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Dorothy Bird Villard

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Title
Dorothy Bird Villard
Names
Bird, Dorothy, 1912-1996 (Speaker)
Adelphi College (Event place)
Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1981
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8928
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-1014 (former)
Topics
Graham, Martha
Horst, Louis
Genres
Filmed dance
Lectures
Notes
Venue: Videotaped in a classroom at Adelphi College.
Content: Mrs. Villard describes the key elements of the very early Graham technique, including how it developed and was abstracted.
Content: Topics discussed include: Sacre du printemps, potential motion, use of the five senses, command of the audience, kinetic response, suspended motion, and strong impulses.
Content: Mrs.Villard also discusses her memories of Louis Horst and his role in Martha Graham's choreography.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Videotape reel
Extent: 2 videotape reels (64 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.
Description
Dorothy Bird Villard, a member of the Martha Graham Company in the early 1930s, speaks to a class about her memories of Martha Graham and the Graham technique.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY887027920-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12166350
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 5ce9f300-7958-0135-eb20-11c6b680b039
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

  • 1912: Creator Born
  • 1981: Created
  • 1996: Creator Died
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Dorothy Bird Villard" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1981. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/41d9d996-efd1-442d-91ca-845bf4b16ef6

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Dorothy Bird Villard" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 6, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/41d9d996-efd1-442d-91ca-845bf4b16ef6

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1981). Dorothy Bird Villard Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/41d9d996-efd1-442d-91ca-845bf4b16ef6

Wikipedia Citation

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Dorothy Bird Villard