The dancing department
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Title
The dancing department
Collection
Names
Davies, Siobhan, 1950- (Interviewee)
Cohan, Robert (Commentator)
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750 (Composer)
Buckland, David. (Designer)
Mumford, Peter, 1946- (Lighting designer)
Lockyer, Bob (Producer)
London Contemporary Dance Theatre (Dancer)
British Broadcasting Corporation (Broadcaster)
Davies, Siobhan, 1950- (Choreographer)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1983
Place: U.K.
Publisher: British Broadcasting Corporation
Library Location
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 7314
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-679 (former)
Genres
Television Programs
Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances
Interviews
Notes
Content: Title provided by donor.
Content: Music, J. S. Bach (Musical offering, version for instrumental octet, excluding Trio sonata)
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (20 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Abstract
Performance preceded by an introduction by Robert Cohan, interview with the choreographer, and excerpts from rehearsals.
Languages
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY857041001-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12161885
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): caf41b30-7b9e-0135-2027-773aadb2578e
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1983
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MLA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The dancing department" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1983. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/caf41b30-7b9e-0135-2027-773aadb2578e
APA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1983). The dancing department Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/caf41b30-7b9e-0135-2027-773aadb2578e
Chicago/Turabian Format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The dancing department" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/caf41b30-7b9e-0135-2027-773aadb2578e
Wikipedia citation
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