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The spirit of Denishawn: Excerpts [and] Four temperaments

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Joyce Trisler Video Archive

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The spirit of Denishawn: Excerpts [and] Four temperaments

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Title
The spirit of Denishawn: Excerpts [and] Four temperaments
Additional title: Four temperaments (Choreographic work : Trisler)
Additional title: Spirit of Denishawn (Choreographic work : Pinska)
Names
Trisler, Joyce, 1934-1979 (Choreographer)
Hindemith, Paul, 1895-1963 (Composer)
Pinska, Klarna (Choreographer)
St. Denis, Ruth, 1880-1968 (Choreographer)
Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972 (Choreographer)
Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958 (Choreographer)
Joyce Trisler Danscompany (Performer)
Collection

Joyce Trisler Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1980-06
Table of Contents
CONTENTS: The spirit of Denishawn: Excerpts (8 min.). Choreography: Staged by Klarna Pinska after Ruth St. Denis, Ted Shawn, and Doris Humphrey. Liebestraum. Choreography: St. Denis. Music; Franz Liszt. Beginning cut off. -- Spear dance japonesque. Choreography: Shawn. Music: Louis Horst. Ending cut off. -- Soaring. Choreography: St. Denis and Humphrey. Music: Robert Schumann. -- Four temperaments (approx. 20 min.). Choreography: Joyce Trisler. Music: Paul Hindemith. Beginning of work and part of Melancholic variation edited out.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 7471
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-2546 (former)
Topics
Spoleto Festival U.S.A.
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Venue: Videotaped in performance at the Cistern of the College of Charleston, during the Spoleto Festival U.S.A. in Charleston, South Carolina, in June 1980. For the first part of this performance, see: *MGZIC 9-2170 Four against the gods: Excerpts [and] The spirit of Denishawn: Excerpts.
Performers: Performed by members of the Joyce Trisler Danscompany.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (30 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY916039185-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12170400
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 935a06a0-85aa-0135-1b97-0378acf89fd7
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.

Item timeline of events

  • 1934: Creator Born
  • 1979: Creator Died
  • 1980: Created
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The spirit of Denishawn: Excerpts [and] Four temperaments" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1980. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/935a06a0-85aa-0135-1b97-0378acf89fd7

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The spirit of Denishawn: Excerpts [and] Four temperaments" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/935a06a0-85aa-0135-1b97-0378acf89fd7

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1980). The spirit of Denishawn: Excerpts [and] Four temperaments Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/935a06a0-85aa-0135-1b97-0378acf89fd7

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The spirit of Denishawn: Excerpts [and] Four temperaments