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Jane Goldberg Video Archive

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Title
Old, new, borrowed and bluesy
Names
Alter, Stewart (Performer)
Goldberg, Jane, 1948- (Performer)
Cook, Charles, 1917-1991 (Dancer)
Briggs, Bunny (Dancer)
Raven, Jackie (Dancer)
Jassem, Lynne (Dancer)
Nelson, Gilbert (Singer)
Brown, Buster, 1913-2002 (Dancer)
Roberts, Jim (Instrumentalist)
Changing Times Tap Dancing Company (Presenter)
Collection

Jane Goldberg Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1981-06-06
Table of Contents
Cassette 1 (ca. 50 min.). Dances include: Sand dance performed by Cookie -- Dance with broom by Jane Goldberg -- Duet by Lynne Jassem and Jackie Raven -- "It don't mean a thing," danced by Bunny Briggs -- "The neighbor," a parody of Edgar Allan Poe's "The raven," performed by Stewart Alter and Goldberg -- "I remember you, Hanya," performed by Cookie -- Duets by Cookie and Goldberg, including a dance with bottles and the bambalina. |||| Cassette 2 (ca. 60 min.). Includes: "The frog prince," performed by Alter -- Song by Gil Nelson -- Solos and duets by Cookie and Goldberg -- Instrumental work -- Show-within-a show, which includes "For dancers only," performed by Goldberg, Raven, and Jassem -- Solo by Briggs -- Duet by Goldberg and Cookie -- Song by Nelson -- Chair dance and finale by entire cast -- "Cute," danced by Buster Brown -- Shim sham, danced by entire cast and guests.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 7573
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-5700 (former)
Topics
Tap dancing
Shim sham (Dance)
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Video recordings
Notes
Content: Title provided by Jane Goldberg.
Content: Location and date from original container ; additional program information from a review by Richard M. Sudhalter, New York Post, June 3, 1981 [performances ran from May 28-June 7, 1981].
Performers: Performed by Stewart Alter, Jane Goldberg, Charles "Cookie" Cook, Bunny Briggs, Lynne Jassem, Jackie Raven, Gil[bert] Nelson (singer and master of ceremonies).
Performers: Guest artist: Buster Brown.
Performers: Musicians: Jim Roberts (piano), Ratzo B. Harris (bass), Jim Payne (percussion).
Venue: Videotaped in performance at the Bouwerie Lane Theater, New York, on June 6, 1981.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 2 videocassettes (Betamax) (110 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.
Description
The first part of the performance is presented within the framework of a narrative by Stewart Alter, relating his experiences as the neighbor of a tap dancer. In the second part Jane Goldberg first plans, then puts on a show, for which Gil Nelson acts as master of ceremonies. Among the audience members invited onstage at the end is Buster Brown.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY98-F3143
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13873451
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c9b92ff0-7b97-0135-e119-11f02b88b7d6
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

  • 1981: Created
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Old, new, borrowed and bluesy" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1981. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8ed68900-4051-43f9-b367-ed3a4b4a00b3

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Old, new, borrowed and bluesy" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 24, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8ed68900-4051-43f9-b367-ed3a4b4a00b3

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1981). Old, new, borrowed and bluesy Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8ed68900-4051-43f9-b367-ed3a4b4a00b3

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Old, new, borrowed and bluesy