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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Title
Dance on: Jim May
Names
May, Jim, 1944- (Interviewee)
Mahoney, Billie (Producer)
Rogers, Helen Priest (Videographer)
Dance Films Association (Associated name)
Collection

Dance On Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1990
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 4984
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-3978 (former)
Topics
Limón, José
Sokolow, Anna
Veen, Jan, 1908-1967
Dance Theater Workshop
Dance Forum Taipei (Dance company)
Modern dance -- Taiwan
Dance -- Taiwan
Genres
Interviews
Notes
Statement of responsibility: produced by Billie Mahoney in association with Dance Films Association, inc. ; camera, Helen Priest Rogers.
Venue: Program from the public access cable television program Dance on: with Billie Mahoney. Taped at the Hong Kong Academy for the Performing Arts, Hong Kong, in July 1990, during the fifth Hong Kong International Dance Conference.
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) (31 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Description
Modern dancer Jim May discusses his varied career, beginning with studies with Jan Veen in Boston, and stints in the companies of José Limón and Anna Sokolow. He recalls his involvement in the early years of Dance Theater Workshop, with its emphasis on experimentalism and rebellion; his experiences teaching dance at Princeton and SUNY-Purchase; and his current work in Taipei, Taiwan, where he has founded the company Dance Forum.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY936061441-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12175367
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d2de82a0-804d-0135-4b27-67dbdcdb6f8b
Rights Statement
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Dance on: Jim May" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1990. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/610d9aaf-009d-42cd-a76f-2b667695e4d9

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Dance on: Jim May" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 29, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/610d9aaf-009d-42cd-a76f-2b667695e4d9

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1990). Dance on: Jim May Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/610d9aaf-009d-42cd-a76f-2b667695e4d9

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Dance on: Jim May