Mitchell Rose Dance Company

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Title

Mitchell Rose Dance Company

Collection

Mitchell Rose Dance Company Video Archive

Names

Rose, Mitchell (Choreographer)
Bowers, Martha (Dancer)
Turocy, Catherine (Dancer)
Churchill, Jean (Dancer)
Crosset, Ann (Dancer)
Immerman, Michael (Dancer)
Pier, Virginia (Dancer)
Garrison, Maia Claire (Dancer)
Anderson, Carol, 1951- (Dancer)
Baker, Peggy Smith (Dancer)
Smith, Andrea (Dancer)
Kirsch, Mitch (Dancer)
Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953 (Composer)
Foss, Lukas, 1922-2009 (Composer)
Sheppard, Elena (Choreographer)
Respighi, Ottorino, 1879-1936 (Composer)
Walberg, Betty, 1921-1990 (Composer)
Xenakis, Iannis, 1922-2001 (Composer)
Mitchell Rose Dance Company (Dancer)
Rose, Mitchell (Composer)
Rose, Mitchell (Dancer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1977-03

Table Of Contents

Reel 1. Poo-tee-weet? (approx. 30 min.). Music: Sergei Prokofiev, Lukas Foss. Perf. by Martha Bowers, Catherine Turocy, Ann Crosset, Jean Churchill, and Michael Immerman -- Reel 2. When insane, do as the sane do (approx. 11 min.). Music: Mitchell Rose. Perf. by Rose, Bowers, Turocy, and Virginia Pier -- Dutiful beamer (approx. 3 min.). Perf. by Maia Garrison -- Plurals (approx. 11 min.). Music: Rose, Betty Walberg. Perf. by Carol Anderson, Peggy Baker, Andrea Smith. Pianist: Gregory Hayes -- Reel 3. Apples are cheap, cows are stupid (approx. 18 min.). Music: Iannis Xenakis. Perf. by Anderson, Smith, Mitch Kirsch, and Rose -- Poo-tee-weet? (approx. 30 min.). See credits above -- Dance (approx. 5 min.). Music: Ottorino Respighi. Perf. by Crosset -- The boo day (approx. 5 min.). Choreography: Elena Sheppard. Perf. by Rose.

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 3324
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-2738 (former)

Genres

Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances

Notes

Venue: Videotaped in dress rehearsal at American Theater Laboratory, New York, in March 1977.
Statement Of Responsibility: Choreography: Mitchell Rose (except The boo day).
Performers: Performed by the Mitchell Rose Dance Company.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a donation from Lynn Garafola.
Content: Poo-tee-weet? is recorded twice.
Acquisition: Gift of Mitchell Rose.

Physical Description

Extent: 3 videocassettes (U-matic) (114 min.) : sound, black and white ; 3/4 in.

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY926024960-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12172062
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): eccc7e50-aa08-0133-9671-60f81dd2b63c

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

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MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Mitchell Rose Dance Company" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/eccc7e50-aa08-0133-9671-60f81dd2b63c

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. Mitchell Rose Dance Company Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/eccc7e50-aa08-0133-9671-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Mitchell Rose Dance Company" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 13, 2026. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/eccc7e50-aa08-0133-9671-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia citation

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