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Joffrey Ballet

Title
Joffrey Ballet [videorecording].
Publication
1976.

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Additional Authors
  • Singleton, Trinette
  • Burke, Dermot
  • Wright, Rose Marie
  • Chryst, Gary
  • Colton, Richard, 1951-
  • Peaslee, Richard.
  • Joffrey, Robert
  • Tharp, Twyla
  • Sherrill, Pappy, 1915-
  • Joffrey Ballet.
  • Crome Syrcus (Musical group)
  • Hired Hands (Musical group)
  • Skillet Lickers.
  • Jenkins, Snuffy, 1908-1990. mus
  • DHCA.
Description
1 videodisc (NTSC) (32 min.) : sd., b&w; 4 3/4 in.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Joffrey Ballet.
Series Statement
Joffrey Ballet Collection
Uniform Title
  • Astarte (Choreographic work : Joffrey)
  • Happily ever after (Choreographic work : Tharp)
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
  • Dance rehearsals.
Note
  • Title, location, and date for Astarte from original container.
  • Music by the Skillet Lickers in Happily ever after is "Cacklin' hen and rooster too".
  • Rehearsal for Happily ever after supervised by Twyla Tharp.
  • Ending of Astarte cut off.
Event (note)
  • Astarte videotaped in studio rehearsal, in rehearsal clothes, at City Center, New York, on Oct. 2, 1976. Happily ever after videotaped in studio rehearsal, in rehearsal clothes, at City Center, New York, in October 1976 (?)
Funding (note)
  • 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.
System Details (note)
  • DVD.
Contents
Astarte (ca. 20 min.) / choreography, Robert Joffrey ; music, Crome Syrcus ; danced by Trinette Singleton and Dermot Burke ; guest artist, Rose Marie Wright -- Happily ever after [excerpt] (ca. 12 min.) / choreography, Twyla Tharp ; music, the Skillet Lickers ; adapted by Richard Peaslee ; recorded by "Snuffy" Jenkins, "Pappy" Sherrill, and the Hired Hands ; danced by Rose Marie Wright and five men, including Gary Chryst and Richard Colton.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-1838
OCLC
NYPY98-F2699
Title
Joffrey Ballet [videorecording].
Imprint
1976.
Country of Producing Entity
United States.
Series
Joffrey Ballet Collection
Performer
Danced by members of the Joffrey Ballet.
Event
Astarte videotaped in studio rehearsal, in rehearsal clothes, at City Center, New York, on Oct. 2, 1976. Happily ever after videotaped in studio rehearsal, in rehearsal clothes, at City Center, New York, in October 1976 (?)
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.
System Details
DVD.
Added Author
Singleton, Trinette, dancer.
Burke, Dermot, dancer.
Wright, Rose Marie, dancer.
Chryst, Gary, dancer.
Colton, Richard, 1951- dancer.
Peaslee, Richard. Composer
Joffrey, Robert, choreographer.
Tharp, Twyla, choreographer.
Sherrill, Pappy, 1915- Musician
Joffrey Ballet.
Crome Syrcus (Musical group)
Hired Hands (Musical group)
Skillet Lickers.
Jenkins, Snuffy, 1908-1990. Musician
DHCA.
Added Title
Astarte (Choreographic work : Joffrey)
Happily ever after (Choreographic work : Tharp)
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-1838
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