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Canadance: four dance centres--Vancouver, Toronto, Winnipeg, Montréal

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Title

Canadance: four dance centres--Vancouver, Toronto, Winnipeg, Montréal

Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Names

Albert, Mary-Louise (Dancer)
Belinsky, Sacha (Dancer)
Carson, Betsy (Dancer)
Christiansen, Eva (Dancer)
Redd, Erique (Dancer)
Sheppard, Lynn (Dancer)
Shields, Aaron (Dancer)
Weiss, Doug (Dancer)
Allemann, Sabina (Dancer)
Glasco, Kimberly (Dancer)
Ichino, Yoko (Dancer)
Lightheart, Kim (Dancer)
Tessmer, Karyn (Dancer)
Witkowsky, Gizella (Dancer)
Harrington, Rex (Dancer)
Montague, Owen (Dancer)
Osborne, Gregory (Dancer)
Ottmann, Peter (Dancer)
Ransom, Jeremy (Dancer)
Smith, Raymond (Dancer)
Forst, Judith (Singer)
Crum, George, 1926- (Conductor)
Kuby, D-Anne (Dancer)
Gower, Christopher (Dancer)
Kleeman, Desiree (Dancer)
Shweky, Joel (Dancer)
Barkley, Karen (Dancer)
Cansfield, Ruth (Dancer)
Kurzer, Dave (Dancer)
Tomkins, Deirdre (Dancer)
Shewchuk, Alana (Dancer)
Lecavalier, Louise (Dancer)
Béland, Marc (Dancer)
Godin, Claude (Dancer)
Courtois, Carole (Dancer)
Bedard, Frederike (Singer)
Kay, Randall (Instrumentalist)
Marcuse, Judith (Choreographer)
Nurock, Kirk (Composer)
Collett, Lawrence (Designer)
Kelly, Lyn (Costume designer)
Trende, Charlotte (Costume designer)
Mohammed, Amir (Lighting designer)
Gilbert, Tony (Producer)
Patsalas, Constantin (Choreographer)
Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869 (Composer)
Kellar, Roy (Designer)
Benson, Susan (Costume designer)
Wright, Aylmer (Lighting designer)
Prizek, Mario (Producer)
Robinson, Tedd (Choreographer)
Jandrisch, David (Composer)
Beaton, Willie (Designer)
Sues, Alan (Costume designer)
Pennie, Allan (Lighting designer)
Zuk, Ernie (Producer)
Lock, Edouard
Kay, Randall (Composer)
Smith, Michel (Composer)
Lemieux, Michel (Composer)
Leveillee, Jean (Designer)
Corbeil, Jean-Guy (Lighting designer)
Murray, Judith (Producer)
Repertory Dance Company of Canada (Performer)
National Ballet of Canada (Performer)
Contemporary Dancers (Company : Winnipeg, Man.) (Performer)
La La La Human Steps (Dance company) (Performer)
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Broadcaster)
Robinson, Tedd (Costume designer)
Robinson, Tedd (Dancer)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1985
Place: Canada
Publisher: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Table Of Contents

1. Currents (ca. 23 min.) / produced and directed by Tony Gilbert ; choreography, Judith Marcuse ; music, Kirk Nurock ; set, Lawrence Collett ; costumes, Lyn Kelly and Charlotte Trende ; lighting, Amir Mohammed ; danced by the Vancouver-based Repertory Dance Company of Canada: Mary-Louise Albert, Sacha Belinsky, Betsy Carson, Eva Christiansen, Erique Redd, Lynn Sheppard, Aaron Shields, Doug Weiss. |||| L'île inconnue (The undiscovered island) (ca. 27 min.) / produced and directed by Mario Prizek ; choreography, Constantine Patsalas ; music, Hector Berlioz ; set, Roy Kellar ; costumes, Susan Benson ; lighting, Aylmer Wright ; danced by members of the National Ballet of Canada: Sabina Allemann, Kimberly Glasco, Yoko Ichino, Kim Lightheart, Karyn Tessmer, Gizella Witkowsky, Rex Harrington, Owen Montague, Gregory Osborne, Peter Ottmann, Jeremy Ransom, Raymond Smith ; singer, Judith Forst ; conducted by George Crum. |||| Entertainment for dictators (beginning; ca. 12 min.) / produced and directed by Ernie Zuk ; choreography, Tedd Robinson ; music, David Jandrisch ; set, Willie Beaton ; costumes, Allan Sues, Tedd Robinson ; lighting, Allan Pennie ; danced by the Winnipeg-based Contemporary Dancers of Canada: Tedd Robinson, D-Anne Kuby, Christopher Gower, Desiree Kleeman, Joel Shweky, Karen Barkley, Ruth Cansfield, Dave Kurzer, Deirdre Tomkins, Alana Shewchuk. |||| 2. Entertainment for dictators (continued; ca. 3 min.). |||| La La La Human Steps (ca. 19 min.) / produced and directed by Judith Murray ; choreography, Edouard Lock ; music, Randall Kay, Michel Smith, Michel Lemieux ; set, Jean Leveille ; spider creation, Randall Kay ; lighting, Jean-Guy Corbeil ; danced by the Montréal-based company La La La Human Steps: Louise Lecavalier, Marc Béland, Claude Godin, Carole Courtois ; singer, Frederike Bedard ; guitarist, Randall Kay.

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8807

Subjects

Dance -- Canada
Modern dance -- Canada
Ballet -- Canada

Genres

Televised Dance
Televised Performances

Notes

Creation/Production Credits: CBC Television.
Venue: Telecast on the program CBC Thursday night.

Physical Description

Extent: 2 videocassettes (U-matic) (88 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.

Abstract

Four dance works presented by Canadian companies. Each work is introduced by its choreographer.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY97-F1072
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b13450747
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d351abd0-864f-0138-7a4e-0c7d15106768

Rights

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.

Type Of Resource

Moving Image

Date Issued

1985

Cite this item

MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Canadance: four dance centres--Vancouver, Toronto, Winnipeg, Montréal" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1985. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d351abd0-864f-0138-7a4e-0c7d15106768

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1985). Canadance: four dance centres--Vancouver, Toronto, Winnipeg, Montréal Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d351abd0-864f-0138-7a4e-0c7d15106768

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Canadance: four dance centres--Vancouver, Toronto, Winnipeg, Montréal" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d351abd0-864f-0138-7a4e-0c7d15106768

Wikipedia citation

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