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The dance of Isadora Duncan

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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The dance of Isadora Duncan

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Title
The dance of Isadora Duncan
Names
Dance Notation Bureau (New York, N.Y.) (Donor)
De Lappe, Gemze (Dancer)
Kooluris, Hortense Dolan (Dancer)
Levien, Julia (Director)
Gold, Sylvia (Dancer)
Belilove, Lori (Dancer)
Bresciani, Jeanne (Dancer)
Kane, Barbara (Dancer)
Landon, Judy (Dancer)
Ramm, Adrienne (Dancer)
Rosenbluth, Theda (Dancer)
Sparkman, Susan (Dancer)
Duncan, Isadora, 1877-1927 (Choreographer)
Spence, Chenault (Lighting designer)
Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828 (Composer)
Gluck, Christoph Willibald, Ritter von, 1714-1787 (Composer)
Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897 (Composer)
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893 (Composer)
Isadora Duncan Centenary Dance Company (Performer)
Collection

Dance Notation Bureau Collection

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1978-01-05 - 1978-01-08
Table of Contents
CONTENTS: Ave Maria. Music: Schubert. Perf. by the ensemble. -- Tänze. Music: Schubert. 1: Perf. by Belilove, Ramm; 2: Belilove; 3: Ramm; 4 ("Three Graces"): de Lappe, Kooluris, Gold; 5: Landon, Bresciani; 6: Bresciani; 7 ("Moment musical"): Gold; 8: Landon; 9: Belilove, Bresciani, Kane, Landon, Ramm; 10: Sparkman; 11 ("Water study"): de Lappe; 12: Ensemble. -- Dances from the opera Orpheus and Eurydice. Music: Gluck. Dances of the blessed spirits, perf. by Kooluris, with Belilove, Bresciani, Kane, Landon, Ramm, Sparkman. Fury dances, 1: perf. by de Lappe; 2: Levien, de Lappe, Gold. -- Waltzes, op. 39. Music: Brahms. No. 1: Perf. by Belilove, Bresciani, Landon, Ramm, Sparkman, Rosenbluth; No. 4: Levien; No. 8: Gold; No. 10: Belilove, Bresciani, Landon, Ramm; no. 13: Gold, Kooluris, de Lappe, Levien; No. 14: de Lappe; No. 15: Kooluris; No. 7: Ensemble. -- Pathétique symphony [No. 6], Andante con grazia. Music: Tchaikovsky. Perf. by Levien, with Belilove, Bresciani, Landon, and Ramm. Tape ends before conclusion of piece.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 3312
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-2634 (former)
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Venue: Videotaped at a dress rehearsal in preparation for performances at the Theater of the Riverside Church, New York, on January 5-8, 1978, during the Riverside Dance Festival. Program director: Julia Levien.
Creation/production credits: Choreography: Isadora Duncan. Traditional costumes: Cynthia Millman. Lighting: Chenault Spence.
Performers: Performed by the Isadora Duncan Centenary Dance Company: Gemze de Lappe, Hortense Kooluris, Julia Levien, and Sylvia Gold, with Lori Belilove, Jeanne Bresciani, Barbara Kane, Judy Landon, Adrienne Ramm, Theda Rosenbluth, and Susan Sparkman.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a donation from Lynn Garafola.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (62 min.) : sound, black and white ; 3/4 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY926006140-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12171708
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): fefff750-aa06-0133-e135-60f81dd2b63c
Rights Statement
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The dance of Isadora Duncan" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1978 - 1978. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0d4de580-aa07-0133-ba2d-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The dance of Isadora Duncan" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 11, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0d4de580-aa07-0133-ba2d-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1978 - 1978). The dance of Isadora Duncan Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0d4de580-aa07-0133-ba2d-60f81dd2b63c

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The dance of Isadora Duncan