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The José Limón Dance Company

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José Limón Video Archive

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The José Limón Dance Company

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Title
The José Limón Dance Company
Additional title: Psalm (Choreographic work : Limón)
Additional title: Dances for Isadora (Choreographic work : Limón)
Names
Bernhard, Sue (Dancer)
Carmany, Ginga (Dancer)
Cratty, Bill (Dancer)
Lome, Russell (Dancer)
Maxwell, Carla (Dancer)
May, Jim, 1944- (Dancer)
Scanlon, Jennifer (Dancer)
Solino, Louis (Dancer)
Swinston, Robert (Dancer)
Varone, Doug (Dancer)
Watt, Nina (Dancer)
Limón, José (Choreographer)
Sussman, Stanley (Musician)
Lester, Eugene (Composer)
Munch, Allen (Costume designer)
Nelson, Richard, 1938-1996 (Lighting designer)
Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849 (Composer)
Tomlinson, Charles D (Costume designer)
Kaine, Paul (Lighting designer)
Diamond, Dennis (Director)
Kukil, Bohdan (Director)
José Limón Dance Company (Performer)
American Dance Festival (Presenter)
Maxwell, Carla (Restager)
Collection

José Limón Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1979-07-06
Table of Contents
Psalm [excerpts] (1967) (ca. 19 min.) / reconstructed and reworked by Carla Maxwell, 1977 and 1979 ; music, Eugene Lester (commissioned score, revised in 1977) ; costumes, Allen Munch, 1977 ; lighting, Richard Nelson ; danced by Sue Bernhard, Ginga Carmany, Bill Cratty, Russell Lome, Carla Maxwell, Jim May, Jennifer Scanlon, Louis Solino, Robert Swinston, Douglas Varone, Nina Watt. |||| Dances for Isadora (ca. 24 min.) / music, Frédéric Chopin ; costumes, Charles D. Tomlinson ; lighting, Paul Kaine ; cast: Primavera, danced by Nina Watt ; Maenad, danced by Carla Maxwell ; Niobe, danced by Jennifer Scanlon ; La patrie, danced by Risa Steinberg ; Scarf dance [performed without musical accompaniment], danced by Jennifer Scanlon.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 9245
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-5583 (former)
Genres
Filmed performances
Filmed dance
Notes
Creation/production credits: presented by the American Dance Festival ; choreography by José Limón.
Content: Accompanied by house program.
Creation/production credits: Artistic director, Carla Maxwell ; associate artistic director, Jennifer Scanlon ; musical director, Stanley Sussman.
Venue: Videotaped in performance at Page Auditorium, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, for the American Dance Festival Video Archival Project, on July 6, 1979 ; project director, Dennis Diamond ; coordinating director and cameraperson, Bohdan Kukil.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Videotape reel
Extent: 1 videotape reel (43 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY98-F2653
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13681544
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 466d2900-7adc-0135-bbdd-07785bdda221
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.

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  • 1979: Created
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The José Limón Dance Company" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1979. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5c9203ff-2f4a-410a-9c05-fccae9c6a3ad

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The José Limón Dance Company" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 28, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5c9203ff-2f4a-410a-9c05-fccae9c6a3ad

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1979). The José Limón Dance Company Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5c9203ff-2f4a-410a-9c05-fccae9c6a3ad

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The José Limón Dance Company