Four in the afternoon: The Human Body Machine ; Orange ; Women ; The Covenant ; Light
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Title
Four in the afternoon: The Human Body Machine ; Orange ; Women ; The Covenant ; Light
Collection
Names
Broughton, James, 1913-1999 (Film producer)
Smith, William O. (William Overton), 1926- (Composer)
Halprin, Anna (Dancer)
Lathrop, Welland (Dancer)
St. John, Charmian (Dancer)
Penney, Don (Dancer)
Whitney, Marguerite (Dancer)
Graham, John (Dancer)
Ryan, Paul (English painter, born 1955) (Film producer)
Leistiko, Norma (Speaker)
Johnson, Karen (American architect, contemporary) (Film producer)
Beeson, Constance (Film producer)
Harris, Elizabeth (Dancer)
Harris, Elizabeth (Choreographer)
Oliveros, Pauline, 1932- (Composer)
Chase, Ronald, 1934- (Director)
Chase, Ronald, 1934- (Producer)
San Francisco Dancers' Workshop (Performer)
National Sex and Drug Forum (U.S.) (Production company)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1951 - 1974
Table Of Contents
Four in the Afternoon [1951] (15 min., b) / a film suite by James Broughton ; based on poems in his book Musical Chairs ; music by William O. Smith ; featuring Ann[e] Halprin, Welland Lathrop, Charmian St. John, Don Penney with Marguerite Whitney and John Graham. |||| The Human Body Machine (7 min., color and b) / a film by Paul Ryan with Jim Block and Larry Reed ; voice, Norma Leistiko ; performed by The San Francisco Dancers Workshop. |||| Orange (1970) (3 min., color) / by Karen Johnson. |||| Women (1974) (12 min., b) / a film by Connie Beeson ; songs, Mollie Gregory Prod. ; produced for artist and educational purposes by the National Sex and Drug Forum. |||| The Covenant (10 min., b) / choreography and performance, Elizabeth Harris ; music composed by Pauline Oliveros ; photography by Alfred Taylor ; directed and produced by Ronald Chase. |||| Light (approximately 7 min., color).
Library Location
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDVD 5-7350
Subjects
Dance
Halprin, Anna
Short films
Experimental films
Women in art
Nudity in dance
Sex in dance
Genres
Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances
Motion Pictures
Notes
Content: Title from credits.
Content: Four in the Afternoon includes four short films entitled: Game Little Gladys, The Gardener's Son, Princess Printemps, The Aging Balletomane.
Venue: Filmed between 1951 and 1974 various locations in the United States.
Acquisition: Gift; Anna Halprin; 2012.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (54 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 1/2 in.
Languages
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b19968429
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c11f4850-352a-0131-2968-3c075448cc4b
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Four in the afternoon: The Human Body Machine ; Orange ; Women ; The Covenant ; Light" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1951 - 1974. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c11f4850-352a-0131-2968-3c075448cc4b
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1951 - 1974). Four in the afternoon: The Human Body Machine ; Orange ; Women ; The Covenant ; Light Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c11f4850-352a-0131-2968-3c075448cc4b
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Four in the afternoon: The Human Body Machine ; Orange ; Women ; The Covenant ; Light" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 13, 2026. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c11f4850-352a-0131-2968-3c075448cc4b
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