The spirit of Denishawn: Excerpts

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Title

The spirit of Denishawn: Excerpts

Collection

Joyce Trisler Video Archive

Names

Pinska, Klarna (Choreographer)
St. Denis, Ruth, 1880-1968 (Choreographer)
Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972 (Choreographer)
Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958 (Choreographer)
Joyce Trisler Danscompany (Performer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1982-10-09
Place: Los Angeles, California, USA

Table Of Contents

CONTENTS: Single and double scarf techniques. -- Gnossienne. Choreography: Shawn. Music: Erik Satie. -- Sonata pathétique. Choreography: St. Denis and Humphrey. Music: Ludwig van Beethoven. -- Bach. Choreography: Shawn. Music: J. S. Bach. -- Brahms waltz. Choreography: St. Denis. Music: Johannes Brahms. -- Liebestraum. Choreography: St. Denis. Music: Franz Liszt. -- Spear dance japonesque. Choreography: Shawn. Music: Louis Horst. -- Soaring. Choreography: St. Denis and Humphrey. Music: Robert Schumann.

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 6152
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-2549 (former)

Genres

Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances

Notes

Venue: Videotaped in dress rehearsal at the University of California, Los Angeles, on October 9, 1982.
Creation/Production Credits: Choreography: Ruth St. Denis, Ted Shawn, and Doris Humphrey, staged by Klarna Pinska.
Performers: Performed by members of the Joyce Trisler Danscompany.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (29 min.) : sound, black and white ; 3/4 in.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY916039173-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12170399
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e9251ed0-a9c7-0134-1e8e-00505686a51c

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Moving Image

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MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The spirit of Denishawn: Excerpts" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1982. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e9251ed0-a9c7-0134-1e8e-00505686a51c

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1982). The spirit of Denishawn: Excerpts Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e9251ed0-a9c7-0134-1e8e-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The spirit of Denishawn: Excerpts" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 9, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e9251ed0-a9c7-0134-1e8e-00505686a51c

Wikipedia citation

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