Series II: Brenda Bufalino Papers

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unitid
{"value"=>"3208438", "type"=>"local_mss"}
unitdate
{"value"=>"1941-2019", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1941/2019"}
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{"value"=>"Series II: Brenda Bufalino Papers"}
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1 box, 5 volumes", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1.46 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"151 computer files", "unit"=>"computer_files"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"272 gigabytes", "unit"=>"gigabytes"}]}
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{"value"=>"<p>This series holds video and audio recordings of Brenda Bufalino, and scrapbooks and clippings documenting her career.</p> <p>The video recordings contain solo performances, performances with other dancers including Honi Coles (but not generally including her work with ATDO); classes and workshops; television appearances; and Bufalino's documentary film <span class=\"title\">Great Feats of Feet: Portraits of the Jazz Tap Dancer</span>, as well as other documentaries about Bufalino and tap dance. The video includes such Bufalino works as Diary of a Racing Pigeon, Jump Monk, Minds Mingus, Kiss Me Kate, Sugar, and Tow The Line, as well as collaborations with Lynn Dally, Michelle Dorrance, Richard Bull, and Jay Clayton. It also contains Bufalino's appearances as a guest artist with other dancers and organizations; interviews;, and her lectures on tap techniques and history. The audio recordings include a performance of Bufalino and Jay Clayton, an interview with Bufalino, three commercially released recordings under Bufalino's name, and one by the bassist Joe Fonda on which she appeared as a guest artist.</p> <p>The scrapbooks hold photographs, programs, and clippings, starting in Bufalino's childhood in 1941 and continuing to 2019. The series also contains is also a transcript of a 1994 interview with Bufalino in which she discusses the Afro-Cuban influence in her work.</p>"}
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{"value"=>"<p>Inquiries regarding audio and moving image materials in the collection may be directed to the Jerome Robbins Dance Division (dance@nypl.org). Audio and moving image materials will be subject to preservation assessment and migration prior to access.</p>"}
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1941
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1941
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2019
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1941
date_inclusive_end
2019
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1.46 linear feet (1 box, 5 volumes); 272 gigabytes (151 computer files)

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  1. Clippings
  2. Interview Transcript
  3. Scrapbooks [5/1]
  4. Video Recordings [12/1]
  5. Sound Recordings [5/1]