Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Robbins, Jerome
2. Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948-
3. Martins, Peter, 1946-
4. Mitchell, Arthur, 1934-2018.
5. Yesselman, Robert.
6. Osbourne, Robert.
7. Laskin, Barbara.
8. Rappaport, Jill.
9. Guida, Tony.
10. WABC-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
11. WNBC-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
12. WCBS-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
13. WNYW-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.)

Description

1. 1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (12 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. Six newsclips about a press conference held in New York City on June 23, 1987 to announce Dancing for life, a benefit performance supporting AIDS research. Segments include excerpts of speeches and interviews given at the press conference by Mikhail Baryshnikov, Jerome Robbins, Peter Martins, Bob Yesselman and Arthur Mitchell. Laura Dean, Eliot Feld and Paul Taylor also appear at the press conference.

Series statement

1. Jerome Robbins Collection

Subject

1. Dancing for life (Benefit)
2. Television
3. Video
4. AIDS benefits
5. Dance companies > New York (State) > New York
6. Benefit performances

Genre/Form

1. Video.
2. Television.

Contents

1. Channel 2 news / WCBS-TV -- Live at Five / WNBC-TV -- Eyewitness news / WABC-TV -- Showbiz today -- The 10 o'clock news / WNYW-TV -- The morning program.

Call number

1. *MGZIA 4-6511 JRC

Note

1. Poor picture quality.
2. Title from original container.
3. No time/date code on frame.

Event (note)

1. Originally broadcast on June 23 and 24, 1987 in New York City.

Biography (note)

1. Dancing for life was an AIDS benefit given Oct. 5, 1987 at the New York State Theater. Jerome Robbins served as artistic director for this event.

Title

1. Dancing for life [videorecording] : press conference, news reports from TV coverage.

Imprint

1. 1987.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

Series

1. Jerome Robbins Collection

Performer

1. Reports presented by: Jill Rappaport, Tony Guida, Barbara Laskin, Robert Osbourne. Excerpts of speeches by: Jerome Robbins, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Peter Martins, Arthur Mitchell, Robert Yesselman.

Event

1. Originally broadcast on June 23 and 24, 1987 in New York City.

Biography

1. Dancing for life was an AIDS benefit given Oct. 5, 1987 at the New York State Theater. Jerome Robbins served as artistic director for this event.

Local subject

1. AIDS benefits.

Added author

1. Robbins, Jerome, speaker.
2. Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948- speaker.
3. Martins, Peter, 1946- speaker.
4. Mitchell, Arthur, 1934-2018. Speaker
5. Yesselman, Robert. Speaker
6. Osbourne, Robert. Reporter
7. Laskin, Barbara. Reporter
8. Rappaport, Jill. Reporter
9. Guida, Tony. Reporter
10. WABC-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
11. WNBC-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
12. WCBS-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
13. WNYW-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.)

Research call number

1. *MGZIA 4-6511 JRC