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A prelude to Death in Venice

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Dance Theater Workshop Video Archive

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A prelude to Death in Venice

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Title
A prelude to Death in Venice
Names
Raymond, Bill (William Joseph) (Performer)
O'Reilly, Terry (Performer)
Breuer, Lee (Director)
Telson, Bob (Composer)
Mann, Thomas, 1875-1955 (Author)
Dallas, L. B (Designer)
Yerxa, Alison (Set designer)
Archer, Julie (Lighting designer)
Hartinian, Linda (Designer)
Mabou Mines (Theater group) (Producer)
Dance Theater Workshop (Producer)
Video D Studios (Videographer)
Collection

Dance Theater Workshop Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1986
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 2619
Topics
Dance Theater Workshop
Puppets
Prelude to Death in Venice (Choreographic work : Breuer)
Genres
Filmed performances
Notes
Statement of responsibility: produced by Mabou Mines ; direction, Lee Breuer.
Statement of responsibility: Presented by Dance Theater Workshop's Economy Tires Theater during the Spring Events 1986.
Content: Music is Dyin' to be dancin' by Bob Telson.
Creation/production credits: Music, Bob Telson; sound design, L. B. Dallas; text, Thomas Mann (excerpts from Death in Venice, translated by H. T. Lowe-Porter); scenery, Alison Yerxa and L. B. Dallas; "John" [dummy] designed and constructed by Linda Hartinian; puppeteering, Terry O'Reilly; lighting, Julie Archer.
Performers: Performed by Bill Raymond, with Terry O'Reilly.
Venue: Videotaped in performance by Video D Studios at the Bessie Schönberg Theater, New York, on May 13, 1986.
Funding: This videorecording was preserved with support provided in part by Save America's Treasures through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (53 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Description
Theater piece including ventriloquism.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12175637
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): cba9d830-6f26-0131-7c93-3c075448cc4b
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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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "A prelude to Death in Venice" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1986. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ce0a91d0-6f26-0131-e3e6-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "A prelude to Death in Venice" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ce0a91d0-6f26-0131-e3e6-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1986). A prelude to Death in Venice Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ce0a91d0-6f26-0131-e3e6-3c075448cc4b

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A prelude to Death in Venice