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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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José Limón Video Archive

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Emperor Jones

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Title
Emperor Jones
Additional title: Emperor Jones (Choreographic work : Limón)
Names
Taliaferro, Clay (Dancer)
DeSoto, Edward (Dancer)
Johnson, Raymond, -1987 (Dancer)
Jordan, Ryland (Dancer)
Lamb, Rael (Dancer)
Stevens, Marc (Dancer)
Striggles, Ted (Dancer)
Woodin, Peter (Dancer)
Limón, José (Choreographer)
Lewis, Daniel, 1944- (Restager)
Villa-Lobos, Heitor (Composer)
O'Neill, Eugene, 1888-1953 (Author)
Tomlinson, Charles D (Designer)
Lawrence, Pauline (Costume designer)
Skelton, Thomas R (Lighting designer)
American Dance Festival Repertory Company (Performer)
Collection

José Limón Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1972-07-30
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 3327
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-3134 (former)
Topics
American Dance Festival
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Venue: Videotaped in performance at Connecticut College, New London, Connecticut, on July 30, 1972, during the 25th American Dance Festival.
Creation/production credits: Choreography: José Limón, staged by Daniel Lewis. Music: Heitor Villa-Lobos. Scenario: based on the play by Eugene O'Neill. Scenery: Charles Tomlinson. Costumes: Pauline Lawrence. Lighting: Thomas Skelton.
Performers: Performed by members of the American Dance Festival Repertory Company: Clay Taliaferro (the Emperor Jones); Edward DeSoto (the white man); Raymond Johnson, Ryland Jordan, Rael Lamb, Marc Stevens, Ted Striggles, and Peter Woodin (the Emperor's subjects, and later phantoms and apparitions).
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a donation from Lynn Garafola.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (24 min.) : sound, black and white; 3/4 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY926028603-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12172141
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): bf3a0d20-aa09-0133-66ba-60f81dd2b63c
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.

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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Emperor Jones" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1972. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cafa5db0-aa09-0133-96da-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Emperor Jones" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 3, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cafa5db0-aa09-0133-96da-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1972). Emperor Jones Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cafa5db0-aa09-0133-96da-60f81dd2b63c

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Emperor Jones