Facets of desire

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Title

Facets of desire

Collection

John Butler Video Archive

Names

Van Hamel, Martine, 1945- (Dancer)
Chryst, Gary (Dancer)
McKenzie, Kevin (Dancer)
Butler, John, 1920-1993 (Choreographer)
Hoddinott, Alun (Composer)
O'Neill, Eugene, 1888-1953 (Author)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1981

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 9167
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-5694 (former)

Subjects

O'Neill, Eugene, 1888-1953 -- Desire under the elms

Genres

Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: choreography by John Butler ; music by Alun Hoddinott.
Content: Title from original container.
Creation/Production Credits: Scenario based on Eugene O'Neill's play Desire under the elms.
Performers: Danced by Martine van Hamel, Gary Chryst, and Kevin McKenzie.
Venue: Videotaped in rehearsal onstage, location and date not identified, in practice clothes.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (27 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.

Abstract

Run-through of the ballet (ca. 20 min.), followed by repetition of two excerpts (ca. 7 min.). Tape also contains an excerpt from Butler's Carmina burana (ca. 2 min. of the abbot's solo, from an unidentified performance).

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY98-F3212
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b13912012
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b608b430-84ed-0135-9368-08fd5e42db92

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

Cite this item

MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Facets of desire" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1981. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b608b430-84ed-0135-9368-08fd5e42db92

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1981). Facets of desire Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b608b430-84ed-0135-9368-08fd5e42db92

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Facets of desire" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 10, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b608b430-84ed-0135-9368-08fd5e42db92

Wikipedia citation

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