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Item data

Title

Merge

Collection

Dance Theater Workshop Video Archive

Names

Alexander, Susan (Dancer)
Bergman, Valerie (Dancer)
Camera, Rosemary (Dancer)
Malamut, David (Dancer)
Mouton, Donald (Dancer)
Wong, Mel (Choreographer)
Diamond, Dennis (Videographer)
Mel Wong dance company (Performer)
Dance Theater Workshop (Producer)
Video D Studios (Videographer)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1981

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8538
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-6147 (former)

Subjects

Dance Theater Workshop
Dance

Genres

Filmed Performances

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: [production?] assisted by Dance Theater Workshop, Video D Studios ; choreography by Mel Wong ; video collaborator, Dennis Diamond.
Content: Original container dated 5/16/81.
Creation/Production Credits: Costumes, Gabriel Berry [given as Gabrille on frame] ; assistant editor, Burt Alcantara.
Performers: Danced by the Mel Wong Dance Company: Susan Alexander, Joe Bietola, Valerie Bergman, Rosemary Camera, David Malamut, Hope Mauzerall, Donald Mouton, Gayle Ziaks.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videocassette (32 min.) : silent, color ; 3/4 in.

Abstract

Videodance work described on original container as "a video collaboration with choreography by Mel Wong and video by Dennis Diamond." Although there is no soundtrack on this recording, the credits on frame list the following: music, Rob Kaplan [given as Bob on frame] ; musicians, Rheva Kaplan (flute), Alan Evens and Mitchell Rose (synthesizers).

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY99-F924
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b14430955
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c681d730-8065-0135-986e-4d1f5e2845ad

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

Date Issued

1981

Cite this item

MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Merge" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1981. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c681d730-8065-0135-986e-4d1f5e2845ad

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1981). Merge Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c681d730-8065-0135-986e-4d1f5e2845ad

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Merge" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 13, 2026. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c681d730-8065-0135-986e-4d1f5e2845ad

Wikipedia citation

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