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Gettei no mai: a moongarden dance

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Manuel Alum Video Archive

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Title
Gettei no mai: a moongarden dance
Additional title: Gettei no mai (Choreographic work : Alum)
Names
Alum, Manuel (Choreographer)
Suzuki, Akio, 1941- (Composer)
Collection

Manuel Alum Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1979
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 9662
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-4893 (former)
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Statement of responsibility: choreography and performance by Manuel Alum ; music by Akio Suzuki.
Source note: Title from undated letter from Manuel Alum.
Venue: Videotaped in performance in the garden of International House, Tokyo, Japan, on August 8, 1979, by Image Forum. Photographed in moonlight; visibility varies.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 2 videocassettes (U-matic) (45 min.) : sound, black and white ; 3/4 in.
Description
Modern dance solo recorded outdoors at night, beginning at the rise of the full moon. According to a letter from the choreographer, sections of this dance were later incorporated into his solo work Made in Japan.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
Japanese
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY96-F33
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12392948
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f1eac340-8a73-0135-44b3-081b27a3ccfc
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1979: Created
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Gettei no mai" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1979. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/07b30d55-0509-41ff-b3d3-0880f059c38c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Gettei no mai" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/07b30d55-0509-41ff-b3d3-0880f059c38c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1979). Gettei no mai Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/07b30d55-0509-41ff-b3d3-0880f059c38c

Wikipedia Citation

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