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The golden road to health and beauty

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Title
The golden road to health and beauty
Names
Impekoven, Niddy (Dancer)
Laban, Rudolf von, 1879-1958 (Choreographer)
Ishii, Baku, 1886-1962 (Dancer)
Bereska, Dussia (Dancer)
Hasselquist, Jenny, 1894-1978 (Dancer)
Karsavina, Tamara (Dancer)
Vladimiroff, Pierre, 1893-1970 (Dancer)
Wigman, Mary, 1886-1973 (Dancer)
Jaques-Dalcroze, Émile, 1865-1950 (Choreographer)
Prager, Wilhelm (Director)
Mensendieck, Bess M. (Choreographer)
Loheland-Schule (Associated name)
Laban, Rudolf von, 1879-1958 (Dancer)
Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1920 - 1929 (Approximate)
Table of Contents
SUMMARY: Documentary on the value of physical fitness. Includes recreations of ancient Greek athletics and health practices, which are contrasted to modern neglect of the body. Survey of current exercise systems, including gymnastics for children, crawling exercises, Jaques-Dalcroze's eurythmics as practiced at the Hellerau school, the Loheland-Schule, Bess M. Mensendieck's exercises, and other athletic activities. Dance contents include: glimpses of dances from Africa, Hawaii, Japan, Burma, Bavaria, and Spain; Niddy Impekoven in The decadent doll, The life of the flower, and as a München tea-cozy; Rudolf von Laban and his company in a men's dance and the final scene of the dance-drama The living idol; Dussia Bereska in The orchid; Baku Ishii in The prisoner; Jenny Hasselquist in The white rose; Tamara Karsavina exercising at the barre and in a pas de deux from Sylvia with Pierre Vladimiroff; and Mary Wigman and her students in the final scene from the dance-drama The exodus.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 7870
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-1116 (former)
Topics
Modern dance -- Germany
Eurythmics
Dance -- Germany
Genres
Documentary films
Motion pictures
Filmed dance
Notes
Creation/production credits: English version of the motion picture Wege zu Kraft und Schönheit, made by the Cultural Dept. of the UFA (Universum Film Aktien Gesellschaft), Germany. Director: Wilhelm Prager. Scenario/scientific preparation: Nicholas Kaufmann, M.D. Music: Dr. Giuseppe Becce. Photography: Weinmann, Hrich, Paulmann. Silent, with English titles.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 2 videocassettes (U-matic) (91 min.) : silent, black and white ; 3/4 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY896034938-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12167727
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 75377850-8cd5-0135-fec5-69c5c5d42978
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

  • 1920: Issued (Approximate)
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The golden road to health and beauty" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1920 - 1929. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/efc577fa-8897-4067-a823-203c60ced52b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The golden road to health and beauty" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/efc577fa-8897-4067-a823-203c60ced52b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1920 - 1929). The golden road to health and beauty Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/efc577fa-8897-4067-a823-203c60ced52b

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The golden road to health and beauty