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Chair : Rehearsal, 1976

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David Gordon Video Archive

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Chair: Rehearsal, 1976

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Title
Chair : Rehearsal, 1976
Additional title: David Gordon: Chair
Additional title: Chair dance (Choreographic work : Gordon)
Names
Gordon, David, 1936- (Choreographer)
Gordon, David, 1936- (Performer)
Summers, Elaine, 1925- (Performer)
Elaine Summers Dance and Film Co. (Performer)
Collection

David Gordon Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1976
Table of Contents
Chair (rehearsal) (49 min.) -- Chair (rehearsal, audio only) (14 min.).
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 3837
Topics
Theater rehearsals
Rehearsals
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Statement of responsibility: choreographer, David Gordon ; performed by Elaine Summers Dance and Film Company.
Acquisition: Elaine Summers gave this to DG in 2014.
Performers: Performed by David Gordon, and Elaine Summers Dance and Film Company.
Venue: Videotaped in rehearsal at Elaine Summers' SoHo studio, New York, N.Y., 1976.
Acquisition: Gift; Pick Up Performance Co(s), David Gordon. 2014.
Physical Description
Videotape reel
Extent: 1 videotape reel (63 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 896949820
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20481506
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 97aadb10-f30b-0135-aab5-03361b3ed624
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

  • 1976: Created
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2021: Found by you!
  • 2022

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Chair " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1976. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/995d5a90-66a8-0132-63db-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Chair " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 22, 2021. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/995d5a90-66a8-0132-63db-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1976). Chair Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/995d5a90-66a8-0132-63db-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia Citation

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