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Rehearsal for a "class act"

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Beverly Blossom Video Archive

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Rehearsal for a "class act"

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Title
Rehearsal for a "class act"
Names
Blossom, Beverly (Choreographer)
Rothblatt, Peter (Dancer)
Girardin, Michelle (Dancer)
Hall, Julie (Dancer)
Sommers, Cecily (Dancer)
Camareno, Angel (Dancer)
Marshalla, Joe (Dancer)
Pipkin, Cynthia (Dancer)
Caton, Ray (Lighting designer)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Department of Dance (Associated name)
Blossom, Beverly (Dancer)
Collection

Beverly Blossom Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1984-03
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 2762
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-3507 (former)
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Venue: Videotaped onstage, probably in the Playhouse of Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, University of Illinois, Urbana, in March 1984. Presented by Illinois Dance Theatre.
Creation/production credits: Choreography: Beverly Blossom. Music: "It's impossible," sung by Robert Goulet; "Jalousie"; YAZ ("State farm"); [Maurice Ravel (not listed in credits)]; Mike Stoller (Tango). Costumes coordinated by Colleen Deary and Marilyn Salvatore. Lighting: Ray Caton.
Performers: Performed by Beverly Blossom and members of Illinois Dance Theatre. Cast: Introduction, perf. by Blossom; It's impossible, perf. by Michelle Girardin, Julie Hall, and Cecily Sommers; The woes of woo, perf. by Angel Camareno; Disco mama visits the San Fernando Valley, perf. by Blossom, Joe Marshalla, and Cynthia Pipkin; Invitation, perf. by Girardin, Hall, and Sommers; "I love you" with tango loops, perf. by Blossom, Camareno, Bryan Carman, Girardin, Hall, Marshalla, Taposhi Mazumder, Pipkin, Peter Rothblatt, Susan Snell, Sommers, and Jerry Teske.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a donation from Lynn Garafola.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (52 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Description
SUMMARY: Partly edited footage of a taping session. The first 26 min. of the tape contain a complete run-through of the work, with several false starts. This is followed by retakes of various sections, not in sequence: 2 repetitions of Disco mama (approx. 18 min.), 1 repetition of "I love you" with tango loops (approx. 6 min.), 3 repetitions of Invitation (approx. 5 min.), 1 repetition of It's impossible (approx. 3 min.), and 1 repetition of The woes of woo (approx. 4 min.). This is a revised version of the work found on *MGZIDF 2763 (formerly *MGZIC 9-3508 [Beverly Blossom]).
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12174698
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c574ab20-9e84-0132-39e3-3c075448cc4b
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.

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  • 1984: Created
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  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Rehearsal for a "class act"" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1984. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c6953c60-9e84-0132-c4dd-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Rehearsal for a "class act"" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c6953c60-9e84-0132-c4dd-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1984). Rehearsal for a "class act" Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c6953c60-9e84-0132-c4dd-3c075448cc4b

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Rehearsal for a "class act"