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White Oak Dance Project : Single Duet rehearsal, Misha scratch narration, 2000

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Mikhail Baryshnikov Video Archive

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White Oak Dance Project : Single Duet rehearsal, Misha scratch narration, 2000

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Title
White Oak Dance Project : Single Duet rehearsal, Misha scratch narration, 2000
Additional title: Single duet (Choreographic work : Hay)
Names
Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948- (Dancer)
Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948- (Narrator)
Hay, Deborah, 1941- (Choreographer)
Hay, Deborah, 1941- (Dancer)
White Oak Dance Project (Dancer)
Collection

Mikhail Baryshnikov Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 2000
Table of Contents
Single Duet (Deborah Hay, choreographer; Morton Feldman, composer) -- narration scratch track -- performance art piece.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 242
Topics
Dance
Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948-
Dance rehearsals
White Oak Dance Project
Feldman, Morton, 1926-1987. Piano four hands
Genres
Filmed dance
Music
Notes
Content: Title transcribed from videocassette label.
Content: Date taken from year of first performance.
Content: The last 20 minutes are a recording of performance art piece, artist unknown.
Content: Audio track begins at 5:00.
Content: Video track ends at 15:13.
Acquisition: Gift; Mikhail Baryshnikov, 2011.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (64 min.) : sound with silent sequence, color ; 1/2 in.
Description
In the first section, Mikhail Baryshnikov and Deborah Hay rehearse "Single Duet". There is no audio track during the first five minutes of the rehearsal. The next section contains audio only of a recording session for the narrative track of Past Forward. The final section contains a performance art piece by an unidentified woman. This may be a remnant of the original recording on this videotape.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20198249
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): cf9e0aa0-e860-0131-4189-3c075448cc4b
Rights Statement
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  • 2026

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "White Oak Dance Project : Single Duet rehearsal, Misha scratch narration, 2000" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 2000. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d1fe5d50-e860-0131-ce69-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "White Oak Dance Project : Single Duet rehearsal, Misha scratch narration, 2000" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed July 17, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d1fe5d50-e860-0131-ce69-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (2000). White Oak Dance Project : Single Duet rehearsal, Misha scratch narration, 2000 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d1fe5d50-e860-0131-ce69-3c075448cc4b

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White Oak Dance Project : Single Duet rehearsal, Misha scratch narration, 2000