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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Manuel Alum Video Archive

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Collages ; [and] Steps--a construction [excerpt]

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Title
Collages ; [and] Steps--a construction [excerpt]
Additional title: Steps - A construction (Choreographic work : Alum)
Names
Alum, Manuel (Designer)
Calder, Alexander, 1898-1976 (Sculptor)
Harris, Gary (Lighting designer)
Chicago Dance Festival (Event place)
Chicago Dance Foundation (Sponsor)
Alum, Manuel (Costume designer)
Collection

Manuel Alum Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1974
Table of Contents
Collages (ca. 10 min., si.) / close shot ; title of work could not be verified ; collage of previous works including Storm, Roly-poly, Era, Terminal, and Juana ; danced by Manuel Alum -- Steps--a construction [excerpt] (ca. 17 min., sd.) / music, sounds from moving sculptures by Alexander Calder ; danced by Manuel Alum with Lizbeth Brown, John Osbon, and John Way.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 9644
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-4873 (former)
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Statement of responsibility: choreography, sets, and costumes by Manuel Alum.
Content: Titles from information provided by donor.
Performers: Danced by Manuel Alum and dancers from Chicago.
Venue: Videotaped at Mandel Hall (?), Chicago, Illinois, in January 1974.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (32 min.) : silent and sound, black and white ; 3/4 in.
Description
Two dance works recorded during Manuel Alum's guest appearance in Dance on the Midway: the eighth annual Chicago Dance Festival, presented by the Chicago Dance Foundation and the University of Chicago Extension. For other works presented by Alum at this festival, see *MGZIC 9-4884 Manuel Alum.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY96-F44
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12374429
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 76a49ca0-89b7-0135-4247-0b133b23d366
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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  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Collages ; [and] Steps--a construction [excerpt]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1974. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d797d4e9-5564-48c6-b104-40f50aa92017

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Collages ; [and] Steps--a construction [excerpt]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d797d4e9-5564-48c6-b104-40f50aa92017

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1974). Collages ; [and] Steps--a construction [excerpt] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d797d4e9-5564-48c6-b104-40f50aa92017

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Collages ; [and] Steps--a construction [excerpt]