Lords of Persia ; Parson Weems and the cherry tree, etc.: Excerpt

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Title

Lords of Persia ; Parson Weems and the cherry tree, etc.: Excerpt

Collection

Erick Hawkins Video Archive

Names

Hawkins, Erick (Donor)
Hawkins, Erick (Choreographer)
Ward, Cathy (Dancer)
Wiatt, John (Dancer)
Lynes, Alan (Dancer)
Howard, Randy (Dancer)
Tobiason, Kevin (Dancer)
Diachenko, Nada (Dancer)
Richman, Natalie (Dancer)
Boros, Frank (Designer)
Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989 (Composer)
Lee, Ralph (Designer)
Lee, Ralph (Costume designer)
Dlugoszewski, Lucia, 1931-2000 (Composer)
Dorazio, Ralph (Designer)
Sais, Ray (Designer)
Engstrom, Robert (Lighting designer)
Erick Hawkins Dance Company (Performer)
Hawkins, Erick (Dancer)
Hawkins, Erick (Scenarist)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1977-04

Table Of Contents

CONTENTS. - Lords of Persia (approx. 17 min.). Music: Lucia Dlugoszewski. Scenery and polo sticks: Ralph Dorazio. Costumes: Ralph Lee. Danced by Randy Howard, Kevin Tobiason, Alan Lynes, and John Wiatt. - Parson Weems and the cherry tree, etc.: Excerpt (approx. 15 min.). Music: Virgil Thomson. Scenario: Hawkins. Designs: Dorazio, Ray Sais, Frank Boros, and Lee. Danced by Wiatt (Parson Weems), Tobiason (George Washington), Hawkins (Clown, his angel), Nada Diachenko (Martha Washington), Natalie Richman (Molly Pitcher), and Cathy Ward (Flag).

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 7189 ; *MGZIC 9-1939 (former)

Genres

Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances

Notes

Venue: Videotaped in performance at the Walnut Street Theater, Philadelphia, in April 1977.
Performers: Performed by members of the Erick Hawkins Dance Company.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Content: Parson Weems performance is concluded, with a few minutes' loss of material, on: *MGZIC 9-1951 Hurrah: Excerpts [and] Greek dreams, with flute: Excerpts [and] Parson Weems and the cherry tree, etc.: Excerpt.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videotape reel (32 min.) :sound, black and white and color ; 1/2 in.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY916030163-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12170095
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8b4316b0-34db-0135-c929-7dd6929c86e2

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Moving Image

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Lords of Persia ; Parson Weems and the cherry tree, etc.: Excerpt" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8b4316b0-34db-0135-c929-7dd6929c86e2

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Lords of Persia ; Parson Weems and the cherry tree, etc.: Excerpt" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 9, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8b4316b0-34db-0135-c929-7dd6929c86e2

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