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May O'Donnell's Dance Energies, 1981 August 20

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May O'Donnell and Ray Green Video Archive

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May O'Donnell's Dance Energies, 1981 August 20

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Title
May O'Donnell's Dance Energies, 1981 August 20
Names
Gay, Philip (Director)
Tatge, Catherine (Producer)
O'Donnell, May, 1906-2004 (Artistic director)
O'Donnell, May, 1906-2004 (Choreographer)
O'Donnell, May, 1906-2004 (Interviewee)
O'Donnell, May, 1906-2004 (Dancer)
Green, Ray, 1908-1997 (Musical director)
Green, Ray, 1908-1997 (Composer)
Holmes, Ralph (Lighting designer)
Berenbeim, Glenn (Set designer)
Berenbeim, Glenn (Costume designer)
Walker, Norman (Interviewee)
Arpino, Gerald (Interviewee)
Cahan, Cora (Interviewee)
Williams, Dudley, 1938- (Interviewee)
Joffrey, Robert (Interviewee)
Shurr, Gertrude (Interviewee)
Bowers, Faubion, 1917-1999 (Author of dialog)
Bowers, Faubion, 1917-1999 (Narrator)
Verlezza, Barbara (Dancer)
Barber, Richard (Dancer)
Bochette, Alyce (Dancer)
Carter, Joseph (Dancer)
Christel, David (Dancer)
Gill, Alice (Dancer)
Howard, Terry (Dancer)
Lushington, Nancy (Dancer)
Orrin, Dale (Dancer)
Phillips, Lauren (Dancer)
Stevens, Kevin (Dancer)
Verlezza, Sabatino (Dancer)
Limón, José (Dancer)
May O'Donnell Concert Dance Company (Production company)
CBS Cable (Production company)
CBS Inc (Production company)
Collection

May O'Donnell and Ray Green Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1981-08-20
Place: New York, NY
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 3194
Topics
O'Donnell, May, 1906-2004
Genres
Video recordings
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Interviews
Notes
Statement of responsibility: director, Philip Gay ; choreographer, May O'Donnell ; producer, Catherine Tatge ; a production of CBS Cable.
Content: Title from original VHS cassette label and YouTube video.
Original version: "Personal copy, Ray Green" -- note, original Umatic cassette label.
Content: Blank screen with no sound for three breaks (time allowed for commercials); approx. 2 min. at 16-18 min. ; 2 min. at 36-38 min. ; and 1 min. at 56-57 min.
Content: Dance excerpts include Dance Energies, Vibrations, Suspension, Hymn Tunes, Casey Jones (with José Limón), Pursuit of Happiness, Queen's Obsession, Dance concerto.
Creation/production credits: Artistic director, May O'Donnell ; associate director, Gerturde Shurr ; musical director, Ray Green ; music, Ray Green, Woody Herman, Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Glenn Miller, Bela Bartok ; lighting designer, Ralph Holmes ; set and costume designer, Glenn Berenbeim.
Performers: Interviewees, May O'Donnell, Norman Walker (choreographer), Gerald Arpino (Joffrey Ballet), Cora Cahan (The Feld Ballet), Dudley Williams (Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre), Robert Joffrey (Joffrey Ballet), Gertrude Shurr.
Performers: Writer and narrator, Faubion Bowers.
Performers: Dancers, May O'Donnell Concert Dance Company: Barbara Allegra, Richard Barber, Alyce Bochette, Joseph Carter, David Christel, Alice Gill, Terry Howard, Nancy Lushington, Dale Linx Orrin, Lauren Phillips, Kevin Stevens, Sabatino Verlezza and excerpts with May O'Donnell and José Limón.
Venue: Videotaped at dance studio and theater, New York, N.Y., 1981 August 20.
Acquisition: Gift; O'Donnell-Green Music and Dance Foundation; 2012.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (Umatic) (58 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Description
May O'Donnell discusses her choreographic works with clips of performance.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 968933363
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21152437
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 357cdde0-f879-0134-b13d-019898abdd58
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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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "May O'Donnell's Dance Energies, 1981 August 20 " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1981. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fdb22a90-a9ac-0133-2a56-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "May O'Donnell's Dance Energies, 1981 August 20 " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fdb22a90-a9ac-0133-2a56-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1981). May O'Donnell's Dance Energies, 1981 August 20 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fdb22a90-a9ac-0133-2a56-60f81dd2b63c

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May O'Donnell's Dance Energies, 1981 August 20