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The nature of things: The pains of performance

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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The nature of things

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Title
The nature of things: The pains of performance
Additional title: Pains of performance
Additional title: Nature of things (Television series)
Names
Mathur, Vishnu (Producer)
Suzuki, David T., 1936- (Host)
Mathur, Vishnu (Director)
Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1988
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 3228
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-3861 (former)
Topics
Health Care Institute for Performing Artists (St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center)
Performing arts medicine
Dancing injuries
Genres
Television programs
Documentary films
Filmed dance
Notes
Content: Telecast on the series The nature of things.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a donation from Lynn Garafola.
Creation/production credits: Produced (?) by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producer/director: Vishnu Mathur. Writer: Amanda McConnell. Narrator: Judy Maddren. Host: David Suzuki.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (24 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Description
Documentary on the developing field of arts medicine, principally as applied to musicians. Performers and health care specialists discuss special problems and treatments, and the pioneering work of the Health Care Institute for Performing Artists at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, and the Musicians Clinic at Henderson Hospital, Toronto, is described. A short section on dancers, recorded at the National Ballet of Canada School in Toronto, concludes the program.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY936038327-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12174990
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 58ce7fc0-7452-0134-019e-00505686a51c
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

  • 1988: Created
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The nature of things" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1988. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/96fd9b20-a9fa-0133-8615-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The nature of things" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/96fd9b20-a9fa-0133-8615-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1988). The nature of things Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/96fd9b20-a9fa-0133-8615-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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The nature of things