Baryshnikov / Taylor, '94

Baryshnikov / Taylor, '94

Tomorrow, January 31st, the Jerome Robbins Dance Division will present its 2025 Dance Symposium at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center. This year's Symposium will offer a day-long exploration of Mikhail Baryshnikov and his legacy, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of his arrival to the United States from the Soviet Union. GME pays tribute to Baryshnikov with this suite of photographs taken by Jack Mitchell, which capture Baryshnikov dancing with Paul Taylor before performing with his dance company in October 1994.

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Maria Tallchief Centennial Celebration

Maria Tallchief Centennial Celebration

Maria Tallchief, America's first prima ballerina who, with choreographer George Balanchine, was credited with revolutionizing American ballet, would have been 100 years old today. In February, the New York City Ballet will celebrate Tallchief's centennial with a program featuring some of her most celebrated roles, including FIREBIRD, which brought her international stardomGME commemorates Tallchief's centennial with these indelible photographs, taken by Jack Mitchell, of Tallchief's role in FIREBIRDwhich capture the artist's poise, prowess, and star power in her signature role.

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December 2024 Roundup Related to GME Titles, Artists, and Colleagues

December 2024 Roundup Related to GME Titles, Artists, and Colleagues

Today we recap news, events and celebrations from December, in New York City and beyond, related to GME titles, artists, and colleagues. On World AIDS Day, GME welcomed Jim Hubbard’s documentary ELEGY IN THE STREETS (1989) into our library of films currently available for international institutional acquisition. On December 11th, GME launched the Adrienne Mancia Streaming Room, where you can now stream films, clips, and other audiovisual ephemera related to the professional career of legendary film programmer and curator Adrienne Mancia.

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November 2024 Roundup Related to GME Titles, Artists, and Colleagues

November 2024 Roundup Related to GME Titles, Artists, and Colleagues

Today we recap events and celebrations from November — in New York City and beyond — related to GME titles, artists, and colleagues. Notably, GME remembered Judith Jameson, and celebrated the Paul Taylor Dance Company’s season at Lincoln Center, with photographs by Jack Mitchell. GME also licensed footage from Martina Kudláček’s NOTES ON MARIE MENKEN (2006) for the launch of Artifacts, an online platform “connecting viewers with the cultural architects of the avant-garde, LGBTQ+, and underground arts.

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Paul Taylor Dance by Jack Mitchell

Paul Taylor Dance by Jack Mitchell

This month, the Paul Taylor Dance Company is presenting a series of dances at Lincoln Center under the artistic direction of Michael Novak. This series includes two world premieres by resident choreographer Lauren Lovette, a world premiere by Robert Battle, and ten dances by founder Paul Taylor. To mark the occasion, GME reflects on a series of photographs of Taylor's dance company taken by Jack Mitchell, spanning the 1960s to the mid-1990s.

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Judith Jamison by Jack Mitchell

Judith Jamison by Jack Mitchell

GME remembers celebrated dancer and choreographer Judith Jamison with photographs taken by Jack Mitchell that chronicle her role in the 1980 Broadway musical SOPHISTICATED LADIESJamison passed away on November 9th at the age of 81.

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October 2024 Roundup Related to GME Titles, Artists, and Colleagues

October 2024 Roundup Related to GME Titles, Artists, and Colleagues

Today we recap events and celebrations from October — in New York City and beyond — related to GME titles, artists, and colleagues. Notably, GME dove deep into our film and photography collections in honor of LGBTQ+ History Month, highlighting a number of films by LGBTQ+ filmmakers that we distribute on DSL, Blu-Ray, and DVD, as well as photographs of pioneering dancers Louis Falco, Bill T. Jones, and Arnie Zane taken by Jack Mitchell.

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GME Features Jack Mitchell's Photograph of Bill T. Jones and Arnie Zane On the Occasion of Jones' STILL/HERE Returning to Brooklyn Academy of Music

GME Features Jack Mitchell's Photograph of Bill T. Jones and Arnie Zane On the Occasion of Jones' STILL/HERE Returning to Brooklyn Academy of Music

Tonight, October 30th, at 7:30pm, Bill T. Jones' groundbreaking and once-controversial multimedia dance show STILL/HERE returns to the Brooklyn Academy of Music, where it first premiered 30 years ago. In 1983, Bill T. Jones and his partner Arnie Zane founded the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, which is currently in its 42nd season. A year later, Jack Mitchell photographed the duo for the cover of Dance Magazine, posed in front of original artwork by Keith HaringZane and Haring passed away from AIDS-related complications in 1988 and 1990, respectively. As Jones' STILL/HERE makes its triumphant return to the BAM stage, GME features Mitchell's photograph commemorating the legacy of Haring's visual art and Jones and Zane's partnership.

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