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MB rehearsing "American Document" Martha Graham in attendance NY, 1990

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Mikhail Baryshnikov Video Archive

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MB rehearsing "American Document" Martha Graham in attendance NY, 1990

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Title
MB rehearsing "American Document" Martha Graham in attendance NY, 1990
Additional title: American masters (Television program)
Additional title: American document (Choreographic work : Graham). Selections
Names
Graham, Martha (Interviewee)
Graham, Martha (Choreographer)
Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948- (Dancer)
Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948- (Interviewer)
Herring, Joyce (Dancer)
Sherman, Maxine (Dancer)
Peck, Cecilia (Narrator)
Martha Graham Dance Company (Performer)
Collection

Mikhail Baryshnikov Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1989-09
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 12
Topics
Dance
Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948-
American document (Choreographic work : Graham)
Modern dance -- United States
Choreography
Choreographers
Genres
Filmed performances
Filmed dance
Music
Interviews
Notes
Content: Sound begins two minutes into recording.
Content: Title and date transcribed from handwritten label on the original VHS cassette.
Content: Actual date recorded from production slate approximately two minutes into tape.
Biographical/historical: Recorded for use in program on Martha Graham for the "American Masters" series. No indication that this footage was included in the final program.
Performers: Martha Graham, interviewee, choreographer; Mikhail Baryshnikov, interviewer, dancer; Joyce Herring, Maxine Sherman, dancers; Cecilia Peck, narrator.
Venue: Recorded 1989 September Martha Graham Dance Studio, New York, NY.
Acquisition: Gift; Mikhail Baryshnikov, 2011.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (22 min.) : silent and sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Description
Martha Graham discusses her work "American Document" with Mikhail Baryshnikov. Selections from the work are performed by Baryshnikov and members of Martha Graham Dance Company.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19832084
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): af1e67e0-f740-0130-fdf9-3c075448cc4b
Rights Statement
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  • 1989: Created
  • 2017: Digitized
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "MB rehearsing "American Document" Martha Graham in attendance NY, 1990" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1989. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b13ca680-f740-0130-4d6a-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "MB rehearsing "American Document" Martha Graham in attendance NY, 1990" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b13ca680-f740-0130-4d6a-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1989). MB rehearsing "American Document" Martha Graham in attendance NY, 1990 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b13ca680-f740-0130-4d6a-3c075448cc4b

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MB rehearsing "American Document" Martha Graham in attendance NY, 1990