Hurrah!: Excerpts ; Greek dreams, with flute: Excerpts ; Parson Weems and the cherry tree, etc.: Excerpt

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Title

Hurrah!: Excerpts ; Greek dreams, with flute: Excerpts ; Parson Weems and the cherry tree, etc.: Excerpt

Collection

Erick Hawkins Video Archive

Names

Hawkins, Erick (Donor)
Hawkins, Erick (Dancer)
Wiatt, John (Dancer)
Tobiason, Kevin (Dancer)
Diachenko, Nada (Dancer)
Richman, Natalie (Dancer)
Ward, Cathy (Dancer)
Sais, Ray (Designer)
Boros, Frank (Designer)
Lee, Ralph (Designer)
Engstrom, Robert (Lighting designer)
Dorazio, Ralph (Designer)
Raya (Costume designer)
Taggart, Tad (Costume designer)
Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989 (Composer)
Cope, Nancy (Costume designer)
Erick Hawkins Dance Company (Performer)
Hawkins, Erick (Choreographer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1977-04 (Questionable)

Table Of Contents

Hurrah!: Excerpts (approx. 17 min.). Music: Virgil Thomson. Hawkins is seen and heard directing the rehearsal. - Greek dreams, with flute: Excerpts (approx. 7 min.). Music: Various composers. Sculpture: Ralph Dorazio. Costumes: Raya and Tad Taggart. Sections iv, year daimon; and v, choros of the daughters of okeanos. - Parson Weems and the cherry tree, etc.: Excerpt (approx. 8 min.). Music: Virgil Thomson. Designs: Ralph Dorazio, Ray Sais, Frank Boros, Ralph Lee. Lighting: Robert Engstrom. Performed by John Wiatt (Parson Weems), Kevin Tobiason (George Washington), Hawkins (Clown, his angel), Nada Diachenko (Martha Washington), Natalie Richman (Molly Pitcher), and Cathy Ward (Flag).

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 7200 ; *MGZIC 9-1951 (former)

Genres

Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances

Notes

Performers: Performed by Hawkins and members of the Erick Hawkins Dance Company.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videotape reel (32 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.

Abstract

Compilation of recordings of three works. Hurrah! videotaped in studio rehearsal, in rehearsal clothes, possibly in October 1975. Greek dreams, with flute videotaped in studio rehearsal with scenic elements, in costume, possibly in October 1975. Parson Weems and the cherry tree, etc. videotaped in performance at the Walnut Street Theater, Philadelphia, in April 1977; concludes, with a few minutes' loss of material, the performance begun on *MGZIC 9-1939 Lords of Persia [and] Parson Weems and the cherry tree, etc.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY916029603-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12170082
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f7fcc130-3f1b-0135-07f4-7b9df3facb99

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Type Of Resource

Moving Image

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