Lords of Persia

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Title

Lords of Persia

Collection

Erick Hawkins Video Archive

Names

Hawkins, Erick (Donor)
Wiatt, John (Dancer)
Lynes, Alan (Dancer)
Howard, Randy (Dancer)
Tobiason, Kevin (Dancer)
Hawkins, Erick (Choreographer)
Lee, Ralph (Costume designer)
Dlugoszewski, Lucia, 1931-2000 (Composer)
Dorazio, Ralph (Designer)
Engstrom, Robert (Lighting designer)
Erick Hawkins Dance Company (Performer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1977-04

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 7188
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-1938 (former)

Genres

Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances

Notes

Venue: Videotaped in performance at the Walnut Street Theater, Philadelphia, in April 1977.
Creation/Production Credits: Choreography: Erick Hawkins. Music: Lucia Dlugoszewski. Scenery and polo sticks: Ralph Dorazio. Costumes: Ralph Lee. Lighting: Robert Engstrom.
Performers: Danced by members of the Erick Hawkins Dance Company: Rand Howard, Kevin Tobiason, Alan Lynes, and John Wiatt.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videotape reel (18 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 1/2 in.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY916030187-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12170096
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e6337430-7a09-0135-d6af-5f3b96f4bd6b

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Moving Image

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MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Lords of Persia" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e6337430-7a09-0135-d6af-5f3b96f4bd6b

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. Lords of Persia Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e6337430-7a09-0135-d6af-5f3b96f4bd6b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Lords of Persia" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 13, 2026. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e6337430-7a09-0135-d6af-5f3b96f4bd6b

Wikipedia citation

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