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The picture of Dorian Gray

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Shela Xoregos Video Archive

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The picture of Dorian Gray

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Title
The picture of Dorian Gray
Additional title: Picture of Dorian Gray (Choreographic work : Xoregos)
Names
Xoregos, Shela (Commentator)
Musagetes, Glenn-Charles (Dancer)
Wilson, Paul (Dancer)
Nightingale, Stephanie (Dancer)
Fenster, Nancy (Dancer)
Chiang, Ching, dancer (Dancer)
Berg, Christopher, 1949- (Instrumentalist)
Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 (Author)
Cahn, Leonard, 1914- (Adapter)
Ostwald, David, 1943- (Director)
Giteck, Janice, 1946- (Composer)
Cate, Regina (Costume designer)
Whalen, Richard (Designer)
Xoregos Dance Company (San Francisco, Calif.) (Performer)
Collection

Shela Xoregos Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1974
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 9738
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-4434 (former)
Topics
Xoregos Dance Company (San Francisco, Calif.)
Literature and dance
Adaptations
Picture of Dorian Gray (Choreographic work : Xoregos)
Rehearsals
Genres
Filmed dance
Notes
Statement of responsibility: adapted by Leonard Cahn from the novel by Oscar Wilde ; directed by David Ostwald ; choreography by Shela Xoregos ; music by Janice Giteck.
Citation/reference: Title provided by Shela Xoregos.
Creation/production credits: Script and music commissioned by Xoregos Performing Company ; set-piece, Richard Whalen ; costumes, Regina Cate.
Performers: Performed by the Xoregos Performing Company: Glenn-Charles Musagetes, Paul Wilson, Nancy Fenster, Guy Ghirardelli Hastedt, Carl Hansen, Stephanie Nightingale, Chiang Ching, and others.
Performers: Musicians: Margery Tede (singer) and Christopher Berg (pianist).
Performers: Introduced by Shela Xoregos.
Venue: Videotaped at the Attic Studio, San Francisco, California, in 1974.
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) (29 min.) : sound, black and white ; 3/4 in.
Description
Studio rehearsal, in practice clothes, of a work combining dialogue, movement, and music. The dancers are photographed in costume before the piece begins.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY95-F464
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12176748
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f3add450-7a13-0135-e8d0-5150e8d9ee54
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

  • 1974: Created
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The picture of Dorian Gray" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1974. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a7248864-52da-402a-9d09-30c67948d957

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The picture of Dorian Gray" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a7248864-52da-402a-9d09-30c67948d957

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1974). The picture of Dorian Gray Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a7248864-52da-402a-9d09-30c67948d957

Wikipedia Citation

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The picture of Dorian Gray