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Fire [and] Rotary action: Excerpts [and] Light [and] Sticks

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Title

Fire [and] Rotary action: Excerpts [and] Light [and] Sticks

Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Names

Moschen, Michael (Choreographer)
Moschen, Michael (Performer)
Jones, Bill T. (Choreographer)
Jones, Bill T. (Dancer)
Zane, Arnie, 1948-1988 (Choreographer)
Zane, Arnie, 1948-1988 (Dancer)
Stamberg, Susan, 1938- (Host)
Blumberg, Skip (Producer)
Van Tieghem, David (Composer)
Kroeze, Jan (Lighting designer)
Gordon, Peter, 1951- (Composer)
Dowling, Susan (Producer)
Dunlop, Geoff (Producer)
Brooklyn Academy of Music (Producer)
Dunlop, Geoff (Director)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1986

Table Of Contents

CONTENTS: Fire (approx. 4 min.). Produced by KTCA in association with Brooklyn Academy of Music. Producer/director/editor: Skip Blumberg. Camera: Bill Marpet. Choreography/performance: Michael Moschen. Music: David Van Tieghem. Lighting: Jan Kroeze. -- Rotary action: Excerpts (approx. 8 min.). Produced by Illuminations for WGBH-TV/Boston in association with Channel Four/London. Producer/WGBH: Susan Dowling. Producer/director: Geoff Dunlop. Camera: Jeremy Stavenhagen. Choreography/performance: Bill T. Jones and Arnie Zane. Music: Peter Gordon. Recorded on location at the Whitechapel Gallery, London. -- Light (approx. 5 min.). Same credits as Fire. -- Sticks (approx. 10 min.). Same credits as Fire.

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8689
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-3273 (former)

Genres

Televised Dance
Televised Performances
Television Programs

Notes

Venue: Telecast on the Alive from Off-Center series (program #203), produced by KTCA-TV/Minneapolis-St. Paul. Producer/writer: John Schott. Executive producer: Melinda Ward. Executive in charge: Gerald Richman. Host: Susan Stamberg. This footage also appears on *MGZIA 4-463. For a complete version of Rotary action, see *MGZIC 9-2484.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic SP) (28 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.

Abstract

Videodance works featuring juggler Michael Moschen and dancers/choreographers Arnie Zane and Bill T. Jones.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY926023463-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12172028
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 922174f0-8c00-0135-0267-6de625e5e53f

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

Date Issued

1986

Cite this item

MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Fire [and] Rotary action: Excerpts [and] Light [and] Sticks" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1986. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/922174f0-8c00-0135-0267-6de625e5e53f

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1986). Fire [and] Rotary action: Excerpts [and] Light [and] Sticks Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/922174f0-8c00-0135-0267-6de625e5e53f

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Fire [and] Rotary action: Excerpts [and] Light [and] Sticks" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 14, 2026. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/922174f0-8c00-0135-0267-6de625e5e53f

Wikipedia citation

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