Rag-time

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Title

Rag-time

Collection

Beverly Blossom Video Archive

Names

Blossom, Beverly (Choreographer)
Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971 (Composer)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Department of Dance (Associated name)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1983-01

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 2764
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-3509 (former)

Genres

Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances

Notes

Venue: Videotaped in studio rehearsal, in rehearsal clothes, probably at the University of Illinois, Urbana, in January 1983, in preparation for a performance in the Foellinger Great Hall of the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Urbana, on January 22, 1983.
Creation/Production Credits: Choreography: Beverly Blossom.
Performers: Performed by the University Dancers: Renata Duda, Cherie Gibson, Kerri Grube, Abbie Hoffman, Thalia Kalodimas, Marlene Lee, Joe Marshalla, Karen Robertson, Maria Schwan, Susan Snell, and Victoria Vizek.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a donation from Lynn Garafola.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (61 min.) : sound, black and white ; 3/4 in.

Abstract

Two repetitions of the piece (the ending of the second cut off) (approx. 12 min.), supervised by Beverly Blossom, who appears briefly on camera. Followed by approx. 49 min. of unidentified footage, possibly performances of students' choreography in the studio.

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12174697
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d700f6e0-9e84-0132-e7a2-3c075448cc4b

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Moving Image

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MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Rag-time" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d700f6e0-9e84-0132-e7a2-3c075448cc4b

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. Rag-time Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d700f6e0-9e84-0132-e7a2-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Rag-time" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d700f6e0-9e84-0132-e7a2-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia citation

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