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An Evening of Works by Bertram Ross & Nai-Ni Chen

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Title
An Evening of Works by Bertram Ross & Nai-Ni Chen
Additional title: Gordon Craig (Choreographic work : Ross)
Additional title: Gravitrons (Choreographic work : Chen)
Additional title: Nocturne (Choreographic work : Ross)
Additional title: Eulogy (Choreographic work : Chen)
Additional title: Paper, Scissors and Rock... (Choreographic work : Chen)
Additional title: Superstar (Choreographic work : Ross)
Additional title: Transcendent (Choreographic work : Chen)
Additional title: Departures and Endings (Choreographic work : Ross)
Additional title: Raymond (Choreographic work : Ross)
Names
Ross, Bertram, 1920-2003 (Choreographer)
Ross, Bertram, 1920-2003 (Performer)
Chen, Nai-Ni (Choreographer)
Chen, Nai-Ni (Dancer)
Chen, Nai-Ni (Costume designer)
Craig, Edward Gordon, 1872-1966 (Author of dialog)
Horowitz, Richard, 1924- (Composer)
Curcio, Nora (Dancer)
Howell, Liz (Dancer)
James, Tobin (Dancer)
Gershwin, George, 1898-1937 (Composer)
Weissman, Rita (Costume designer)
Egtvedt, Kristi (Dancer)
Guidice, John (Dancer)
Hayes, Linda (Dancer)
Nahvi, Shahab, 1960- (Dancer)
Hwang, Jason (Composer)
Chiang, Edith (Costume designer)
Kaus, Bradley (Composer)
Dinnebeil, Dean (Dancer)
Scheindel, Leslie (Dancer)
Green, Ellen (Author of dialog)
Tan, Dun, 1957- (Composer)
Song, Yienan (Dancer)
Walker, David M. David Maxwell (Composer)
Bierly, Shannon (Dancer)
Cohen, Pamela (Dancer)
Putman, Heidi (Dancer)
Rogers, Liz (Dancer)
Zeiger, Edwardo (Dancer)
Eister, Karen (Costume designer)
Duncan, Raymond, 1874-1966 (Author of dialog)
Bertram Ross and Company (Dancer)
Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company (Dancer)
Mary Anthony dance theatre (Presenter)
Collection

Bertram Ross Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1989-01-08
Table of Contents
Gordon Craig (16 min.) / choreographed and performed by Bertram Ross ; text, Gordon Craig. |||| Gravitrons (1986) (9 min.) / choreography, Nai-Ni Chen ; music, Richard Horowitz ; costumes, Nai-Ni Chen ; dancers, Nora Curcio, Liz Howell, Tobin James. |||| Nocturne (10 min.) / choreography, Bertram Ross ; music, George Gershwin ; costumes, Rita Weissman ; dancers, Kristi Egtvedt, John Guidice, Linda Hayes, Shahab Nahvi. |||| Eulogy (Premiere) (10 min.) / choreographed and performed by Nai-Ni Chen ; music, Jason Hwang ; costume, Edith Chiang. |||| Paper, Scissors and Rock... (15 min.) / choreography, Nai-Ni Chen ; music, Bradley Kaus ; costumes, Nai-Ni Chen ; dancers, Nora Curcio, Dean Dinnebeil, Kristi Egtvedt, Liz Howell, Tobin James, Leslie Scheindel. |||| Superstar (Premiere) (5 min.) / choreographed and performed by Bertram Ross ; text, a poem by Ellen Green. |||| Transcendent (1987) (10 min.) / choreography, Nai-Ni Chen ; music, Tan Dun ; costumes, Nai-Ni Chen ; dancers, Nora Curcio, Yienan Song, Nai-Ni Chen. |||| Departures and Endings (14 min.) / choreography, Bertram Ross ; music, David Walker ; dancers, Shannon Bierly, Pamela Cohen, Dean Dinnebeil, John Guidice, Linda Hayes, Heidi Putman, Liz Rogers, Edwardo Zeiger ; understudy, Julie Asterisk. |||| Raymond (11 min.) / choreographed and performed by Bertram Ross ; costume, Karen Eister ; text, Raymond Duncan.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 2664
Topics
Ross, Bertram, 1920-2003
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Statement of responsibility: presented by Mary Anthony Dance Theater Foundation.
Venue: Videotaped in performance at the Nikolais/Louis ChoreoSpace, New York, N.Y. 1989 January 8.
Original version: Original format: 2 videocassettes (VHS) ; 1/2 in.
Acquisition: Gift; William Prensky; 2009.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 2 videocassettes (VHS) (100 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20229083
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 30be0a80-e876-0131-cfa9-3c075448cc4b
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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  • 1989: Created
  • 2003: Creator Died
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "An Evening of Works by Bertram Ross & Nai-Ni Chen" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1989. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/539accd0-e876-0131-833a-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "An Evening of Works by Bertram Ross & Nai-Ni Chen" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/539accd0-e876-0131-833a-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1989). An Evening of Works by Bertram Ross & Nai-Ni Chen Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/539accd0-e876-0131-833a-3c075448cc4b

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An Evening of Works by Bertram Ross & Nai-Ni Chen