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CON/Text: an interactive dance-sound-video system

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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The Gus Solomons Video Archive

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CON/Text

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Title
CON/Text: an interactive dance-sound-video system
Additional title: CON/Text (Choreographic work : Solomons)
Names
Solomons, Gus, jr, 1940- (Donor)
Solomons, Gus, jr, 1940- (Choreographer)
Danielson, Alan (Dancer)
Derr, Edward A (Dancer)
Despotakis, Paul (Dancer)
Graf, Pat (Dancer)
Huffstetler, Robby (Dancer)
Thomsen, Carl (Dancer)
Schwartz, Michael (Videographer)
Robison, Mark (Videographer)
Solomons Company/Dance (Performer)
Solomons, Gus, jr, 1940- (Dancer)
Collection

The Gus Solomons Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1986
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 7795
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-6280 (former)
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Creation/production credits: [presented by] the Solomons Company/Dance ; concept and choreography by Gus Solomons, Jr. ; videography by Michael Schwartz and Mark Robison.
Content: Original case labeled "[Space] B."
Content: Audio for first 23 min. only.
Performers: Danced by the Solomons Company/Dance: Alan Danielson, Edward Derr, Paul Despotakis, Pat Graf, Robby Huffstetler, Gus Solomons, Jr., Carl Thomsen.
Venue: Videotaped in studio rehearsal in rehearsal clothes, probably in June 1986.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (53 min.) : sound and silent, color ; 3/4 in.
Description
Rehearsal for a dance work intended to be presented simultaneously in two adjacent spaces, A and B. Audiences in one space viewed a live performance juxtaposed with video footage of the action in the other space. The first 23 min. of this tape provide a view of the choreography shot at medium range. This is followed by a rehearsal with the videographers, who film the dancers at close range, from constantly shifting angles. For documentation of the performance, see: *MGZIC 9-6273.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY00-F175
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14923785
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 16ee0850-8501-0135-ee8d-6564c9ad971d
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.

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  • 1986: Created
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "CON/Text" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1986. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1358650a-516c-4f76-a5c2-259c98c14b0a

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "CON/Text" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 29, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1358650a-516c-4f76-a5c2-259c98c14b0a

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1986). CON/Text Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1358650a-516c-4f76-a5c2-259c98c14b0a

Wikipedia Citation

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CON/Text