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Charles Weidman Video Archive

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Title
Charles Weidman - a celebration
Additional title: Visualization, or From a farm in New Jersey (Choreographic work : Weidman)
Additional title: Spanish dance (Choreographic work : Nagrin)
Additional title: Strange hero (Choreographic work : Nagrin)
Additional title: Shakers (Choreographic work : Humphrey)
Additional title: Lynchtown (Choreographic work : Weidman)
Additional title: Atavisms (Choreographic work : Weidman)
Additional title: Fables for our time (Choreographic work : Weidman)
Additional title: Revelations (Choreographic work : Ailey)
Additional title: Glyph (Choreographic work : Litz)
Additional title: Brahms waltzes, opus 39 (Choreographic work : Weidman)
Names
Terry, Walter (Commentator)
Seldes, Marian (Speaker)
Hill, Martha (Speaker)
Towner, Janet (Dancer)
Drake, Alfred, 1914-1992 (Speaker)
Nagrin, Daniel (Choreographer)
Reed, Linda Mann (Producer)
Auwae, Jim (Dancer)
Ornellas, Rick (Dancer)
Malusardi, Daniela (Dancer)
Young, Josiah (Dancer)
Litz, Katherine, d. 1978 (Choreographer)
Holub, Johannes (Videographer)
Saddler, Donald (Director)
Hamilton, Peter (Canadian architect, contemporary) (Choreographer)
Weidman, Charles (Choreographer)
Saint-Saëns, Camille, 1835-1921 (Composer)
Pitot, Genevieve, 1901-1980 (Composer)
Kenton, Stan (Composer)
Rugolo, Pete, 1915-2011 (Composer)
Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958 (Choreographer)
Seckler, Beatrice (Director)
Engel, Lehman, 1910-1982 (Composer)
Miller, Freda D (Composer)
Harrison, Lou, 1917-2003 (Composer)
Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897 (Composer)
Ailey, Alvin (Choreographer)
Charles Weidman Dance Theatre (Production company)
José Limón Dance Company (Production company)
Nagrin, Daniel (Dancer)
Reed, Linda Mann (Speaker)
Litz, Katherine, d. 1978 (Dancer)
Collection

Charles Weidman Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1975-10-06
Place: New York, New York
Table of Contents
CONTENTS. - Reel 1. Introduction by Walter Terry. Warm up, a choreographed technique class by Peter Hamilton, performed by members of Charles Weidman Theatre Dance Company. Marian Seldes recites piece by Charles Weidman titled "My vocation", written when he was in the ninth grade in Lincoln, Nebraska. Speech by Martha Hill about Weidman and the early Bennington years. Excerpt from Visualization, or From a farm in New Jersey (chor: Weidman; mus: Saint-Saëns) performed by Janet Towner. Brief remarks by Alfred Drake about Weidman and his kinetic pantomime. Two works choreographed and performed by Daniel Nagrin: Spanish dance (mus: Geneviève Pitot) and Strange hero (mus: Stan Kenton and Pete Rugolo). Shakers (chor: Doris Humphrey) performed by members of José Limón Dance Company. - Reel 2. Letter from Martha Graham about Weidman, read by Walter Terry. Brief remarks by Linda Mann Reed. Lynchtown (from Atavisms; chor: Weidman, directed by Beatrice Seckler; mus: Lehman Engel) performed by members of Charles Weidman Theatre Dance Company. The moth and the star (from Fables for our time; chor: Weidman; mus: Freda Miller) performed by Jim Auwae and Rick Ornellas of the Mary Anthony Dance Theatre. Fix me, Jesus (from Revelations; chor: Alvin Ailey) performed by Daniela Malusardi and Josiah Young of the Alvin Ailey Repertory Workshop. The glyph (mus: Lou Harrison) choreographed and performed by Katherine Litz. Brahms waltzes, opus 39 (chor: Weidman) performed by members of Charles Weidman Theatre Dance Company.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 3056
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 5-549 (former)
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Venue: Videotaped by Johannes Holub during a performance at the Majestic Theatre, New York, on October 6, 1975.
Creation/production credits: Program produced by Linda Mann Reed and directed by Donald Saddler. Introduction and commentaries by Walter Terry.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 2 videocassettes (U-matic) (NTSC) (105 min.) : sound, black and white ; 3/4 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY877001417-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12163971
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e3674090-b448-0136-9dd1-005f4be7b8fe
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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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Charles Weidman - a celebration" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1975. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/50b9acc7-598d-4fa1-8006-6a311d8d0bf5

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Charles Weidman - a celebration" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/50b9acc7-598d-4fa1-8006-6a311d8d0bf5

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1975). Charles Weidman - a celebration Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/50b9acc7-598d-4fa1-8006-6a311d8d0bf5

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Charles Weidman - a celebration