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To comfort ghosts [and] Flee as a bird

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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The Dan Wagoner Video Archive

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To comfort ghosts [and] Flee as a bird

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Title
To comfort ghosts [and] Flee as a bird
Additional title: To comfort ghosts (Choreographic work : Wagoner)
Additional title: Flee as a bird (Choreographic work : Wagoner)
Names
Wagoner, Dan (Choreographer)
Conboy, Timothy (Dancer)
Fitzgerald, Lisa (Dancer)
Jones, Gwyneth, dancer (Dancer)
Norvelle, Joan (Dancer)
Garrett, Janice (Dancer)
James, Randy (Dancer)
Lester, Paul (Dancer)
Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975 (Composer)
Donnelly, Candice (Costume designer)
Long, William Ivey (Costume designer)
Tipton, Jennifer (Lighting designer)
Dan Wagoner and dancers (Performer)
Wagoner, Dan (Dancer)
Collection

The Dan Wagoner Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1988-05-06 - 1988-05-07
Table of Contents
CONTENTS: To comfort ghosts (approx. 33 min.). Music: Dmitri Shostakovich (String quartet no. 15). Costumes: William Ivey Long. Danced by Timothy Conboy, Lisa Fitzgerald, Janice Garrett, Randy James, Gwyneth Jones, Paul Lester, Joan Norvelle, and Dan Wagoner. -- Flee as a bird (approx. 22 min.). Music: Doc Cheatham (singer/performer of Let's do it and Flee as a bird/St. James infirmary), Art Hodes and Milt Hilton (Milt jumps), Maxine Sullivan (singer of Miss Otis regrets). Costumes: Candice Donnelly. Danced by Conboy, Fitzgerald, Garrett, James, Jones, Lester, and Norvelle.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 7668
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-2070 (former)
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Venue: Videotaped in performance at the Joyce Theater, New York, on May 6 and 7, 1988 by Video D Studios.
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) (55 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY906014105-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12168608
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b476ebd0-85c5-0135-e196-3d3b16139e35
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

  • 1988: Created (Approximate)
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "To comfort ghosts [and] Flee as a bird" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1988 - 1988. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1f5011a1-2935-4a57-bab2-17abc512cd6f

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "To comfort ghosts [and] Flee as a bird" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1f5011a1-2935-4a57-bab2-17abc512cd6f

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1988 - 1988). To comfort ghosts [and] Flee as a bird Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1f5011a1-2935-4a57-bab2-17abc512cd6f

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To comfort ghosts [and] Flee as a bird