Contained in (manifestation): Martha Graham Dance Company collection.
Description
1 online resource (1 video file) (34 min., 20 sec.) : sound, color
Summary
A video recording of a fundraising event for Fund for dance sponsored by Chemical Bank. There are a series of speeches by members of the Corporate fund for dance including Charlie McCabe, Bill Phelps, and April Rill. There are also speeches given by dance company members. These include Merce Cunningham of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Judith Jamison of the Alvin Ailey Dance Company, and Yuriko of the Martha Graham Dance Company. The speeches are followed by a performance of Conversation of lovers, the duet from Acts of light, performed by Myra Woodruff and Young-Ha Yoo of the Martha Graham Dance Company. Following the performance, there is a raffle announced by Charlie McCabe and assisted by Kitty Carlisle-Hart. The event concludes with Jenny Sandler of the Joffrey Ballet Company presenting a pair of pointe shoes to Charlie McCabe.
Patrons can access streaming video file online only on site at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Event (note)
Recorded in New York, NY on June 3, 1992.
Title
Fund for Dance event, June 3, 1992.
Production
1992.
Country of producing entity
United States
Playing time
003420
Type of content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of medium
computer
Type of carrier
online resource
Digital file characteristics
video file
Event
Recorded in New York, NY on June 3, 1992.
Restricted access
Patrons can access streaming video file online only on site at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Added author
Container of (work): Graham, Martha. Acts of light. Conversation of lovers.
Container of (work): Nielsen, Carl, 1865-1931. Pan og Syrinx.
Woodruff, Myra, dancer.
Yoo, Young-Ha, dancer.
Cunningham, Merce, speaker.
Yuriko, 1920-2022, speaker.
Jamison, Judith, speaker.
McCabe, Charles, speaker.
Phelps, Bill, speaker.
Rill, April, speaker.
Carlisle, Kitty, 1910-2007, presenter.
Sandler, Jenny, presenter.
Martha Graham Dance Company, dancer.
Martha Graham Dance Company, donor.
Found in:
Contained in (manifestation): Martha Graham Dance Company collection.
Other form:
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Fund for Dance event. 1 videocassette (34 min., 20 sec.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in. (SPEC AMI ID)528191 (OCoLC)1362894774