Dance for six ; [and] The spirit of Denishawn [excerpts]
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Title
Dance for six ; [and] The spirit of Denishawn [excerpts]
Collection
Names
Moretton, Lonné (Dancer)
Colahan, Nancy (Dancer)
Soleau, William (Dancer)
Vivaldi, Antonio, 1678-1741 (Composer)
Trisler, Joyce, 1934-1979 (Choreographer)
Pinska, Klarna (Restager)
Schlenck, John (Dancer)
Satie, Erik, 1866-1925 (Composer)
Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972 (Choreographer)
St. Denis, Ruth, 1880-1968 (Choreographer)
Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958 (Choreographer)
Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827 (Composer)
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750 (Composer)
Horst, Louis (Composer)
Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856 (Composer)
Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886 (Composer)
Joyce Trisler Danscompany (Performer)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1979
Table Of Contents
Dance for six. Choreography: Joyce Trisler. Music: Vivaldi. -- The spirit of Denishawn. Staged by Klarna Pinska. Excerpts include: Single and double scarf technique; music: Satie; performed by John Schlenck. Gnossienne; choreography: Ted Shawn; music: Satie; performed by Lonné Moretton. Sonata pathétique; choreography: Ruth St. Denis and Doris Humphrey; music: Beethoven. Bach; choreography: Ted Shawn; music: J.S. Bach. Liebestraum; choreography: St. Denis; music: Liszt; performed by Nancy Colahan. Spear dance Japonesque; choreography: Shawn; music: Horst; performed by William Soleau. Soaring; choreography: St. Denis and Humphrey; music; Schumann.
Library Location
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 7280
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-186 (former)
Subjects
Genres
Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances
Notes
Performers: Performed by the Joyce Trisler Danscompany.
Venue: Taped in performance at the Festival of Two Worlds, Spoleto, Italy, in 1979.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (50 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Languages
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY817023257-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12159220
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3257b0c0-7b91-0135-3283-5fe54f85f1f8
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Dance for six ; [and] The spirit of Denishawn [excerpts]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1979. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3257b0c0-7b91-0135-3283-5fe54f85f1f8
APA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1979). Dance for six ; [and] The spirit of Denishawn [excerpts] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3257b0c0-7b91-0135-3283-5fe54f85f1f8
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Dance for six ; [and] The spirit of Denishawn [excerpts]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 14, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3257b0c0-7b91-0135-3283-5fe54f85f1f8
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