National Dance Institute presents American Song: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness - morning performance, 2000-06-17
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Title
National Dance Institute presents American Song: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness - morning performance, 2000-06-17
Collection
National Dance Institute Video Archive
Names
National Dance Institute (U.S.) (Creator)
Klinger, Lori (Creator)
Klinger, Lori (Director)
Dia, Maria Di (Producer)
D'Amboise, Jacques, 1934- (Choreographer)
Barash, Daniel (Choreographer)
Cady, Jennifer (Choreographer)
Clark, Tanya Gibson (Choreographer)
Daniels, Ali (Choreographer)
Danser, Lisa (Choreographer)
Frederic, Arthur (Choreographer)
Harris, Thecla (Choreographer)
Klinger, Lori (Choreographer)
Santos, Tim (Choreographer)
Seham, Jenny (Choreographer)
Thomas, Lisa (Choreographer)
Weinstein, Ellen (Choreographer)
Marck, David (Musical director)
Kauffman, Kathy (Lighting designer)
Halpern, Jennifer (Costume designer)
Purcell, Terri (Costume designer)
Dunbar, Heather (Set designer)
Robison, Mark (Videographer)
Evans, April (Singer)
Miller, Stefani (Singer)
Gillespie, Alan (Singer)
Brooks, Jonathan (Singer)
Alexiev, Greisha (Musician)
Cozier, Jimmy (Musician)
Hammann, Joyce (Musician)
Harrison, Tim (Musician)
Hubbard, Tom (Musician)
Kirkwood, Neal (Musician)
Lee, Scott (Musician)
Wade, William (Musician)
National Dance Institute (U.S.) (Performer)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 2000-06-17
Table Of Contents
Prologue (12 min.) -- Scene 1: Life (16 min.) -- Scene 2: Liberty (12 min.) -- Scene 3: The Pursuit of Happiness (13 min.) -- Finale (10 min.)
Library Location
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 4593
Subjects
Dance in education
Dance for children
Genres
Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances
Notes
Content: For 3:00pm performance, see *MGZIDF 4594.
Creation/Production Credits: Executive producer, Maria Di Dia, Maria Productions, Inc.; music supervisor, William Wade; choreography, Jacques d'Amboise, Daniel Barash, Jennifer Cady, Tanya Gibson-Clark, Ali Daniels, Lisa Danser, Arthur Frederic, Thecla Harris, Lori Klinger, Tim Santos, Jenny Seham, Lisa Thomas, Ellen Weinstein; NDI musical director, David Marck; lighting designer, Kathy Kauffman; costume designers, Jennifer Halpern, Terri Purcell; production supervisor, Sam Ellis; production coordinator, Rosemary Carey; production manager, Ron McIntyre; scenic designer, Heather Dunbar; set construction, Martin Bernstein and Atlas Scenic Studios; cameraperson, Mark Robison.
Performers: National Dance Institute students from New York and New Jersey schools, performers; April Evans, Stefani Miller, Alan Gillespie, Jonathan Brooks, singers; Greisha Alexiev, Jimmy Cozier, Joyce Hammann, Tim Harrison, Tom Hubbard, Neal Kirkwood, Scott Lee, William Wade, musicians; Lynn Olden, sign language interpreter.
Venue: Recorded June 17, 2000 New York City.
Acquisition: Gift; Jacques D'Amboise, 2012.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (63 min) :sound, color ; 1/2 in.
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Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 954761691
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21050169
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b1c7c050-92aa-0136-419c-3de7152bedc1
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "National Dance Institute presents American Song: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness - morning performance, 2000-06-17" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 2000. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b1c7c050-92aa-0136-419c-3de7152bedc1
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (2000). National Dance Institute presents American Song: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness - morning performance, 2000-06-17 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b1c7c050-92aa-0136-419c-3de7152bedc1
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "National Dance Institute presents American Song: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness - morning performance, 2000-06-17" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 5, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b1c7c050-92aa-0136-419c-3de7152bedc1
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