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A cool million: (or The dismantling of Lemuel Pitkin), sign-interpreted performance

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Title
A cool million: (or The dismantling of Lemuel Pitkin), sign-interpreted performance
Additional title: A cool million
Names
Hurlin, Dan (Creator)
Brecker, Candace (Speaker)
Feyne, Stephanie (Contributor)
Prevor, Beth (Speaker)
West, Nathanael, 1903-1940 (Author)
Froot, Dan (Composer)
Arnone, John (Set designer)
Dawson, Lori A (Lighting designer)
Geiser, Janie (Designer)
Downtown Art Company (New York, N.Y.) (Contributor)
Hands On (Organization) (Contributor)
Dance Theater Workshop (Producer)
Video D Studios (Videographer)
Hurlin, Dan (Performer)
Hurlin, Dan (Speaker)
Collection

Dance Theater Workshop Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1990 (Approximate)
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 4808
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-5878 (former)
Topics
Dance Theater Workshop
West, Nathanael, 1903-1940
Puppets
Sign language
Deaf -- Means of communication
Drama
Adaptations
Genres
Filmed performances
Notes
Statement of responsibility: presented by Dance Theater Workshop's Economy Tires Theater ; a project of Downtown Art Co. ; created and performed by Dan Hurlin ; sign-interpreted performance produced by Hands On.
Content: Accompanied by house program.
Creation/production credits: From the novel by Nathanael West ; original music, Dan Froot ; set, John Arnone ; lighting, Lori Dawson ; puppet design and construction, Janie Geiser ; Hands On project coordinator/director, Beth Prevor.
Performers: Sign interpreter: Candace Brecker.
Venue: Videotaped in performance at Dance Theater Workshop's Bessie Schönberg Theater, New York, on April 13, 1990, by Video D Studios.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 2 videocassettes (U-matic) (111 min.) : sound, color
Description
Sign-interpreted version of a one-man show combining text, movement, music, and puppets. The 97-min. performance is followed by a 14-min. discussion, sign-interpreted by Stephanie Feyne, between the audience and Dan Hurlin, Candace Brecker, and Beth Prevor.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY98-F3181
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13987307
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a32f2bd0-4b5d-0133-3f6f-60f81dd2b63c
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1990: Issued
  • 2025: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "A cool million" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1990. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a4da1820-4b5d-0133-4b58-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "A cool million" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a4da1820-4b5d-0133-4b58-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1990). A cool million Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a4da1820-4b5d-0133-4b58-60f81dd2b63c

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A cool million