Charles Weidman: "On his own"

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Title

Charles Weidman: "On his own"

Collection

Charles Weidman Video Archive

Names

Weidman, Charles (Interviewee)
Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958 (Choreographer)
Seckler, Beatrice (Director)
Sherman, Lee (Commentator)
Towner, Janet (Commentator)
Hamilton, Peter (Canadian architect, contemporary) (Restager)
Nielsen, Douglas (Dancer)
Carr, Deborah (Restager)
Mezzacappa, Carol (Restager)
Nikolais, Alwin (Narrator)
Schurman, Nona (Director)
Barzel, Ann (Cinematographer)
Thompson, Betty Lynd (Cinematographer)
Knight, Helen (Cinematographer)
O'Sullivan, Margaret (Consultant)
Brooks, Virginia Loring (Director)
Mendelsohn, Janet (Director)
Cooper, Miriam Raphael (Producer)
Humphrey-Weidman (Performer)
Charles Weidman Dance Theatre (Performer)
Deborah Carr Theatre Dance Ensemble (Performer)
Charles Weidman Modern Dance Foundation (Presenter)
Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958 (Dancer)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1990 (Approximate)
Place: Pennington, New Jersey
Publisher: Princeton Book Company

Table Of Contents

DANCE CONTENTS. - Choreography by Weidman except where noted otherwise. Reconstructions in order of appearance: On my mother's side: Excerpts. Staged/directed by Peter Hamilton. Music: Lionel Nowak. Text: William Archibald. Performed by Douglas Nielsen. - Study in contrast. Performed by Patricia Ambrose, Priscilla Davidson, and Robert Garcia. - New dance: Men's dance. Staged/directed by Deborah Carr. Music: Wallingford Riegger. Performed by Garcia and Sam Harris. - Flickers: Excerpt. Staged/directed by Carr. Music: Nowak. Performed by Gail Corbin, Garcia, and Harris. - Lynchtown. Staged/directed by Carol Mezzacappa. Artistic advisor: Margaret O'Sullivan. Performed by the Mezzacappa/Gabrian Dance Company. - Brahms waltzes: Excerpts. Staged/directed by Carr. Music: Brahms. Performed by Harris and members of the Deborah Carr Theatre Dance Ensemble. - Christmas oratorio: Excerpts. Staged/directed by Carr. Music: Bach. Performed by Carr, Corbin, and Laren Lynn. - Archival dance excerpts in order of appearance: New dance. Choreography: Humphrey. Music: Riegger. Filmed by Helen B. Knight, 1935. Performed by the Humphrey-Weidman Company. - Duo-drama. Choreography: Humphrey. Music: Roy Harris. Performed by Humphrey and Weidman. - New dance: Men's dance. Performed by the Humphrey-Weidman Company. - Traditions. Music: Lehman Engel. Filmed by Ann Barzel, 1938. Performed by Weidman, José Limón, and George Bachman. - Visualization, or from a farm in New Jersey. Music: Camille Saint-Saëns. Recorded in 1974. Performed by Towner. - Additional dances filmed by Betty Lynd Thompson, 1938.

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 5006
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-2472 (former)

Subjects

Weidman, Charles
St. Denis, Ruth, 1880-1968
Denishawn School of Dancing

Genres

Dance Films
Motion Pictures
Documentary Films

Notes

Creation/Production Credits: Presented by the Charles Weidman Dance Foundation. Distributed as a videocassette by Dance Horizons Video, Princeton Book Company, Publishers, Pennington, New Jersey. Executive producer: Miriam Raphael Cooper. Directors/editors: Virginia Brooks, Janet Mendelsohn. Artistic directors: Beatrice Seckler, Nona Schurman. Writer: Janet Mendelsohn. Narrator: Alwin Nikolais. Film score: Peter Carino.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (60 min.) : sound, color, with black and white sequences ; 3/4 in.

Abstract

Documentary on the life and career of Charles Weidman, illustrated with historical footage and contemporary reconstructions of his choreography. Lee Sherman and Beatrice Seckler, former members of the Humphrey-Weidman Company, reminisce about him, as does Janet Towner, formerly with Weidman's own company. Weidman himself is seen in a dance workshop recorded in 1970 and an interview recorded in 1973. Reconstructions are performed by members of the Deborah Carr Theatre Dance Ensemble and the Mezzacappa/Gabrian Dance Company.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY916015185-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12169911
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 19221fc0-4b66-0133-ef89-60f81dd2b63c

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Moving Image

Date Issued

1990

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