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Doris Humphrey celebration

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Title
Doris Humphrey celebration
Additional title: Air for the G string (Choreographic work : Humphrey)
Additional title: Water study (Choreographic work : Humphrey)
Additional title: Two ecstatic themes (Choreographic work : Humphrey)
Additional title: Day on earth (Choreographic work : Humphrey)
Additional title: Beethoven duet (Choreographic work : Lewis after Limón)
Additional title: Pleasures of counterpoint (Choreographic work : Humphrey)
Additional title: Passacaglia and fugue in C minor (Choreographic work : Humphrey)
Names
Carter, William, 1936-1988 (Dancer)
Sorkin, Naomi (Dancer)
Maxwell, Carla (Dancer)
Kahn, Hannah (Dancer)
Weksler, Teri (Dancer)
May, Jim, 1944- (Dancer)
Lawrence, Pauline (Costume designer)
Schurman, Nona (Restager)
Schlenck, John, 1936- (Composer)
Medtner, Nikolay Karlovich, 1880-1951 (Composer)
Malipiero, Gian Francesco, 1882-1973 (Composer)
Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990 (Composer)
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750 (Composer)
Lewis, Daniel, 1944- (Choreographer)
Limón, José (Choreographer)
Colman, John (Composer)
Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958 (Choreographer)
Stodelle, Ernestine (Director)
King, Eleanor, 1906-1991 (Restager)
Giannini, Christina (Costume designer)
José Limón Dance Company (Performer)
Daniel Lewis Dance Repertory Company (Performer)
Dance Notation Bureau (New York, N.Y.) (Presenter)
Schlenck, John, 1936- (Instrumentalist)
Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958 (Dancer)
Stodelle, Ernestine (Restager)
Stodelle, Ernestine (Dancer)
Collection

Dance Notation Bureau Collection

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1978-09-25
Table of Contents
CONTENTS. - Reel 1. Air for the G string (1934 film) Music: J. S. Bach; costumes: Pauline Lawrence; performed by: Doris Humphrey, Cleo Atheneos, Dorothy Lathrop, Hyla Rubin, and Ernestine Henoch Stodelle. Water study. Reconstruction: Ernestine Stodelle and Eleanor King; costumes: after Pauline Lawrence; performed by the 50th Anniversary Ensemble. Fall and recovery (technique demonstration) arranged by Nona Schurman; music composed and performed by John Schlenck; demonstrated by members of the Theatre Dance Ensemble. Two ecstatic themes. Music: N. Medtner and G. F. Malipiero; costumes after Pauline Lawrence; danced by Carla Maxwell. Day on earth. Music: Aaron Copland; costumes: Pauline Lawrence; performed by members of the Daniel Lewis Dance Repertory Company: Jim May, Hannah Kahn, Teri Weksler, with Jessica May. - Reel 2. Conclusion of Day on earth. Beethoven duet. Choreography: Daniel Lewis after José Limón; music: Ludwig van Beethoven (Piano sonata #3, op. 2, 4th movement); costumes: A. Christina Giannini; performed by Naomi Sorkin and William Carter. The pleasures of counterpoint. Recreated with further choreographic development of Doris Humphrey's themes by Ernestine Stodelle; music: John Colman (1978); costumes: Pauline Lawrence; performed by the 50th Anniversary Ensemble. Passacaglia and fugue in C minor. Music: J. S. Bach; costumes after Pauline Lawrence; performed by the José Limón Dance Company.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8932
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-1273 (former)
Topics
Concerts
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Venue: Presented by the Dance Notation Bureau. Videotaped in performance Sept. 25, 1978 at the Roundabout Theatre, New York. A concert commemorating the 50th anniversary of the creation of Doris Humphrey's company and school in collaboration with Charles Weidman. Artistic coordinator: Ernestine Stodelle. Choreography: Doris Humphrey with the exception of Beethoven duet.
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 (92 min.) :sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY896014873-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12167233
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b03fc020-795b-0135-513e-5fb65e4ad392
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

  • 1936: Creator Born
  • 1978: Created
  • 1988: Creator Died
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Doris Humphrey celebration" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1978. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/305b4e01-fc86-4405-9802-aa71aef69a23

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Doris Humphrey celebration" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/305b4e01-fc86-4405-9802-aa71aef69a23

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1978). Doris Humphrey celebration Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/305b4e01-fc86-4405-9802-aa71aef69a23

Wikipedia Citation

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Doris Humphrey celebration