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The Bessies: New York Dance and Performance Awards [1984]

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Title
The Bessies: New York Dance and Performance Awards [1984]
Additional title: Oatka trail (Choreographic work : Fagan)
Additional title: Sticks on the move (Choreographic work : Kaye)
Names
Pickett, Lenny (Composer)
Ross, Elisabeth (Director)
Barsness, Eric (Choreographer)
Skura, Stephanie (Choreographer)
Setterfield, Valda (Host)
Humphrey, Steve (Dancer)
Irwin, Bill, 1950- (Host)
Irwin, Bill, 1950- (Choreographer)
Irwin, Bill, 1950- (Performer)
Moschen, Michael (Conceptor)
Martin, Nina (Dancer)
Champagne, Lenora (Dancer)
Russell, Mark (American painter, designer, and illustrator, 1880-1967) (Dancer)
Dafoe, William (Dancer)
Kaye, Pooh (Director)
Kilgore, John (Composer)
Charlip, Remy (Choreographer)
Fagan, Garth (Choreographer)
Borneo Horns (Musical group) (Performer)
Wooster Group (Performer)
Video D Studios (Production company)
Setterfield, Valda (Dancer)
Barsness, Eric (Dancer)
Skura, Stephanie (Dancer)
Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1984
Table of Contents
CONTENTS: Reel 1 (56 min.): Dance music for four saxophones. Composer: Lenny Pickett. Performed by Borneo Horns. -- Adaptation from Artbusiness. Conceived by Stephanie Skura. Performed by Nina Martin, Lenora Champagne, Mark Russell, and Stephanie Skura. -- Ten imaginary dances. Choreography: Remy Charlip. Performed by Valda Setterfield. -- Solo from Oatka trail. Choreography: Garth Fagan. Performed by Stephen Humphrey. -- Reel 2 (49 min.): Sticks on the move. Film directed and edited by Pooh Kaye and Elisabeth Ross. Music: John Kilgore. -- Capitulation re: Post modern study. Choreographed and performed by Bill Irwin. -- Revelations. Choreographed and performed by Eric Barsness. -- Reel 3 (34 min.): Ray Whitfield and the Johnsons. Choreographed by the Wooster Group. Performed by Willem Dafoe, Kate Valk, Ron Vawter. -- Excerpts from Light. Conceived and performed by Michael Moschen.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 2563
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-1048 (former)
Topics
New York Dance and Performance Awards
Awards -- New York (State) -- New York
Film excerpts
Genres
Television programs
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Music
Notes
Venue: The first annual New York Dance and Performance Awards. Videotaped at the Joyce Theater, New York, September 13, 1984, by Video D Studios.
Content: Program included presentation of awards for visual and lighting design, composer, film and television, choreography, and performer.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 3 videocassettes (U-matic) (139 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12166662
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): dfe0c5b0-b2c1-0131-b2ec-3c075448cc4b
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.

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  • 1984: Created
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The Bessies" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1984. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e1411400-b2c1-0131-8c87-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The Bessies" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e1411400-b2c1-0131-8c87-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1984). The Bessies Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e1411400-b2c1-0131-8c87-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia Citation

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The Bessies