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The claw of the butterfly

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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General Dance Video Archive

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The claw of the butterfly

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Title
The claw of the butterfly
Additional title: Claw of the butterfly (Choreographic work : Zimmermann)
Names
Zimmermann, Gerda, 1927- (Choreographer)
Croghan, Robert (Designer)
New Reflections Dance Theatre (Dancer)
Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1978
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 1559
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Venue: Videotaped in May 1978 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Creation/production credits: Choreography: Gerda Zimmermann. Music: collage. Set and costume design: Bob Croghan.
Performers: Performed by the New Reflections Dance Theatre, including Hardin Minor (Mephisto), Beverly Fuller (Figure in yellow), Roy Cosper (Sorcerer), Neil Elam (Bird), Erika Garrison (Gypsy), and Jim Rivers (Morris dancer)
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (55 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12160052
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 82dd1960-0821-0131-0b1b-3c075448cc4b
Rights Statement
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.

Item timeline of events

  • 1978: Issued
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The claw of the butterfly" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1978. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bbde1e60-037b-0131-9256-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The claw of the butterfly" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bbde1e60-037b-0131-9256-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1978). The claw of the butterfly Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bbde1e60-037b-0131-9256-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia Citation

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The claw of the butterfly