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Catlin Cobb

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Title

Catlin Cobb

Collection

Dance Theater Workshop Video Archive

Names

Cobb, Catlin (Choreographer)
Albertson, Margaret (Dancer)
Dudek, Tina (Dancer)
Gutwirth, Valerie (Dancer)
Sakamoto, Nancy (Dancer)
Dabney, Ronald (Dancer)
Gabrian, Craig (Dancer)
Rhoades, Tracy (Dancer)
Boothe, Power (Designer)
Leroy, A (Composer)
Williams, Brooks (Composer)
Flowers, Roma (Lighting designer)
Video D Studios (Videographer)
Dance Theater Workshop (Producer)
Cobb, Catlin (Dancer)
Cobb, Catlin (Arranger)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1987

Table Of Contents

CONTENTS: Reel 1: Madhouse (a 16 mm film) (approx. 11 min.). Conception/direction: Power Boothe and Catlin Cobb. Camera/editing: Boothe. Sound score editing: Cobb, Boothe, and A. Leroy. Perf. by Cobb. -- House-keeping (approx. 29 min.). Original music: Brooks Williams. Found music: "Twilight in Turkey" and excerpts from "Au Bal Musette." Tape design: Cobb. Scenery: Boothe. Perf. by Margaret Albertson, Cobb, Tina Dudek, Valerie Gutwirth, and Nancy Sakamoto. -- Reel 2: Running a ground (approx. 9 min.). Music: Williams. Music arrangement and design: Cobb. Film: Boothe. Perf. by Cobb and Ron Dabney. -- House of drawn shades (approx. 22 min.). Original sound score: Williams. Vocals/music collage tape: Cobb. Perf. by Albertson, Dabney, Craig Gabrian, Tracy Rhoades, and Sakamoto.

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 2835
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-3755 (former)

Subjects

Dance Theater Workshop
Cinedance
House-keeping (Choreographic work : Cobb)
Running a ground (Choreographic work : Cobb)
House of drawn shades (Choreographic work : Cobb)

Genres

Filmed Performances
Filmed Dance

Notes

Content: Program title: House of drawn shades (and other works). Videotaped in a special session by Video D Studios at Dance Theater Workshop's Bessie Schönberg Theater on March 27, 1987. Presented by Dance Theater Workshop during the Winter Events 1987.
Statement Of Responsibility: Choreography: Catlin Cobb. Lighting: Roma Flowers.
Performers: Performed by Catlin Cobb and others.

Physical Description

Extent: 2 videocassettes (71 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequence ; 3/4 in.

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12174857
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): eafbc650-b2bf-0131-5c93-3c075448cc4b

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

Date Issued

1987

Cite this item

MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Catlin Cobb" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1987. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/eafbc650-b2bf-0131-5c93-3c075448cc4b

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1987). Catlin Cobb Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/eafbc650-b2bf-0131-5c93-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Catlin Cobb" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/eafbc650-b2bf-0131-5c93-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia citation

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