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Ordinary movement as a resource for dance

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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General Dance Video Archive

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Ordinary movement as a resource for dance

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Title
Ordinary movement as a resource for dance
Names
Summers, Elaine, 1925-2014 (Producer)
Ogsbury, Alexandra (Dancer)
Bannon, Tony (Cinematographer)
Moore, Carman (Composer)
Serrie, Lee (Videographer)
Elaine Summers Experimental Intermedia Foundation (Producer)
Summers, Elaine, 1925-2014 (Choreographer)
Summers, Elaine, 1925-2014 (Cinematographer)
Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1981
Table of Contents
Choreographer/filmmaker Elaine Summers, photographed on location in New York, talks about finding movement ideas in the "natural movement of people walking in the streets." The dancer Alexandra Ogsbury is seen briefly, rehearsing in Summers' studio. - Excerpts from the motion picture (?) Illuminated workingman, performed on location in Buffalo and New York. - City people moving. Choreographed in 1970; video variation created in 1981. Camera: Lee Serrie.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 7655
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-886 (former)
Topics
Choreography
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Creation/production credits: Produced by Elaine Summers Experimental Intermedia Foundation. Video camera/editing: Lee Serrie. Films: Elaine Summers and Tony Bannon. Slides: Paula Court.
Performers: Performed by Alexandra Ogsbury, Michelle Berne, Tedrian Chizik, Roberta Garrison, Edward Bhartonn, Roberto Gautier, Shirley Mischer, Robert Coe, Polly Freeman Boulakbasi, Tsi Ma, James Auwae, Ann Waxman, Wendy Biller, and Harold Hamilton, with CETA dancers Merian Soto, David Malamut, Charles Dennis, Andrew Borg, Nusha Martynuk, and others.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (25 min.) : sound, black and white ; 3/4 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY906022063-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12168801
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 03a9d4b0-8070-0135-b8d8-5f382ee574f0
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

  • 1925: Creator Born
  • 1981: Issued
  • 2014: Creator Died
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Ordinary movement as a resource for dance" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1981. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2ced1650-c889-495c-be25-a6c5d98a8efd

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Ordinary movement as a resource for dance" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2ced1650-c889-495c-be25-a6c5d98a8efd

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1981). Ordinary movement as a resource for dance Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2ced1650-c889-495c-be25-a6c5d98a8efd

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Ordinary movement as a resource for dance