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Best of Beverly Blossom

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Beverly Blossom Video Archive

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Title
Best of Beverly Blossom
Additional title: Ballroom (Choreographic work : Blossom)
Additional title: Black traveler (Choreographic work : Schmidt)
Additional title: Kitsch (Choreographic work : Blossom)
Additional title: Dog (Choreographic work : Blossom)
Additional title: Souvenir (Choreographic work : Blossom)
Additional title: One, too (Choreographic work : Blossom)
Additional title: Celebrant II (Coda) (Choreographic work : Blossom)
Additional title: Moonlight sonata (Choreographic work : Schmidt)
Names
Blossom, Beverly (Choreographer)
Charleston, Jan (Dancer)
Jobst, Sue (Dancer)
Miller, Greta (Dancer)
Podagrosi, June Panagakos (Dancer)
Peterson, Joelle (Dancer)
Magee, Barbara (Dancer)
Michaels, Margaret Kelly (Dancer)
Benford, Tigger (Instrumentalist)
Lotsof, Deborah J (Costume designer)
Goetz, Edward (Lighting designer)
Granados, Enrique, 1867-1916 (Composer)
Musser, Philip (Composer)
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750 (Composer)
Ryba, Ellen (Costume designer)
Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827 (Composer)
Smith, Greg (Producer)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Department of Dance (Associated name)
Blossom, Beverly (Dancer)
Blossom, Beverly (Producer)
Blossom, Beverly (Costume designer)
Collection

Beverly Blossom Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1980-10-09 - 1980-10-12
Table of Contents
CONTENTS: Reel 1: Brother, can you spare a dime? from Ballroom (approx. 8 min.). Music: Harburg-Gurney, Irving Berlin, and D. Terris. Perf. by the ensemble. -- Black traveler (approx. 3 min.). Music: cartoon music. Costume: Beverly Blossom. Perf. by Kelly Michaels. -- Money dance from Kitsch (approx. 4 min.). Music: O'Jays (For the love of money). Perf. by the ensemble. -- My bag (approx. 5 min.). Music: Enrique Granados. Costume: Blossom. Perf. by Blossom. -- Dog: excerpt (approx. 6 min.). Sound: Philip Musser. Perf. by the ensemble. -- Memory (lament on the drowning of Isadora's children) (approx. 8 min.). Music: J. S. Bach. Costume: Blossom. Perf. by Blossom. -- Souvenir: excerpts (approx. 7 min.). Music: I. Berlin, et al. Perf. by the ensemble. -- Reel 2: Sands (approx. 12 min.). Percussion: Tigger Benford, with Jeff Smith and Jeff Stitely. Perf. by the ensemble. -- One, too (approx. 7 min.). Percussion: Benford. Perf. by the ensemble. -- Sorceress, from Coda (approx. 5 min.). Sound: Musser. Costume: Ellen Ryba. Perf. by Blossom. -- Moonlight sonata (approx. 14 min.). Music: Beethoven. Perf. by the ensemble. Pianist: Thomas Schleis.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 2766
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-3511 (former)
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Venue: Presented by Illinois Dance Theatre. Produced by Focal Point. Producers: Beverly Blossom and Greg Smith. Director: Greg Smith. Recorded at the Festival Theatre, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Urbana, Illinois, on October 9-12, 1980.
Creation/production credits: Choreography: Beverly Blossom. Costumes: Deborah J. Lotsof (except where noted otherwise). Lighting: Edward Goetz.
Performers: Performed by Beverly Blossom and members of Illinois Dance Theatre: Jan Charleston, Sherry L. Davinroy, Lucretia Ferch, Marybeth Hartmann, James Grevatt, Craig R. Hollingsworth, Sue Jobst, Kathy Krzyzak, Barbara Magee, Kevin Magee, Kelly Michaels, Greta Miller, June Panagakos-Podagrosi, Rosita Penzer, Joelle D. Peterson, Abby Phelps, Pamela Randall, and Lisa Simons.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a donation from Lynn Garafola.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 2 videocassettes (U-matic) (81 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12174694
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f5b7c8f0-9e84-0132-201d-3c075448cc4b
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.

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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Best of Beverly Blossom" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1980 - 1980. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f70c7910-9e84-0132-9a68-3c075448cc4b

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Best of Beverly Blossom" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 8, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f70c7910-9e84-0132-9a68-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1980 - 1980). Best of Beverly Blossom Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f70c7910-9e84-0132-9a68-3c075448cc4b

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Best of Beverly Blossom