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Bertram Ross: Monologues & Summerdance '88

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Bertram Ross Video Archive

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Bertram Ross

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Title
Bertram Ross: Monologues & Summerdance '88
Additional title: Gordon Craig (Choreographic work : Ross)
Additional title: Superstar (Choreographic work : Ross)
Additional title: Raymond (Choreographic work : Ross)
Names
Ross, Bertram, 1920- (Performer)
Ross, Bertram, 1920- (Choreographer)
Craig, Edward Gordon, 1872-1966 (Author of dialog)
Duncan, Raymond, 1874-1966 (Author of dialog)
Green, Ellen (Author of dialog)
Greenfield, Amy (Videographer)
Collection

Bertram Ross Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1989-01-08
Date Created: 1988-07-10
Table of Contents
Indoor performance [January 8, 1989] (29 min.): Gordon Craig (15 min.) / text, Gorden Craig -- Superstar (4 min.) / text, Ellen Green -- Raymond (10 min.) / text, Raymond Duncan. |||| Small indoor space during thunder storm [July 10, 1988] (51 min.): Gordon Craig (16 min.) / text, Gordon Craig -- Raymond (9 min.) / text, Raymond Duncan -- Question Answer session (26 min.) / with Bertram Ross.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 2690
Topics
Ross, Bertram
Martha Graham Dance Company
Modern dance -- New York (State) -- New York
Craig, Edward Gordon, 1872-1966
Duncan, Raymond, 1874-1966
Duncan, Isadora, 1877-1927
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Interviews
Notes
Creation/production credits: Camera (second performance), Amy Greenfield.
Venue: Videotaped during performance and post performance talk at Nikolais/Louis ChoreoSpace, New York, N.Y. and small indoor space near High Rock Park, Staten Island, N. Y. on 1989 January 8 and 1988 July 10.
Original version: Original format: 1 videocassette (VHS) ; 1/2 in.
Acquisition: Gift; William Prensky; 2009.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (80min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Sound is out-of-sync with the video.
Description
During the post-discussion talk at the indoor space near High Rock Park, Bertram Ross discusses the works performed, the texts used, and the stories behind the words; talks about modern movement; François Delsarte's influence on dance; how contractions are used; differences between ballet and modern dance; Isadora Duncan's life and the movie entitled, Isadora, with Vanessa Redgrave; mishaps while performing with the Martha Graham Dance Company that were inaccurately told in a biography. Second performance was intended to be performed outdoors at High Rock Park, Staten Island, but due to thunderstorm was performed in a small indoor space nearby.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20231999
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f895c750-e876-0131-c261-3c075448cc4b
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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  • 1989: Created (Approximate)
  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Bertram Ross" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1989 - 1988. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fbd885c0-e876-0131-b6c9-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Bertram Ross" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fbd885c0-e876-0131-b6c9-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1989 - 1988). Bertram Ross Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fbd885c0-e876-0131-b6c9-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia Citation

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Bertram Ross