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Mary Fisher Greenfield Collection, 1988-2013
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Title: Mary Fisher Greenfield Collection, 1988-2013
Dates: 1998-2013
Collection Number: 999.030
Creator/Collector:
Helmiski, Ted
Extent: 1006 Videotapes
Repository:
Museum of Performance and Design, Performing Arts Library
San Francisco, California 94124
Abstract: Collection contains videotapes by Ted Helminski, a San Francisco Bay Area Based videographer. The collections includes videos
of Bay Area dance, music, opera and theatre productions from companies such as Oakland Ballet Company, Smuin Ballet, LINES
Contemporary Ballet, ODC, Pocket Opera, Joe Goode Performance Group, Harupin Ha, Merce Cunningham, and Margaret Jenkins, Lamplighters,
American Conservatory Theater (ACT), CONTRABAND, June Watanabe in Company, San Francisco Taiko Dojo, Marin Ballet, Marin
Theatre Company, San Francisco Jazz Dance Company, 42nd Street Moon (Theatre company), Mark Morris Dance Group, Zaccho Dance
Theatre, amongst others.
Language of Material: English
Collection is open for research. Partial digitization and cataloging of videos from this collection was supported in part
by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts Art Works [2018-2019]. All videos digitized from this grant are available
to view onsite at MP+D.Digitization and cataloging of 403 videos from this collection were part of a project supported in
part by a Recordings at Risk Grant from the Council on LIbrary and Information Resources (CLIR), May 2021 to October 2022.
The grant program is made possible by funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. All videos digitized from this grant are
available to view onsite at MP+D.
Museum of Performance + Design holds property rights. Copyright of all original works belong to their respective creators.
Ted Helminski holds videographer copyright.
[Identification of item]. Mary Fisher Greenfield Collection, 1988-2013. Collection Number: 999.030. Museum of Performance
and Design, Performing Arts Library
Donated by Ted Helminski in multiple accessions from 1999 to 2013.
Biography/Administrative History
Ted Helminski is a San Francisco Bay Area based videographer.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection include video tapes and digital video from videographer Ted Helminki focusing primarily on performing arts
performances in the San Francisco Bay Area. This collection includes performances from several major companies and individuals,
such as Oakland Ballet Company, Smuin Ballet, LINES Contemporary Ballet, ODC, Pocket Opera, Joe Goode Performance Group, Harupin
Ha, Merce Cunningham, and Margaret Jenkins, Lamplighters, American Conservatory Theater (ACT), CONTRABAND, June Watanabe in
Company, San Francisco Taiko Dojo, Marin Ballet, Marin Theatre Company, San Francisco Jazz Dance Company, 42nd Street Moon
(Theatre company), Mark Morris Dance Group, Zaccho Dance Theatre, amongst others.
Dance
Theatre
Music
Performing Arts
Performing arts--United States.
Dance companies
Theatrical companies
Opera
Jenkins, Margaret, $d 1942-
Smuin, Michael
Watanabe, June
Bluethenthal, Anne
Cunningham, Merce
Chaddick, Cheryl
McFerrin, Bobby
Davidson, Della
Morris, Mark, 1956-
O’Connor, Donald, 1925-2003
Alonzo King LINES Ballet
ODC/San Francisco
Pocket Opera Company
Joe Goode Performance Group
Smuin Ballets/SF (Dance company)
Oakland Ballet Company
Lamplighters (Operetta company)
Merce Cunningham Dance Company
Footworks
Marin Ballet
San Francisco Jazz Dance Company
San Francisco Taiko Dojo (Musical group)
Dance Through Time (Dance group)
Zaccho Dance Theatre
Mark Morris Dance Group
Berkeley Opera
CONTRABAND
42nd Street Moon (Theatre company)
Eureka Theatre Company (San Francisco, Calif.)
Magic Theatre (San Francisco, Calif.)
Berkeley Repertory Theatre (Berkeley, Calif.)
California Shakespeare Theater
San Francisco (Calif.)
Oakland (Calif.)
Marin (Calif.)
San Jose (Calif.)
Video recordings