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Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Ted Shawn Collection

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Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers

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Title
Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers
Names
Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972 (Performer)
Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers (Performer)
Collection

Ted Shawn Collection

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1938 (Questionable)
Place: Florida
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 9438
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-3226 (former)
Topics
Improvisation in dance
Genres
Filmed dance
Notes
Content: Recorded on a beach in Florida (?), ca. 1938.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (Betacam SP) (4 min.) : silent, color ; 1/2 in.
Description
Members of Shawn's Men Dancers are seen jumping and striking poses on the beach. Shawn himself dances briefly towards the end of the tape.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY926030418-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12172185
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 24aa3c20-5258-0137-7ad5-197d2a623ecb
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

  • 1891: Creator Born
  • 1938: Created
  • 1972: Creator Died
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1938. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c78eaf8d-a125-4cc3-92d2-a387d1bdaee8

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed February 3, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c78eaf8d-a125-4cc3-92d2-a387d1bdaee8

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1938). Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c78eaf8d-a125-4cc3-92d2-a387d1bdaee8

Wikipedia Citation

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Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers