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Free Rides of the Planets [and] A Day In the Life of Coney Island: NDI Event of the Year 1988

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Free Rides of the Planets [and] A Day In the Life of Coney Island

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Title
Free Rides of the Planets [and] A Day In the Life of Coney Island: NDI Event of the Year 1988
Additional title: National Dance Institute Moving Image Archive
Names
National Dance Institute (U.S.) (Creator)
D'Amboise, Jacques, 1934- (Speaker)
National Dance Institute (U.S.) (Dancer)
Collection

National Dance Institute Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1988-06-14
Place: New York, NY.
Table of Contents
Free Rides of the Planets (7 min.): written by E.L. Doctorow, music by David Amram -- A Day in the Life of Coney Island: NDI Event of the Year 1988 (103 min.)
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 4302
Topics
Dance for children
Dance in education
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Content: NDI Event of the Year also on *MGZIDF 4020. This recording is longer but of a poorer quality as compared to 4020.
Content: Date unknown for Free Rides of the Planets.
Acquisition: Gift; Jacques D'Amboise, 2012.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (110 min) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 933631930
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20868648
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 9ae90770-a9cf-0133-cb7a-60f81dd2b63c
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
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Free Rides of the Planets [and] A Day In the Life of Coney Island" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1988. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a58bac50-a9cf-0133-3f45-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Free Rides of the Planets [and] A Day In the Life of Coney Island" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed February 11, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a58bac50-a9cf-0133-3f45-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1988). Free Rides of the Planets [and] A Day In the Life of Coney Island Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a58bac50-a9cf-0133-3f45-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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Free Rides of the Planets [and] A Day In the Life of Coney Island