Dance for six [and] The spirit of Denishawn: Excerpts

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Title

Dance for six [and] The spirit of Denishawn: Excerpts

Collection

Joyce Trisler Video Archive

Names

Trisler, Joyce, 1934-1979 (Choreographer)
St. Denis, Ruth, 1880-1968 (Choreographer)
Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972 (Choreographer)
Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958 (Choreographer)
Pinska, Klarna (Restager)
Vivaldi, Antonio, 1678-1741 (Composer)
Satie, Erik, 1866-1925 (Composer)
Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827 (Composer)
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750 (Composer)
Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897 (Composer)
Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886 (Composer)
Horst, Louis (Composer)
Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856 (Composer)
Joyce Trisler Danscompany (Performer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1979-12-30

Table Of Contents

CONTENTS: Dance for six (approx. 21 min.). Choreography: Joyce Trisler. Music: Antonio Vivaldi. -- The spirit of Denishawn: Excerpts (approx. 29 min.). Choreography: Ruth St. Denis, Ted Shawn, and Doris Humphrey, restaged by Klarna Pinska. Single and double scarf techniques (mus: Schlenck). Gnossienne (chor: Shawn; mus: Satie). Sonata pathétique (chor: St. Denis and Humphrey; mus: Beethoven). Two-part invention no. 4 (chor: Shawn; mus: Bach). Waltz (chor: St. Denis; mus: Brahms). Liebestraum (chor: St. Denis; mus: Liszt). Japanese spear dance (chor: Shawn; mus: Horst). Soaring (chor: Humphrey and St. Denis; mus: Schumann). Low-level stage lighting in sections.

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 7472
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-2547 (former)

Genres

Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances

Notes

Venue: Videotaped in performance at Emanu-el Midtown Y, New York, on December 30, 1979.
Performers: Performed by the Joyce Trisler Danscompany: Nancy Colahan, Adria Cordero, Lisa Farias, Zvi Gotheiner, Diane Grumet, Michele Irvin, Regina Larkin, Nancy Long, Allen Maniker, Joyce McGowan, Lonné Moretton, Lisa Rubin, Deborah Salmirs, William Soleau, Warren Spears, Broderick Wilson, and others.
Content: This footage is also on *MGZIA 4-13 reel 2 Choreography by Joyce Trisler; however, it contains the conclusion of Soaring, which is cut off on *MGZIA 4-13.
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, black and white ; 3/4 in.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY916063477-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12171016
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 99765dd0-85aa-0135-738f-45a458603ce1

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Type Of Resource

Moving Image

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