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Six American Dance Pioneers: A Look Back, A Leap Forward: Trisha Brown

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Susan Hess Modern Dance Lecture Series Video Archive

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Title
Six American Dance Pioneers: A Look Back, A Leap Forward: Trisha Brown
Additional title: Trisha Brown
Additional title: Trilogy (Choreographic work : Brown)
Names
Kraus, Lisa (Dancer)
Kraus, Lisa (Speaker)
Brown, Trisha, 1936-2017 (Speaker)
Brown, Trisha, 1936-2017 (Choreographer)
Hess, Susan (Director)
Painted Bride Art Center (Presenter)
Collection

Susan Hess Modern Dance Lecture Series Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 2001-05-01
Table of Contents
Reel 1. Introduction (13 min.) / danced and spoken by Lisa Kraus -- Trisha Brown with dance films (beginning) [ends abruptly] (50 min.) -- Reel 2. Trisha Brown with dance films (conclusion) (41 min.)
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 1477
Topics
Brown, Trisha, 1936-2017
Kraus, Lisa
Monteverdi, Claudio, 1567-1643. Orfeo
Sciarrino, Salvatore. Luci mie traditrici
Trilogy (Choreographic work : Brown)
Music and dance
Choreography
Modern dance -- United States
Dance -- History -- 20th century
Genres
Interviews
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Content: Title taken from original cassette label and other videos from the series.
Content: Reel 1 (63 min.) ; Reel 2 (41 min.).
Content: Dance film excerpts interspersed between discussions include: El Trilogy (2000), Orfeo (1998) and Luci Mie Traditrici (2001).
Creation/production credits: Presented by Susan Hess Modern Dance; videographer, Alan Powell.
Venue: Videotaped during talk at Painted Bride Art Center, Philadelphia, Pa. 2001 May 1.
Acquisition: Gift; Susan Hess; 2010.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 2 videocassettes (MiniDV) (104 min.) : sound, color ; 1/4 in.
Description
Reel 1. Trisha Brown (choreographer) discusses working in cycles; directing operas; the creation process for the jazz trilogy, El Trilogy (2000); creating El Trilogy over a short period of time with trumpet player, Dave Douglas, and painter, Terry Winters; explaining the phrase, Blowing a phrase out; brief question and answer session regarding Brown's use of clusters and her jazz sensibility, and the speed of her work; talks about the Monteverdi opera she created, Orfeo; the structure given to her by the music [ends abruptly]. Reel 2. Brown continues talking about Orfeo and wanting to direct an opera; working out movement on the dancers and every singer having a private coach; how the set worked; discussion of Brown's new work, Luci Mie Traditrici with brief question and answer session about her use of talking while dancing and if this theme relates to her operas; creating a new language/vocabulary for her Opera work; Orfeo winning the Grand Prize (Critic's Choice) in France; singers telling her that the movements she created helped them to learn the music; Brown mentions upcoming performances at Lincoln Center of Luci Mie Traditrici and El Trilogy; and concludes with thanking Susan Hess and Lisa Kraus.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 894249509
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20333500
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8bcc4df0-6457-0132-6dad-3c075448cc4b
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Six American Dance Pioneers" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 2001. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8d11a6c0-6457-0132-e573-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Six American Dance Pioneers" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8d11a6c0-6457-0132-e573-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (2001). Six American Dance Pioneers Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8d11a6c0-6457-0132-e573-3c075448cc4b

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Six American Dance Pioneers