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Dancing Up A Story : Washington D.C. residency, April 10, 1992

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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National Dance Institute Video Archive

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Dancing Up A Story

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Title
Dancing Up A Story : Washington D.C. residency, April 10, 1992
Additional title: Why dance... because (Choreographic work)
Additional title: Free rides of the planets (Choreographic work)
Additional title: Big box (Choreographic work : Lehman)
Additional title: Early Eugene (Choreographic work)
Additional title: God bless America (Choreographic work)
Names
National Dance Institute (U.S.) (Creator)
Bradley, Ben (Narrator)
Collins, Judy, 1939- (Composer)
Korman, Jerome (Arranger)
Morrison, Toni (Author in quotations or text extracts)
Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989 (Composer)
National Dance Institute (U.S.) (Dancer)
Collection

National Dance Institute Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1992
Table of Contents
Footage from various classes/rehearsals that were part of the National Dance Institute Washington D.C. residency interspersed with talking head interviews with students and faculty involved in the program (16 min.) -- Kennedy Center performance of various pieces, including Why Dance...Because, Free Rides of the Planets, A Big Box, Early Eugene, and God Bless America (72 min.)
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 4585
Topics
National Dance Institute (U.S.)
Dance in education
Dance for children
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Content: Date information from Additional Copy.
Creation/production credits: A Big Box: composer, Judy Collins; Jerry (i.e. Jerome) Korman, arranger; based on a poem by Toni Morrison. God Bless America: written by Irving Berlin.
Performers: Ben Bradley, narrator (Free Rides of the Planets); National Dance Institute students, dancers.
Venue: Recorded April 10, 1992 Eisenhower Theater at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C.
Acquisition: Gift; Jacques D'Amboise, 2012.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (88 min) :sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 954478647
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21048631
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 9852ee00-935e-0136-373e-5dc6b783a844
Rights Statement
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  • 1992: Created
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Dancing Up A Story " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1992. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a47a03c0-a96e-0133-8299-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Dancing Up A Story " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 29, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a47a03c0-a96e-0133-8299-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1992). Dancing Up A Story Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a47a03c0-a96e-0133-8299-60f81dd2b63c

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Dancing Up A Story