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Adam and Eve

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Adam and Eve

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Title
Adam and Eve
Names
Simons, Ton (Dancer)
Hicks, Tishia (Dancer)
Petersen, Robert (American painter, born 1945) (Dancer)
Bettis, Valerie, 1919-1982 (Director)
Crane, Lor (Composer)
Reiter, Seymour (Librettist)
Harper, Annette (Costume designer)
Braithwaite, Michele (Director)
Joseph Jefferson Theatre Company (Performer)
Bettis, Valerie, 1919-1982 (Choreographer)
Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1974-12-05
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8926
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-991 (former)
Genres
Television programs
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Music
Notes
Venue: A chamber dance-opera presented by Brooklyn College and the Joseph Jefferson Theatre Company's New Play Series and filmed at the Little Church Around the Corner, New York on December 5, 1974.
Creation/production credits: Directed by Valerie Bettis and Michele Braithwaite. Choreography: Valerie Bettis. Music: Lor Crane. Libretto: Seymour Reiter. Scenic design and lighting: Christian Dahl. Costumes: Annette Harper.
Performers: Performed by singers Lee Evans (Adam), David Bender (Lucifer), Jane Seaman (Eve), and dancers Ton Simons (Adam), Robert Petersen (Lucifer), and Tishia Hicks (Eve).
Additional physical form: For text, see *MGTZ (Adam and Eve) 81-1341.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Videotape reel
Extent: 1 videotape reel (50 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY867013434-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12162353
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f729c660-795e-0135-7036-0d4385f118f8
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1974: Created
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Adam and Eve" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1974. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b99b6315-a168-4c74-93e4-d48853803fcd

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Adam and Eve" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 17, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b99b6315-a168-4c74-93e4-d48853803fcd

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1974). Adam and Eve Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b99b6315-a168-4c74-93e4-d48853803fcd

Wikipedia Citation

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Adam and Eve