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By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, John Bubbles

Title
By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, John Bubbles [electronic resource]
Publication
1980.

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Bubbles, John W.
  • Goldberg, Jane, 1948-
  • Changing Times Tap Dancing Company.
  • DHCA.
Description
1 streaming video file (NTSC) (23 min.) : sd., col.
Summary
Part of the documentation of the week-long tap dancing workshop By word of foot I, presented by the Changing Times Tap Dancing Company on October 13-18, 1980. In the fourth "Cocktail hour with John Bubbles," a conversation with Jane Goldberg and others, the topics include Bubbles's renown as the "father of soul tap," and the sense of sharing and learning from one another that prevails among tap dancers. Bubbles talks about the difficulties of the tap dancer's life, relating anecdotes of his own experience as part of the act Buck and Bubbles. This session continues on *MGZIC 9-5728 and *MGZIC 9-5726.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Jane Goldberg.
Series Statement
Jane Goldberg's Wandering shoes tap(h)istory featuring tip top tapes, tapalogues, tapology and tapperabilia.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Interviews.
  • Video.
Note
  • Title provided by Jane Goldberg.
  • For the completed documentary on this workshop, see *MGZIC 9-5600 By word of foot I.
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Performer (note)
  • Interviewer: Jane Goldberg.
  • Interviewee: John Bubbles.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped at the Village Gate, New York, on October 18, 1980.
Funding (note)
  • Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Call Number
*MGZIDF 7531
OCLC
NYPY98-F3077
Title
By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, John Bubbles [electronic resource]
Imprint
1980.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Series
Jane Goldberg's Wandering shoes tap(h)istory featuring tip top tapes, tapalogues, tapology and tapperabilia.
Performer
Interviewer: Jane Goldberg.
Interviewee: John Bubbles.
Event
Videotaped at the Village Gate, New York, on October 18, 1980.
Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Funding
Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Local Note
Former call number: *MGZIC 9-5762.
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Local Subject
Dance workshops and workshop performances.
Television. By word of foot.
Added Author
Bubbles, John W. Interviewee
Goldberg, Jane, 1948- Interviewer
Changing Times Tap Dancing Company.
DHCA.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 7531
*MGZIC 9-5762 (former)
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