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The Bessies: New York Dance and Performance Awards [1987]

Title
  1. The Bessies: New York Dance and Performance Awards [1987] [electronic resource]
Published by
  1. 1987.

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Additional authors
  1. White, David R.
  2. Adams, Carolyn.
  3. Eichelberger, Ethyl, 1945-1990.
  4. Mullins, Carol.
  5. Pfaff, Judy, 1946-
  6. Atlas, Charles.
  7. Bowery, Leigh.
  8. Fromont, Remon.
  9. Hebert, Pierre.
  10. Sandström, Phil.
  11. Hendryx, Nona.
  12. Tyler, Edwina Lee.
  13. Jaroslow, Risa
  14. Terry, Sonny.
  15. Dowling, Susan.
  16. Schönberg, Bessie.
  17. Lemon, Ralph
  18. Miller, Bebe
  19. Jesurun, John.
  20. Stewart, Ellen, 1919-2011.
  21. Besserer, Rob.
  22. Fleming, Donald.
  23. Eginton, Meg.
  24. Paraiso, Nicky.
  25. Washington, Shelley.
  26. Nelson, Lisa.
  27. Paxton, Steve
  28. Wiener, Nina.
  29. Bernd, John.
  30. Reitz, Dana.
  31. Tipton, Jennifer.
  32. Finley, Karen.
  33. Keersmaeker, Anne Teresa de.
  34. Brown, Tony.
  35. Margolis, Kari.
  36. Wilson, Robert, 1941-
  37. Byrne, David, 1952-
  38. Hanayagi, Suzushi.
  39. Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750.
  40. Marshall, Susan, 1958-
  41. Dudley, Jane
  42. Resto, Luis.
  43. Hyams-Hart, Christopher.
  44. Klingensmith, Robin.
  45. Diamond, Dennis.
  46. Boston Ballet.
  47. Adaptors Movement Theater (Company)
  48. Yoshiko Chuma and the School of Hard Knocks.
  49. Video D Studios.
Description
  1. 4 streaming video files (NTSC) (161 min.) : sd., col.
Uniform title
  1. Overture (Choreographic work : Marshall)
  2. Harmonica breakdown (Choreographic work : Dudley)
  3. Two (Choreographic work : Miller and Lemon)
  4. Big picture (Choreographic work : Chuma)
Subject
  1. AIDS (Disease)
Contents
  1. CONTENTS: Reel 1 (approx. 60 min.): Overture. Chor: Susan Marshall. Mus: Luis Resto. Perf. by the Boston Ballet. -- Speech by David White, executive director of Dance Theater Workshop. -- Speech by Ian Scholes. -- Visual design awards, presented by Carol Mullins and Judy Pfaff to Charles Atlas/BodyMap/Leigh Bowery, Remon Fromont, Pierre Hebert, and Phil Sandström. -- Reel 2 (approx. 29 min.): Composer award, presented by Nona Hendryx to Edwina Lee Tyler. -- Harmonica breakdown. Chor: Jane Dudley. Mus: recording by Sonny Terry. Perf. by Risa Jaroslow. -- Special achievement award, presented by Susan Dowling to Charles Atlas. -- Memoriam for those dead of AIDS, introduced by Bessie Schönberg. -- Reel 3 (approx. 55 min.): Two. Chor/perf: Ralph Lemon and Bebe Miller. Mus: Christopher Hyams-Hart. Cos: Robin Klingensmith. Lighting: Sandström. -- Special achievement award, presented by John Jesurun to Ellen Stewart. -- Performer awards, presented by Rob Besserer to Donald Fleming, Meg Eginton, Nicky Paraiso, Shelley Washington, and Lisa Nelson. -- Goldberg variations: excerpt. Chor/perf: Steve Paxton. Mus: J. S. Bach. -- Choreographer/creator awards, presented by Nina Wiener and John Bernd to Dana Reitz/Jennifer Tipton, Karen Finley, Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker, Ralph Lemon/Bebe Miller, Tony Brown/Kari Margolis of the Adaptors. -- Reel 4 (approx. 17 min.): Choreographer/creator awards, cont. Acceptance speech
  2. by Margolis and Brown; presentations to Robert Wilson/David Byrne/Suzushi Hanayagi, Steve Paxton, and Ethyl Eichelberger. -- The big picture: The winds of change. Chor: Yoshiko Chuma. Mus: Nona Hendryx. Perf. by Yoshiko Chuma and the School of Hard Knocks with Hendryx and other musicians.
Call number
  1. *MGZIDF 2845
Note
  1. Fourth annual New York Dance and Performance Awards. Videotaped in performance by Dennis Diamond of Video D Studios at City Center Theater, New York, on September 10, 1987.
  2. Hosts: Carolyn Adams and Ethyl Eichelberger.
Access (note)
  1. Patrons can access streaming video files online only on site at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Title
  1. The Bessies: New York Dance and Performance Awards [1987] [electronic resource]
Imprint
  1. 1987.
Restricted access
  1. Patrons can access streaming video files online only on site at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Local note
  1. Former call number: *MGZIC 9-3766.
Connect to:
  1. NYPL Digital Collections
Local subject
  1. New York Dance and Performance Awards.
  2. Television. The Bessies.
  3. Awards and honors.
Added author
  1. White, David R. Speaker
  2. Adams, Carolyn. Host
  3. Eichelberger, Ethyl, 1945-1990. Host
  4. Mullins, Carol. Speaker
  5. Pfaff, Judy, 1946- Speaker
  6. Atlas, Charles.
  7. Bowery, Leigh.
  8. Fromont, Remon.
  9. Hebert, Pierre.
  10. Sandström, Phil. Lighting designer
  11. Hendryx, Nona. Speaker. Composer. Performer
  12. Tyler, Edwina Lee.
  13. Jaroslow, Risa, dancer.
  14. Terry, Sonny. Musician
  15. Dowling, Susan. Speaker
  16. Schönberg, Bessie. Speaker
  17. Lemon, Ralph, choreographer, dancer.
  18. Miller, Bebe, choreographer, dancer.
  19. Jesurun, John. Speaker
  20. Stewart, Ellen, 1919-2011.
  21. Besserer, Rob. Speaker
  22. Fleming, Donald.
  23. Eginton, Meg.
  24. Paraiso, Nicky.
  25. Washington, Shelley.
  26. Nelson, Lisa.
  27. Paxton, Steve, choreographer, dancer.
  28. Wiener, Nina. Speaker
  29. Bernd, John. Speaker
  30. Reitz, Dana.
  31. Tipton, Jennifer.
  32. Finley, Karen.
  33. Keersmaeker, Anne Teresa de.
  34. Brown, Tony. Speaker
  35. Margolis, Kari. Speaker
  36. Wilson, Robert, 1941-
  37. Byrne, David, 1952-
  38. Hanayagi, Suzushi.
  39. Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Composer
  40. Marshall, Susan, 1958- choreographer.
  41. Dudley, Jane, choreographer.
  42. Resto, Luis. Composer
  43. Hyams-Hart, Christopher. Composer
  44. Klingensmith, Robin. Costume designer
  45. Diamond, Dennis. Videographer
  46. Boston Ballet.
  47. Adaptors Movement Theater (Company)
  48. Yoshiko Chuma and the School of Hard Knocks.
  49. Video D Studios.
Added title
  1. Overture (Choreographic work : Marshall)
  2. Harmonica breakdown (Choreographic work : Dudley)
  3. Two (Choreographic work : Miller and Lemon)
  4. Big picture (Choreographic work : Chuma)
Research call number
  1. *MGZIC 9-3766 (former)
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