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The man who never wasn't: Act II

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Danspace Project Video Archive

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The man who never wasn't: Act II

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Title
The man who never wasn't: Act II
Additional title: Man who never wasn't (Choreographic work : Chuma)
Names
Chuma, Yoshiko (Choreographer)
Tufts, Gayle (Dancer)
Sheppard, Harry Whittaker (Dancer)
Rousseve, David (Dancer)
Pickett, Lenny (Composer)
Mullins, Carol (Lighting designer)
Flynt, Cynthia (Costume designer)
Burckhardt, Tom (Designer)
Robison, Mark (Videographer)
Yoshiko Chuma and the School of Hard Knocks (Performer)
Chuma, Yoshiko (Director)
Chuma, Yoshiko (Dancer)
Collection

Danspace Project Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1988-04-22
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8026
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-2361 (former)
Topics
Danspace Project (New York, N.Y.)
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Venue: Videotaped at St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery, New York, on Apr. 22, 1988, as part of the Danspace Video Archival Project. Cameraperson: Mark Robison. Presented by the Danspace Project.
Creation/production credits: Conceived and directed by Yoshiko Chuma. Original music for saxophone and string quartet: Lenny Pickett. (Featuring Quartette Indigo). Set design and construction: Tom Burckhardt. Costumes: Cynthia Flynt. Lighting: Carol Mullins.
Performers: Performers: Gayle Tufts, Harry Whittaker Sheppard, David Rousseve, Yoshiko Chuma.
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) (47 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY916025833-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12170020
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7e76d9a0-90bb-0135-e29e-3d778840957c
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
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The man who never wasn't: Act II" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1988. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/22fef349-99d2-473c-a389-f860f1d7a8a4

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The man who never wasn't: Act II" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 28, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/22fef349-99d2-473c-a389-f860f1d7a8a4

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1988). The man who never wasn't: Act II Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/22fef349-99d2-473c-a389-f860f1d7a8a4

Wikipedia Citation

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The man who never wasn't: Act II