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Collages ; [and] Steps--a construction [excerpt]

Title
Collages ; [and] Steps--a construction [excerpt] [electronic resource] / choreography, sets, and costumes by Manuel Alum.
Publication
1974.

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Alum, Manuel
  • Calder, Alexander, 1898-1976.
  • Harris, Gary.
  • Chicago Dance Festival.
  • Chicago Dance Foundation.
  • DHCA.
Description
1 streaming video file (NTSC) (32 min.) : si. and sd., b&w.
Summary
Two dance works recorded during Manuel Alum's guest appearance in Dance on the Midway: the eighth annual Chicago Dance Festival, presented by the Chicago Dance Foundation and the University of Chicago Extension. For other works presented by Alum at this festival, see *MGZIC 9-4884 Manuel Alum.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Estate of Manuel Alum.
Uniform Title
Steps - A construction (Choreographic work : Alum)
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Note
  • Titles from information provided by donor.
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits (note)
  • Lighting, Gary Harris.
Performer (note)
  • Danced by Manuel Alum and dancers from Chicago.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped at Mandel Hall (?), Chicago, Illinois, in January 1974.
Funding (note)
  • Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Contents
  • Collages (ca. 10 min., si.) / close shot ; title of work could not be verified ; collage of previous works including Storm, Roly-poly, Era, Terminal, and Juana ; danced by Manuel Alum.
  • Steps--a construction [excerpt] (ca. 17 min., sd.) / music, sounds from moving sculptures by Alexander Calder ; danced by Manuel Alum with Lizbeth Brown, John Osbon, and John Way.
Call Number
*MGZIDF 9644
OCLC
NYPY96-F44
Title
Collages ; [and] Steps--a construction [excerpt] [electronic resource] / choreography, sets, and costumes by Manuel Alum.
Imprint
1974.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Performer
Danced by Manuel Alum and dancers from Chicago.
Credits
Lighting, Gary Harris.
Event
Videotaped at Mandel Hall (?), Chicago, Illinois, in January 1974.
Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Funding
Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Local Note
Former call number: *MGZIC 9-4873.
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Added Author
Alum, Manuel, choreographer, dancer. Designer. Costume designer
Calder, Alexander, 1898-1976. Sculptor
Harris, Gary. Lighting designer
Chicago Dance Festival.
Chicago Dance Foundation.
DHCA.
Added Title
Steps - A construction (Choreographic work : Alum)
Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 9644
*MGZIC 9-4873 (former)
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