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Pages from the Book of Rain ; [and] Parafango: Excerpts

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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General Dance Video Archive

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Pages from the Book of Rain ; [and] Parafango: Excerpts

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Title
Pages from the Book of Rain ; [and] Parafango: Excerpts
Additional title: Parafango: Excerpts
Names
Armitage, Karole (Choreographer)
Linton, David (Composer)
Linton, David (Musician)
Clark, Michael, 1962- (Dancer)
Decouflé, Philippe (Dancer)
Guizerix, Jean (Dancer)
Lennon, Joseph (Dancer)
Richard, Nathalie (Dancer)
Stamberg, Susan, 1938- (Host)
Atlas, Charles (Director)
Hurst, Gary (Director)
Maasai (Company) (Dancer)
Walker Art Center (Production company)
KTCA-TV (Television station : Saint Paul, Minn.) (Production company)
Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1985
Place: U.S.
Publisher: KTCA-TV
Table of Contents
Pages from the Book of Rain (ca. 10 min.) / produced by After Image for Channel Four/London; producer, Paddy Bush; director, Gary Hurst; conception/choreography, Gary Hurst; music, Global Rain Music; performed by Maasai [dance company]. |||| Parafango: Excerpts (ca. 18 min.) / produced by I.N.A. (Institut National de la Communication Audiovisuelle); director/editor, Charles Atlas; executive producer, Sylvie Blum; movement sequences/dance material, Karole Armitage; music, David Linton; costumes, Atlas, Philippe Guillautel; performed by Karole Armitage, Michael Clark, Philippe Decoufl{e, Jean Guizerix, Joseph Lennon, and Nathalie Richard, with musician David Linton.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8686
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-3270 (former)
Topics
Dance, Black -- England
Genres
Television programs
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Statement of responsibility: produced by KTCA-TV/Minneapolis-St. Paul and Walker Art Center, Minneapolis ; produced by Tom Adair.
Creation/production credits: Executive producer, Melinda Ward ; executive in charge, Gerald Richman ;.writer, Art Silverman.
Venue: Telecast on the Alive from Off-Center series (program #102).
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (28 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Description
Two videodance works. For a complete version of Parafango, see *MGZIC 9-1078.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
French
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY926023475-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12172029
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 9c7b2e90-7af7-0135-18c1-05d6b04a3366
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

  • 1985: Created
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Pages from the Book of Rain ; [and] Parafango: Excerpts" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1985. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a3462e43-9d68-4079-b659-e22c502b7b11

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Pages from the Book of Rain ; [and] Parafango: Excerpts" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 5, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a3462e43-9d68-4079-b659-e22c502b7b11

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1985). Pages from the Book of Rain ; [and] Parafango: Excerpts Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a3462e43-9d68-4079-b659-e22c502b7b11

Wikipedia Citation

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Pages from the Book of Rain ; [and] Parafango: Excerpts