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Prime of your life: May O'Donnell, 1982 March 9

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May O'Donnell and Ray Green Video Archive

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Prime of your life

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Title
Prime of your life: May O'Donnell, 1982 March 9
Names
O'Donnell, May, 1906-2004 (Choreographer)
O'Donnell, May, 1906-2004 (Interviewee)
Green, Ray, 1908-1997 (Interviewee)
Verlezza, Sabatino (Interviewee)
Gill, Alice (Interviewee)
May O'Donnell Concert Dance Company (Production company)
NBC Television Network (Production company)
O'Donnell-Green Music and Dance Foundation (Donor)
Collection

May O'Donnell and Ray Green Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1982-03-09
Place: New York, NY
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 3210
Topics
O'Donnell, May, 1906-2004
Modern dance -- Study and teaching
Genres
Video recordings
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Statement of responsibility: presented by NBC.
Content: Title from original VHS cassette label and YouTube video.
Performers: Interviewees, Alice Gill, Sabatino Verlezza, Ray Green.
Venue: Videotaped during television segment at dance studio, New York, N.Y., 1982 March 9.
Acquisition: Gift; O'Donnell-Green Music and Dance Foundation; 2012.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (Umatic) (7 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Description
May O'Donnell discusses what young dancers are looking for regarding dance careers, the creation of the May O'Donnell Dance Company, and an interview with May O'Donnell about developing and learning to be a dancer and knowing when to stop dancing, experimentation and what she feels she can give to the new/young generation, her dancers talk about dancing and learning from May O'Donnell, and Ray Green's collaboration with O'Donnell.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 968934152
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21152431
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 041e8680-fb79-0134-e927-0ff89a74d63c
Rights Statement
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.

Item timeline of events

  • 1906: Creator Born
  • 1982: Created
  • 2004: Creator Died
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Prime of your life" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1982. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f1d575b0-a9ac-0133-7232-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Prime of your life" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 14, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f1d575b0-a9ac-0133-7232-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1982). Prime of your life Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f1d575b0-a9ac-0133-7232-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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Prime of your life