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The closer she gets ... the better she looks [and] Odes: Excerpts

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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The closer she gets ... the better she looks [and] Odes: Excerpts

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Title
The closer she gets ... the better she looks [and] Odes: Excerpts
Additional title: Closer she gets ... the better she looks (Choreographic work : Posin)
Additional title: Odes (Choreographic work : Sokolow)
Names
Dance Notation Bureau (New York, N.Y.) (Donor)
Posin, Kathy (Commentator)
Topaz, Muriel (Commentator)
Tokunaga, Yasuko (Dancer)
Westergard, Lance (Dancer)
Sokolow, Anna (Choreographer)
Alpert, Herb (Composer)
Varèse, Edgard, 1883-1965 (Composer)
Juilliard Dance Ensemble (Performer)
Collection

Dance Notation Bureau Collection

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1972-05
Table of Contents
CONTENTS. - The closer she gets ... the better she looks (approx. 8 min.). Choreography: Kathryn Posin. Music: Herb Alpert ("May," "Tijuana taxi," "Spanish flea"). Danced by members of the Juilliard alumni touring ensemble (?). - Odes: Excerpt (approx. 4 min.). Choreography: Anna Sokolow. Music: Edgard Varèse. Danced by Yasuko Tokunaga and Lance Westergard of the Juilliard Dance Ensemble. - The closer she gets ... the better she looks: Excerpts (approx. 7 min., silent). - Brief commentary by Kathryn Posin and Muriel Topaz on the two works.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 3304
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-2418 (former)
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Venue: Two works recorded in stage rehearsals, probably at the Juilliard School, New York, in May 1972.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a donation from Lynn Garafola.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (21 min.) : silent and sound, black and white ; 3/4 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY916009841-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12169839
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): feda15d0-aa05-0133-94e7-60f81dd2b63c
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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  • 1972: Created
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The closer she gets ... the better she looks [and] Odes: Excerpts" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1972. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/feda15d0-aa05-0133-94e7-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The closer she gets ... the better she looks [and] Odes: Excerpts" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 16, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/feda15d0-aa05-0133-94e7-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1972). The closer she gets ... the better she looks [and] Odes: Excerpts Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/feda15d0-aa05-0133-94e7-60f81dd2b63c

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The closer she gets ... the better she looks [and] Odes: Excerpts