Research Catalog

Title

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

Publication

October 13, 1980.

Details

Additional Authors

• Bubbles, John W.
• Goldberg, Jane, 1948-
• Changing Times Tap Dancing Company.
• DHCA.

Description

• 1 streaming video file (19 min., 19 sec.) : sd., col.; 3/4 in.
• 1 videocassette (U-matic, NTSC) (19 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. Continuing the first "Cocktail hour with John Bubbles," which began on *MGZIC 9-5748, Bubbles discusses and sings some of the songs he has written over the years. He recalls how he started the team of Buck and Bubbles, how he acquired the name Bubbles, and his encounters with racial prejudice in the course of his career. This conversation continues on *MGZIC 9-5744.

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

• Television > By word of foot
• Video
• Dance workshops and workshop performances
• Race and dance
• Tap dancing
• Interviews
• Buck and Bubbles
• Dance > Anecdotes

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 online only at the Library for the Performing Arts.

Performer (note)

• Interviewee: John Bubbles.
• Interviewer: Jane Goldberg.

Event (note)

• Videotaped at the Village Gate, New York, on October 13, 1980.

Call Number

*MGZIDF 7516

OCLC

NYPY98-F3093

Title

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

Imprint

October 13, 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

Interviewee: John Bubbles.

Interviewer: Jane Goldberg.

Event

Videotaped at the Village Gate, New York, on October 13, 1980.

Restricted Access

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

Local Note

Former call number: *MGZIC 9-5746.

Connect to:

NYPL Digital Collections

Local Subject

Race and dance.

Dance workshops and workshop performances.

Television. By word of foot.

Added Author

Bubbles, John W. Interviewee. Singer

Goldberg, Jane, 1948- Interviewer

Changing Times Tap Dancing Company.

DHCA.

Research Call Number

*MGZIDF 7516