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Choreographic works of Talley Beatty

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Title

Choreographic works of Talley Beatty

Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Names

Beatty, Talley (Choreographer)
Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990 (Composer)
Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974 (Composer)
Strayhorn, Billy (Composer)
Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993 (Composer)
National Center of Afro-American Artists (Associated name)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1969 (Questionable)

Table Of Contents

Histoire d'un petit voyage (ca. 21 min.) / music, Aaron Copland -- Road of the Phoebe Snow (ca. 25 min.) / music, Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn -- Toccata [excerpt of Come and get the beauty of it hot] (ca. 16 min.) / music, Dizzy Gillespie. Tape ends before conclusion of work.

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8759
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-5585 (former)

Subjects

Rehearsals

Genres

Filmed Dance

Notes

Content: Title from program information provided by Delores Browne.
Performers: Danced by students of the Dance Department of the National Center of Afro-American Artists.
Venue: Videotaped in studio rehearsal, in rehearsal clothes, at the National Center of Afro-American Artists, Boston, Mass., possibly in 1969.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (62 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY98-F2650
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b13681541
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ea7a30c0-90c4-0135-1580-1fca30db31d7

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

Cite this item

MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Choreographic works of Talley Beatty" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1969. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ea7a30c0-90c4-0135-1580-1fca30db31d7

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1969). Choreographic works of Talley Beatty Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ea7a30c0-90c4-0135-1580-1fca30db31d7

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Choreographic works of Talley Beatty" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 13, 2026. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ea7a30c0-90c4-0135-1580-1fca30db31d7

Wikipedia citation

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