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