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White Oak Dance Project: MacGuffin rehearsal, Yale University theatre, 1999-05-12

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Title

White Oak Dance Project: MacGuffin rehearsal, Yale University theatre, 1999-05-12

Collection

Mikhail Baryshnikov Video Archive

Names

Aedo, Raquel (Dancer)
Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948- (Dancer)
Coates, Emily (Dancer)
Phuon, Emmanuèle (Dancer)
Salomons, Ruthlyn (Dancer)
Shields, Susan (Dancer)
Guerin, Lucy (Choreographer)
Guerin, Lucy (Costume designer)
Greenberg, Neil, 1959- (Choreographer)
Finn, David A (Lighting designer)
Medlin, Margie (Lighting designer)
Chesworth, David (Composer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1999-05-12

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 429

Subjects

Dance
Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948-
White Oak Dance Project
Herrmann, Bernard, 1911-1975. Psycho. Selections
Dance rehearsals

Genres

Filmed Dance

Notes

Content: Title created by cataloger from content.
Content: Date transcribed from videocasette label.
Content: Poor visual quality.
Content: No audience or stage audio. Music tracks at 9:12 and 2:01:12.
Venue: Recorded 1999 May 12 Yale University Theatre, New Haven, Connecticut.
Acquisition: Gift; Mikhail Baryshnikov, 2011.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (123 min.) : silent with sound sections, color ; 1/2 in.

Abstract

White Oak Dance Project rehearses "MacGuffin" at Yale University Theatre. The company does a complete run-through in costume with lighting, slides, and cues, then goes over several sections while the crew runs the slides and music. There is a long break afterward, then about three minutes of "Two Lies". No audio except music at 9:12 and 2:01:12; poor visual quality.

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 894126881
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20327636
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d55e23b0-645c-0132-9948-3c075448cc4b

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Moving Image

Cite this item

MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "White Oak Dance Project: MacGuffin rehearsal, Yale University theatre, 1999-05-12" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1999. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d55e23b0-645c-0132-9948-3c075448cc4b

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1999). White Oak Dance Project: MacGuffin rehearsal, Yale University theatre, 1999-05-12 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d55e23b0-645c-0132-9948-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "White Oak Dance Project: MacGuffin rehearsal, Yale University theatre, 1999-05-12" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 12, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d55e23b0-645c-0132-9948-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia citation

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