Ralph Lemon/Cross Performance

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Title

Ralph Lemon/Cross Performance

Collection

Dance Theater Workshop Video Archive

Names

Lemon, Ralph (Choreographer)
Espiritu, Peter U (Dancer)
King, Hetty (Dancer)
Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869 (Composer)
Roman, Bob (Composer)
Sandström, Phil (Lighting designer)
Bouchard, Linda (Composer)
Schoonmaker, Charles (Costume designer)
Stuntz, Kay (Costume designer)
Ralph Lemon and Company (Designer)
Dance Theater Workshop (Producer)
Video D Studios (Videographer)
Lemon, Ralph (Dancer)
Lemon, Ralph (Designer)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1986

Table Of Contents

CONTENTS: Reel 1 (approx. 28 min.): Solos (1980-1984): Civilian. Perf. by Lemon. -- Interlude: Strange story. Writer: Robert Walser. Narrative; no dance. -- Wanda in the awkward age: excerpt. Music: Hector Berlioz ("D'amour l'ardente flamme" from La damnation de Faust, sung by Frederica von Stade. Costume: Kay Stuntz. Perf. by Lemon. -- The ant's burden. Music: Bob Roman. Perf. by Lemon. -- Reel 2: Forest. Score: Linda Bouchard. Tape editing: Estuardo Callirgos. Scenery: Lemon. Costumes: Charles Schoonmaker. Perf. by Peter U. Espiritu (Fate), Hetty King (the hunter), and Lemon (the satyr).

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 4767
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-3775 (former)

Subjects

Dance Theater Workshop
Wanda in the awkward age (Choreographic work : Lemon)
Forest (Choreographic work : Lemon)

Genres

Filmed Performances
Filmed Dance

Notes

Venue: Videotaped in performance by Video D Studios at the Bessie Schönberg Theater, New York, on May 30, 1986. Presented by Dance Theater Workshop as part of the Spring Events 1986.
Statement Of Responsibility: Choreography: Ralph Lemon. Lighting: Phil Sandström.
Performers: Performed by Ralph Lemon and Company.

Physical Description

Extent: 2 videocassettes (U-matic) (53 min.) : sound, color

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY936047477-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12175125
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a4073290-4b59-0133-220a-60f81dd2b63c

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. "Ralph Lemon/Cross Performance" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1986. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a4073290-4b59-0133-220a-60f81dd2b63c

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1986). Ralph Lemon/Cross Performance Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a4073290-4b59-0133-220a-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Ralph Lemon/Cross Performance" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 7, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a4073290-4b59-0133-220a-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia citation

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