White Oak Dance Project: London, 1996-08-25

Item data

Title

White Oak Dance Project: London, 1996-08-25

Collection

Mikhail Baryshnikov Video Archive

Names

Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948- (Dancer)
Aedo, Raquel (Dancer)
Salomons, Ruthlyn (Dancer)
Scott, Vernon (Dancer)
Salomons, Ruthlyn (Choreographer)
Morris, Mark, 1956- (Choreographer)
Cunningham, Merce (Choreographer)
Limón, José (Choreographer)
Patterson, Kraig (Choreographer)
Finn, David A. (Lighting designer)
Maimone, Kasia Walicka (Costume designer)
Gallo, Suzanne (Costume designer)
Villa-Lobos, Heitor (Composer)
White Oak Dance Project (Dancer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1996-08-25

Table Of Contents

Quiet as it's kept (Ruthlyn Salomons, choreographer; David A. Finn, lighting designer; Kasia Walicka Maimone, costume designer; Heitor Villa-Lobos, composer) -- Three Russian preludes (Mark Morris, choreographer; Dmitriĭ Shostakovich, composer) -- Septet (Merce Cunningham, choreographer; David A. Finn, lighting designer; Suzanne Gallo, costume designer; Erik Satie, composer) -- Chaconne (José Limón, choreographer; Johann Sebastian Bach, composer) -- musical interlude -- What a beauty! (Kraig Patterson, choreographer; David A. Finn, lighting designer; Bedřich Smetana, composer)

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 112

Subjects

Dance
Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948-
Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975. Prel︠i︡udii i fugi, piano, op. 87
Satie, Erik, 1866-1925. Morceaux en forme de poire
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Sonaten und Partiten, violin, BWV 1001-1006. Partita, no. 2. Chaconne
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.
Creation/Production Credits: Ruthlyn Salomons, Mark Morris, Merce Cunningham, José Limón, Kraig Patterson, choreographers; David Finn, lighting designer; Kasia Walicka Maimone, Suzanne Gallo, Pauline Lawrence, costume designers; Heitor Villa-Lobos, Dmitriĭ Shostakovich, Erik Satie, Johann Sebastian Bach, Bedřich Smetana, composers.
Performers: Raquel Aedo, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Ruthlyn Salomons, Vernon Scott, White Oak Dance Project, dancers.
Venue: Recorded 1996 August 25 London, England.
Acquisition: Gift; Mikhail Baryshnikov, 2011.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (96 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.

Abstract

Mikhail Baryshnikov and White Oak Dance Project in performance. Baryshnikov solos in "Three Russian Preludes" and "Chaconne" and joins the company for "What a Beauty!". Low or dim lighting conditions and long shots add to overall poor visual quality. There are edits between works.

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20169097
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8dd48d10-e84e-0131-31c1-3c075448cc4b

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Type Of Resource

Moving Image

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