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Wil Swanson and Dancers

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Dance Theater Workshop Video Archive

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Title
Wil Swanson and Dancers
Names
Swanson, Wil (Choreographer)
Aldis, Diane (Dancer)
Dean, Madeline (Dancer)
Grubel, Barbara (Dancer)
McDonald, Kelly (Dancer)
Rueff, Stephen (Dancer)
Chilcote, Susan (Dancer)
Claire, Mary (Costume designer)
Gascoigne, Brian (Composer)
O'Brian, Lowy (Contributor)
Lateef, Yusef (Composer)
Mauer, Katie (Costume designer)
Glass, Philip (Composer)
Eno, Brian, 1948- (Composer)
Nelson, Willie, 1933- (Composer)
Daubney, Sara (Costume designer)
Harris, Emmylou (Composer)
Pettee, Michael (Lighting designer)
Video D Studios (Videographer)
Dance Theater Workshop (Producer)
National Performance Network (Performer)
Swanson, Wil (Dancer)
Chilcote, Susan (Costume designer)
Collection

Dance Theater Workshop Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1986
Table of Contents
CONTENTS: Reel 1: Asada (approx. 17 min.). Music: 23 Skidoo (Junior Homrich with Brian Gascoigne). Costumes: Mary Claire and Lowy O'Brian. Perf. by Diane Aldis, Madeline Dean, Barbara Grubel, Kelly McDonald, Stephen Rueff, and Wil Swanson. -- On nights like these (approx. 12 min.). Music: Yusef Lateef. Text: Robert J. Schlemmer. Costumes: Katie Mauer. Perf. by Rueff and Swanson. -- Quartz (approx. 17 min.). Music: Philip Glass and Brian Eno. Costumes: Susan Chilcote. Perf. by Susan Chilcote, Grubel, McDonald, and Swanson. -- Reel 2: Stardust (approx. 18 min.). Music: Emmylou Harris and Willie Nelson. Costumes: Sara Daubney. Perf. by Aldis, Dean, Chilcote, Grubel, McDonald, Rueff, and Swanson.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 4769
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-3777 (former)
Topics
Dance Theater Workshop
Stardust (Choreographic work : Swanson)
Genres
Filmed performances
Filmed dance
Notes
Venue: Videotaped in a special session by Video D Studios at the Bessie Schönberg Theater, New York, on August 8, 1986. Presented by Dance Theater Workshop in association with the National Performance Network as part of the Out-of-Towners 1986 series.
Statement of responsibility: Choreography: Wil Swanson. Lighting: Michael Pettee.
Performers: Performed by Wil Swanson and Dancers.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 2 videocassettes (U-matic) (64 min.) : sound, color
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY936041071-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12175036
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): dcb27330-4b59-0133-e9e8-60f81dd2b63c
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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  • 1986: Issued
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Wil Swanson and Dancers" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1986. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/df3b4100-4b59-0133-d313-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Wil Swanson and Dancers" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/df3b4100-4b59-0133-d313-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1986). Wil Swanson and Dancers Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/df3b4100-4b59-0133-d313-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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Wil Swanson and Dancers