- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 streaming video file (NTSC) (40 min.) : sd., b&w
- Summary
- 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
- 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
- Note
- Title provided by Jane Goldberg.
- Remastered on Betacam by Dance Collection.
- Access (note)
- Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
- Event (note)
- Videotaped at New York University, New York, on December 4, 1982.
- Funding (note)
- Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
- Call Number
- *MGZIDF 7589
- OCLC
- NYPY98-F3126
- Title
By word of foot II, Teaching tap festival, Tribute to Albert Gibson [electronic resource]
- Imprint
1982.
- Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
- Series
Jane Goldberg's Wandering shoes tap(h)istory featuring tip top tapes, tapalogues, tapology and tapperabilia.
- Event
Videotaped at New York University, New York, on December 4, 1982.
- 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 9-5721.
- Connect to:
- Local Subject
Dance workshops and workshop performances.
- Added Author
Gibson, Bert. Honoree. Speaker
Goldberg, Jane, 1948- Speaker
Alter, Stewart. Speaker
Raven, Jackie, dancer. Speaker
Pratt, Tina, dancer.
Changing Times Tap Dancing Company.
DHCA.
- Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 7589
*MGZIC 9-5721 (former)