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Four in the afternoon: The Human Body Machine ; Orange ; Women ; The Covenant ; Light

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Anna Halprin Video Archive

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Four in the afternoon

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Title
Four in the afternoon: The Human Body Machine ; Orange ; Women ; The Covenant ; Light
Additional title: Four in the afternoon (Motion picture)
Additional title: Human Body Machine (Motion picture)
Additional title: Orange (Motion picture)
Additional title: Women (Motion picture : 1974)
Additional title: Covenant (Motion picture)
Additional title: Light (Motion picture)
Names
Broughton, James, 1913-1999 (Film producer)
Smith, William O. (William Overton), 1926- (Composer)
Halprin, Anna (Dancer)
Lathrop, Welland (Dancer)
St. John, Charmian (Dancer)
Penney, Don (Dancer)
Whitney, Marguerite (Dancer)
Graham, John (Dancer)
Ryan, Paul (English painter, born 1955) (Film producer)
Leistiko, Norma (Speaker)
Johnson, Karen (American architect, contemporary) (Film producer)
Beeson, Constance (Film producer)
Harris, Elizabeth (Dancer)
Harris, Elizabeth (Choreographer)
Oliveros, Pauline, 1932- (Composer)
Chase, Ronald, 1934- (Director)
Chase, Ronald, 1934- (Producer)
San Francisco Dancers' Workshop (Performer)
National Sex and Drug Forum (U.S.) (Production company)
Collection

Anna Halprin Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1951 - 1974
Table of Contents
Four in the Afternoon [1951] (15 min., b) / a film suite by James Broughton ; based on poems in his book Musical Chairs ; music by William O. Smith ; featuring Ann[e] Halprin, Welland Lathrop, Charmian St. John, Don Penney with Marguerite Whitney and John Graham. |||| The Human Body Machine (7 min., color and b) / a film by Paul Ryan with Jim Block and Larry Reed ; voice, Norma Leistiko ; performed by The San Francisco Dancers Workshop. |||| Orange (1970) (3 min., color) / by Karen Johnson. |||| Women (1974) (12 min., b) / a film by Connie Beeson ; songs, Mollie Gregory Prod. ; produced for artist and educational purposes by the National Sex and Drug Forum. |||| The Covenant (10 min., b) / choreography and performance, Elizabeth Harris ; music composed by Pauline Oliveros ; photography by Alfred Taylor ; directed and produced by Ronald Chase. |||| Light (approximately 7 min., color).
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDVD 5-7350
Topics
Dance
Halprin, Anna
Short films
Experimental films
Women in art
Nudity in dance
Sex in dance
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Motion pictures
Notes
Content: Title from credits.
Content: Four in the Afternoon includes four short films entitled: Game Little Gladys, The Gardener's Son, Princess Printemps, The Aging Balletomane.
Venue: Filmed between 1951 and 1974 various locations in the United States.
Acquisition: Gift; Anna Halprin; 2012.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (54 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 1/2 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19968429
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c11f4850-352a-0131-2968-3c075448cc4b
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.

Item timeline of events

  • 1913: Creator Born
  • 1951: Created (Approximate)
  • 1999: Creator Died
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Four in the afternoon" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1951 - 1974. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/10d1d570-342a-0131-e5b4-685b35830967

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Four in the afternoon" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/10d1d570-342a-0131-e5b4-685b35830967

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1951 - 1974). Four in the afternoon Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/10d1d570-342a-0131-e5b4-685b35830967

Wikipedia Citation

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Four in the afternoon