Dance on: Ben Sommers
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Title
Dance on: Ben Sommers
Collection
Names
Sommers, Ben, 1906-1985 (Interviewee)
Mahoney, Billie (Interviewer)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1984-04-08
Library Location
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 7386
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-867 (former)
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Notes
Statement Of Responsibility: produced by Video Workshop for Dance and Theatre ; director, William Hohauser.
Venue: Produced at Metro Access, New York, on April 8, 1984.
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) (30 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Abstract
Ben Sommers, known as "Mr. Capezio," discusses his career, his involvement with dance, and the development of International Dance Week and the Capezio Foundation.
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Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY906010638-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12168490
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ec7e8290-7b94-0135-6213-0ad9111b7cfe
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Dance on: Ben Sommers" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1984. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ec7e8290-7b94-0135-6213-0ad9111b7cfe
APA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1984). Dance on: Ben Sommers Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ec7e8290-7b94-0135-6213-0ad9111b7cfe
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Dance on: Ben Sommers" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 10, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ec7e8290-7b94-0135-6213-0ad9111b7cfe
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