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The pleasures of counterpoint

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Dance Notation Bureau Collection

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The pleasures of counterpoint

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Title
The pleasures of counterpoint
Additional title: Pleasures of counterpoint (Choreographic work : Humphrey)
Names
Dance Notation Bureau (New York, N.Y.) (Donor)
Stodelle, Ernestine (Restager)
Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958 (Choreographer)
Collection

Dance Notation Bureau Collection

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1978-07-17
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 3303
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-2417 (former)
Genres
Filmed performances
Notes
Venue: Studio rehearsal in practice clothes, to counts, recorded in New York on July 17, 1978. Recorded twice, the first time in a wide shot, the second in close-up.
Creation/production credits: Choreography: Doris Humphrey, recreated by Ernestine Stodelle for a concert commemorating the 50th anniversary of the creation of Humphrey's company and school in collaboration with Charles Weidman.
Performers: Performed by members of the 50th Anniversary Ensemble.
Content: For a recording of this work in performance, see: *MGZIC 9-1273 Doris Humphrey celebration, Cassette 2.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a donation from Lynn Garafola.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (11 min.) : sound, black and white ; 3/4 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY916010705-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12169849
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d9540810-aa05-0133-ce96-60f81dd2b63c
Rights Statement
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  • 1978: Created
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The pleasures of counterpoint" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1978. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e4825650-aa05-0133-fca0-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The pleasures of counterpoint" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e4825650-aa05-0133-fca0-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1978). The pleasures of counterpoint Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e4825650-aa05-0133-fca0-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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The pleasures of counterpoint