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The early years: [Choreographic principles of Humphrey and Weidman]

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Title
The early years: [Choreographic principles of Humphrey and Weidman]
Additional title: New dance (Choreographic work : Humphrey)
Names
Schurman, Nona (Commentator)
Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958 (Choreographer)
Weidman, Charles (Choreographer)
Ross, Patty Kerr (Director)
Pennebaker, D. A. (Videographer)
Labeille, Daniel (Producer)
Early years, (1981 : Purchase, N.Y.) (Associated name)
State University of New York College at Purchase (Event place)
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Early Years Collection

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1981-04-10
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 3544
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-950 cassette 40 (former)
Topics
Choreography
Genres
Lectures
Notes
Content: For a printed program of the festival, see *MGZB The early years (1981 : Purchase, N.Y.) [Programs].
Content: Video documentation of the festival The early years: American modern dance from 1900 through the 1930s, hosted by SUNY College at Purchase, New York, on April 9-12, 1981, under the sponsorship of State University of New York, University-Wide Programs in the Arts. Festival director: Patricia Kerr Ross. Video producer: Daniel Labeille.
Content: Videotaped on April 10, 1981 by D. A. Pennebaker. Title in festival program: Humphrey-Weidman technique. The change of subject is announced orally by the lecturer, Nona Schurman. Lecture-demonstration on the choreographic principles that shaped the works of Doris Humphrey and Charles Weidman. Humphrey's New dance, a section of which was choreographed by Weidman, is used to illustrate Schurman's remarks. The middle section of this presentation, which consists of two excerpts from New dance performed by the Deborah Carr Theatre Dance Ensemble, appears on: *MGZIDF 3551 (formerly *MGZIC 9-950 cassette 48).
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (22 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12170821
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0255a3a0-3145-0132-bbdf-3c075448cc4b
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The early years: [Choreographic principles of Humphrey and Weidman]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1981. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/032b2ee0-3145-0132-7a85-3c075448cc4b

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The early years: [Choreographic principles of Humphrey and Weidman]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/032b2ee0-3145-0132-7a85-3c075448cc4b

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1981). The early years: [Choreographic principles of Humphrey and Weidman] Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/032b2ee0-3145-0132-7a85-3c075448cc4b

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The early years: [Choreographic principles of Humphrey and Weidman]