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Cynthia Anderson [and] Squares [and] Arthur Whitfield

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Doris Chase Dance Series Video Archive

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Cynthia Anderson [and] Squares [and] Arthur Whitfield

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Title
Cynthia Anderson [and] Squares [and] Arthur Whitfield
Names
Chase, Doris, 1923-2008 (Producer)
Anderson, Cynthia (Dancer)
Whitfield, Arthur (Dancer)
Spiegel, Laurie, 1945- (Composer)
Dahl, Chris (Set designer)
Kleinsinger, George, 1914-1982 (Composer)
Esner, Alan (Director)
Welland, Mike (Programmer)
Collection

Doris Chase Dance Series Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1975
Table of Contents
Cynthia Anderson. Director: Alan Esner. Music: Laurie Spiegel. Lighting and set design: Chris Dahl. Dancer (Cynthia Anderson) performs various balletic movements to video effects of superimposition, colorization, feedback, etc. Two different edited versions of this video appear on: *MGZHB 4-1714 Dance eleven and *MGZIC 9-2493 Doris Chase dance series: Cynthia Anderson [and] Marnee Morris [and] Four chairs: Excerpts [and] Jacqueline Smith-Lee: Excerpts. -- Squares. Music: George Kleinsinger. Computer programmer: Mike Welland. Dancer (Cynthia Anderson) performs ballet movements in and around computerized squares while being colorized. -- Arthur Whitfield. Director: Alan Esner. Music: George Kleinsinger. Lighting and set design: Chris Dahl. Dancer (Arthur Whitfield) dances in and around movable arches as various video techniques are used, such as colorization, keying, feedback, double exposure, superimposition, etc.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 5916
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 5-454 (former)
Topics
Doris Chase dance series
Doris Chase dance series
Genres
Television series
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Venue: Produced by Doris Chase at the Brooklyn College Television Center as part of the Doris Chase Dance series in Brooklyn.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (Umatic) (27 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY797021260-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12157666
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 558cdfb0-72eb-0134-6dd4-00505686a51c
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1923: Creator Born
  • 1975: Created
  • 2008: Creator Died
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2021: Found by you!
  • 2022

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Cynthia Anderson [and] Squares [and] Arthur Whitfield" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1975. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ba7f1f30-aa02-0133-cfec-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Cynthia Anderson [and] Squares [and] Arthur Whitfield" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 20, 2021. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ba7f1f30-aa02-0133-cfec-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1975). Cynthia Anderson [and] Squares [and] Arthur Whitfield Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ba7f1f30-aa02-0133-cfec-60f81dd2b63c

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Cynthia Anderson [and] Squares [and] Arthur Whitfield