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Four Man Nine Lives [and] Transparent Means for Traveling Light [and] My Folks, 1986-07-24

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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David Gordon Video Archive

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Four Man Nine Lives [and] Transparent Means for Traveling Light [and] My Folks, 1986-07-24

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Title
Four Man Nine Lives [and] Transparent Means for Traveling Light [and] My Folks, 1986-07-24
Additional title: David Gordon archive
Additional title: Four man nine lives (Choreographic work : Gordon)
Additional title: Transparent means for travelling light (Choreographic work : Gordon)
Additional title: My folks (Choreographic work : Gordon)
Names
Gordon, David, 1936- (Creator)
Gordon, David, 1936- (Choreographer)
Seder, Robert (Lighting designer)
Cage, John (Composer)
Boothe, Power (Designer)
Emmons, Beverly (Lighting designer)
Marshall, Keith (Performer)
Moss, Dean (Performer)
Finlon, Chuck (Performer)
Wood, Robert (Performer)
Setterfield, Valda (Performer)
Gordon, David, 1936- (Performer)
Stokes, Karen (Performer)
Wilson, Shona (Performer)
Collection

David Gordon Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1986-07-24
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 3855
Topics
Cage, John. Credo in us
Cage, John. Rozart mix
Cage, John. Collection of rocks
Genres
Filmed performances
Filmed dance
Notes
Creation/production credits: Constructed by David Gordon ; Four Man Nine Lives: Music: Western Swing ; Lighting: Robert Seder ; Transparent Means for Travelling Light: Music: John Cage "Credo in Us" (1942), "Rozart Mix" (1965), "Collection of Rocks #2" (1986) ; Visual Circumstances: Power Boothe ; Lighting: Robert Seder ; My Folks: Music: Klezmer ; Visual Devices: Power Boothe ; Lighting: Beverly Emmons.
Performers: Four Man Nine Lives: with Keith Marshall, Dean Moss, Chuck Finlon, Robert Wood ; Transparent Means for Travelling Light: with Valda Setterfield, Keith Marshall, Dean Moss, Chuck Finlon, David Gordon, Karen Stokes, Shona Wilson, Robert Wood ; My Folks: with Valda Setterfield, Keith Marshall, Dean Moss, Chuck Finlon, David Gordon, Karen Stokes, Shona Wilson, Robert Wood.
Venue: Recorded July 24, 1986 Loeb Theater, Cambridge, MA.
Acquisition: Gift; David Gordon / Pick Up Performance Co(s). 2014.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (97 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 900093132
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20513384
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 28d4b8d0-9e7e-0132-269b-3c075448cc4b
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Four Man Nine Lives [and] Transparent Means for Traveling Light [and] My Folks, 1986-07-24" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1986. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2a1e8280-9e7e-0132-0885-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Four Man Nine Lives [and] Transparent Means for Traveling Light [and] My Folks, 1986-07-24" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2a1e8280-9e7e-0132-0885-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1986). Four Man Nine Lives [and] Transparent Means for Traveling Light [and] My Folks, 1986-07-24 Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2a1e8280-9e7e-0132-0885-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia Citation

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Four Man Nine Lives [and] Transparent Means for Traveling Light [and] My Folks, 1986-07-24