography/vocals/performance: Laurie Van Wieren. Music: Wendy Ultan. Scenery/costumes: Nancy Carlson. Lighting: Byrne.

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 6907

Subjects

Performance art

Genres

Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances

Notes

Creation/Production Credits: Videodance solos by five choreographers, photographed by James Byrne. Producer/director of photography: James Byrne. Edited by Byrne in collaboration with the respective choreographers.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (30 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY906004522-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12168253
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8a017b40-8283-0138-af0a-23feb1329177

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. "Solo!" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1985. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8a017b40-8283-0138-af0a-23feb1329177

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1985). Solo! Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8a017b40-8283-0138-af0a-23feb1329177

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Solo!" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 12, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8a017b40-8283-0138-af0a-23feb1329177

Wikipedia citation

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