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Wil Swanson and Dancers

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Title

Wil Swanson and Dancers

Collection

Dance Theater Workshop Video Archive

Names

Swanson, Wil (Choreographer)
Aldis, Diane (Dancer)
Dean, Madeline (Dancer)
Grubel, Barbara (Dancer)
McDonald, Kelly (Dancer)
Rueff, Stephen (Dancer)
Chilcote, Susan (Dancer)
Claire, Mary (Costume designer)
Gascoigne, Brian (Composer)
O'Brian, Lowy (Contributor)
Lateef, Yusef (Composer)
Mauer, Katie (Costume designer)
Glass, Philip (Composer)
Eno, Brian, 1948- (Composer)
Nelson, Willie, 1933- (Composer)
Daubney, Sara (Costume designer)
Harris, Emmylou (Composer)
Pettee, Michael (Lighting designer)
Video D Studios (Videographer)
Dance Theater Workshop (Producer)
National Performance Network (Performer)
Swanson, Wil (Dancer)
Chilcote, Susan (Costume designer)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1986

Table Of Contents

CONTENTS: Reel 1: Asada (approx. 17 min.). Music: 23 Skidoo (Junior Homrich with Brian Gascoigne). Costumes: Mary Claire and Lowy O'Brian. Perf. by Diane Aldis, Madeline Dean, Barbara Grubel, Kelly McDonald, Stephen Rueff, and Wil Swanson. -- On nights like these (approx. 12 min.). Music: Yusef Lateef. Text: Robert J. Schlemmer. Costumes: Katie Mauer. Perf. by Rueff and Swanson. -- Quartz (approx. 17 min.). Music: Philip Glass and Brian Eno. Costumes: Susan Chilcote. Perf. by Susan Chilcote, Grubel, McDonald, and Swanson. -- Reel 2: Stardust (approx. 18 min.). Music: Emmylou Harris and Willie Nelson. Costumes: Sara Daubney. Perf. by Aldis, Dean, Chilcote, Grubel, McDonald, Rueff, and Swanson.

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 4769
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-3777 (former)

Subjects

Dance Theater Workshop
Stardust (Choreographic work : Swanson)

Genres

Filmed Performances
Filmed Dance

Notes

Venue: Videotaped in a special session by Video D Studios at the Bessie Schönberg Theater, New York, on August 8, 1986. Presented by Dance Theater Workshop in association with the National Performance Network as part of the Out-of-Towners 1986 series.
Statement Of Responsibility: Choreography: Wil Swanson. Lighting: Michael Pettee.
Performers: Performed by Wil Swanson and Dancers.

Physical Description

Extent: 2 videocassettes (U-matic) (64 min.) : sound, color

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY936041071-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12175036
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): dcb27330-4b59-0133-e9e8-60f81dd2b63c

Rights

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.

Type Of Resource

Moving Image

Date Issued

1986

Cite this item

MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Wil Swanson and Dancers" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1986. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/dcb27330-4b59-0133-e9e8-60f81dd2b63c

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1986). Wil Swanson and Dancers Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/dcb27330-4b59-0133-e9e8-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Wil Swanson and Dancers" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 10, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/dcb27330-4b59-0133-e9e8-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia citation

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