Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Gibson, Bert.
2. Goldberg, Jane, 1948-
3. Alter, Stewart.
4. Raven, Jackie
5. Pratt, Tina
6. Changing Times Tap Dancing Company.
7. DHCA.

Description

1. 1 streaming video file (NTSC) (40 min.) : sd., b&w

Summary

1. Part of the documentation of By word of foot II, a tap dancing festival presented by the Changing Times Tap Dancing Company on December 3 and 4, 1982. Tribute to tap dancer Albert Gibson, also called Bert "Gip" Gibson, now an amputee. After an introductory speech by Jane Goldberg, Stewart Alter, the president of the Changing Times Tap Dancing Company, gives a speech in verse in honor of Gibson, and Jackie Raven presents Gibson with a plaque. Gibson himself acts as the master of ceremonies for much of the tribute, which includes dance performances by a trio of women (including Raven), a solo by Tina Pratt, a solo by Dennis Sly (?) to "Too marvelous for words," and vocalizing by Gibson. Gibson, in his wheelchair, occasionally joins in the dancing.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of Jane Goldberg.

Series statement

1. Jane Goldberg's Wandering shoes tap(h)istory featuring tip top tapes, tapalogues, tapology and tapperabilia.

Subject

1. Video
2. Award presentations
3. Dance workshops and workshop performances
4. Dancers with disabilities
5. Dance
6. Tap dancing

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Video.

Call number

1. *MGZIDF 7589

Note

1. Title provided by Jane Goldberg.
2. Remastered on Betacam by Dance Collection.

Access (note)

1. Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped at New York University, New York, on December 4, 1982.

Funding (note)

1. Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Title

1. By word of foot II, Teaching tap festival, Tribute to Albert Gibson [electronic resource]

Imprint

1. 1982.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

Series

1. Jane Goldberg's Wandering shoes tap(h)istory featuring tip top tapes, tapalogues, tapology and tapperabilia.

Event

1. Videotaped at New York University, New York, on December 4, 1982.

Restricted access

1. Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.

Funding

1. Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Local note

1. Former call number: *MGZIC 9-5721.

Connect to:

1. NYPL Digital Collections

Local subject

1. Dance workshops and workshop performances.

Added author

1. Gibson, Bert. Honoree. Speaker
2. Goldberg, Jane, 1948- Speaker
3. Alter, Stewart. Speaker
4. Raven, Jackie, dancer. Speaker
5. Pratt, Tina, dancer.
6. Changing Times Tap Dancing Company.
7. DHCA.

Research call number

1. *MGZIDF 7589
2. *MGZIC 9-5721 (former)