American Dance Festival: keeper of the flame

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Title

American Dance Festival: keeper of the flame

Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Names

Terry, Walter (Interviewee)
Siegel, Marcia B. (Interviewee)
Kisselgoff, Anna (Interviewee)
Taylor, Paul, 1930-2018 (Interviewee)
Jones, Betty, 1926- (Interviewee)
Reinhart, Charles (Interviewee)
Pinska, Klarna (Interviewee)
Hoving, Lucas (Interviewee)
Wonsavage, Carol (Producer)
Wonsavage, Carol (Director)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1982

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8875
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-4056 (former)

Subjects

American Dance Festival -- History

Genres

Documentary Films
Motion Pictures
Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances

Notes

Creation/Production Credits: A University of North Carolina Center for Public Television presentation. Producer/director: Carol Wonsavage. Narrator: Lynne Bradley.
Performers: Includes interviews with and commentary by: Walter Terry, Marcia Siegel, Charles Reinhardt, Anna Kisselgoff, Paul Taylor, Betty Jones, Klarna Pinska, Lucas Hoving, Laura Dean, Robert Lindgren, Senta Driver, Moses Pendleton, George Jackson, Arthur Mitchell, Francois Szony, Chuck Davis, Bill T. Jones, Molissa Fenley, Emile Ardolino, and Marcia Esposito.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (60 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequence ; 3/4 in.

Abstract

A history of the American Dance Festival, from its beginnings at Bennington College through its years at Connecticut College to its present home at Duke University.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY847038951-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12160537
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d9655820-900a-0135-f52f-5f9becffa323

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Moving Image

Date Issued

1982

Cite this item

MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "American Dance Festival: keeper of the flame" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1982. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d9655820-900a-0135-f52f-5f9becffa323

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1982). American Dance Festival: keeper of the flame Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d9655820-900a-0135-f52f-5f9becffa323

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "American Dance Festival: keeper of the flame" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 7, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d9655820-900a-0135-f52f-5f9becffa323

Wikipedia citation

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