Comments on commitment

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Title
Comments on commitment
Additional title: Comments on committment
Names
Gillespie, Ginger (Dancer)
Martin, Randy (Dancer)
Schottland, Emily (Dancer)
Davidson, Johnathan (Dancer)
Bowers, Martha (Choreographer)
Lehrer, Scott (Composer)
Feldman, David (Lighting designer)
Dance/Theatre/Etcetera (Performer)
Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1985-05
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8622
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-6321 (former)
Topics
Rehearsals
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Creation/production credits: [presented by] Martha Bowers Dance/Theatre/Etc. ; choreography by Martha Bowers.
Content: House program and original container both spell the word "commitment" as "committment." Credits from house program.
Creation/production credits: Music, Cole Porter, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Neville Brothers, the Chiffons, Cashmere ; additional music and sound design, Scott Lehrer ; lighting, Dave Feldman.
Performers: Danced by Martha Bowers Dance/Theatre/Etc.: Ginger Gillespie, Randy Martin, Dru Pratt, Steve Otto, Emily Schottland, Jonathan Davidson, Ann Cruz, Ricky Alvarez. The first pair of ballroom dancers is not identified.
Performers: Saxophone: Chris Hymen.
Venue: Videotaped at Performance Space 122, New York, N.Y., in May 1985.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 2 videocassettes (U-matic SP) (45 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Description
Rehearsal (ca. 23 min.) and performance (ca. 23 min.) of a dance work. The rehearsal footage does not show the complete work.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY02-F423
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15547589
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7fdc9170-8b3b-0135-9f10-009708b61e71
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

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

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Comments on commitment" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1985. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b5855bef-f0f4-4e61-8e0f-dcf3c347b7e2

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Comments on commitment" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b5855bef-f0f4-4e61-8e0f-dcf3c347b7e2

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1985). Comments on commitment Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b5855bef-f0f4-4e61-8e0f-dcf3c347b7e2

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Comments on commitment