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David Gordon/Pick Up Co., 1978-09-26

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Title
David Gordon/Pick Up Co., 1978-09-26
Additional title: David Gordon archive
Additional title: Chair dance (Choreographic work : Gordon)
Additional title: What Happened (Choreographic work : Gordon)
Additional title: Mixed Solo (Choreographic work : Gordon)
Names
Gordon, David, 1936- (Performer)
Gordon, David, 1936- (Choreographer)
Setterfield, Valda (Performer)
Comfort, Jane, 1946- (Performer)
Eschelbach, Susan (Performer)
Grainger, Irene (Performer)
Hoeffel, Margaret (Performer)
McGuire, Molly (Performer)
Svane, Christina (Performer)
McConnell, James (Performer)
Roth, Martha (Performer)
Woodard, Stephanie (Performer)
David Gordon/Pickup Company (Performer)
Dance Theater Workshop (Presenter)
Collection

David Gordon Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1978-09-26
Table of Contents
Reel 1. Chair (December 1974) (39 min.) / choreography, David Gordon ; performers, Valda Setterfiled and David Gordon. Reel 2. What Happened (First performance) (27 min.) / choreography, David Gordon ; performers, Valda Setterfield, Jane Comfort, Susan Eschelbach, Irene Grainger, Margaret Hoeffel, Molly McGuire, Christine Svane -- Mixed Solo (April 1978) (25 min.) / choreography, David Gordon ; performers, Valda Setterfiled, James McConnell, Martha Roth, Stephanie Woodard, David Gordon.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 3839
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Statement of responsibility: choreography, David Gordon ; presented by Dance Theater Workshop.
Content: Tapes 1 of 3 and 2 of 3 (reel 3 not included).
Content: Reel 1 begins with approximately 4 min. of black screen with no sound ; Reel 2 begins with approximately 2 min. of black screen with no sound.
Venue: Videorecorded in performance at American Theatre Laboratory, Dance Theater Workshop, New York, N.Y., 1978 September 26.
Acquisition: Gift; David Gordon / Pick Up Performance Co. 2014.
Physical Description
Videotape reel
Extent: 2 videotape reels (94 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 896433124
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20478273
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a6956ff0-66a8-0132-477c-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.

Item timeline of events

  • 1978: Created
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "David Gordon/Pick Up Co., 1978-09-26" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1978. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a81934d0-66a8-0132-f660-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "David Gordon/Pick Up Co., 1978-09-26" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 20, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a81934d0-66a8-0132-f660-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1978). David Gordon/Pick Up Co., 1978-09-26 Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a81934d0-66a8-0132-f660-3c075448cc4b

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David Gordon/Pick Up Co., 1978-09-26