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The Improvisation project, Jacob's Pillow dance festival, 1998-08-01

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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The Improvisation project, Jacob's Pillow dance festival, 1998-08-01

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Title
The Improvisation project, Jacob's Pillow dance festival, 1998-08-01
Names
Aiken, Chris (Dancer)
Aiken, Chris (Choreographer)
Chung, Ray (Dancer)
Chung, Ray (Choreographer)
Paxton, Steve (Dancer)
Paxton, Steve (Choreographer)
Paxton, Steve (Speaker)
Rustler, Ka (Dancer)
Rustler, Ka (Choreographer)
Simson, Kirstie (Dancer)
Simson, Kirstie (Choreographer)
Jacob's Pillow (Producer)
Collection

Mikhail Baryshnikov Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1998-08-01
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 406
Topics
Dance
Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival
Genres
Filmed performances
Filmed dance
Music
Notes
Content: Title and date transcribed from videocassette label.
Venue: Recorded 1998 August 1 Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Becket, Massachusetts.
Acquisition: Gift; Mikhail Baryshnikov, 2011.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (Hi 8) (60 min.) : sound, color. ; 8mm.
Description
The Improvisation Project perform at Jacob's Pillow, followed by an audience Q&A. Steve Paxton talks about contact improvisation while the remaining dancers demonstrate this concept through movement. Overall visual quality fine; audio captures audience activity throughout the performance.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 893633006
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20318556
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e4670f60-645b-0132-d7ab-3c075448cc4b
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The Improvisation project, Jacob's Pillow dance festival, 1998-08-01" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1998. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e5819110-645b-0132-d92c-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The Improvisation project, Jacob's Pillow dance festival, 1998-08-01" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e5819110-645b-0132-d92c-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1998). The Improvisation project, Jacob's Pillow dance festival, 1998-08-01 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e5819110-645b-0132-d92c-3c075448cc4b

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The Improvisation project, Jacob's Pillow dance festival, 1998-08-01