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Six American Dance Pioneers: A Look Back, A Leap Forward: Ernestine Stodelle (excerpts) and Masters Exchange

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Title

Six American Dance Pioneers: A Look Back, A Leap Forward: Ernestine Stodelle (excerpts) and Masters Exchange

Collection

Susan Hess Modern Dance Lecture Series Video Archive

Names

Edsall, Mary E (Moderator)
Edsall, Mary E (Speaker)
Miller, Andrea (Dancer)
Miller, Andrea (Speaker)
Woodford, Charles Humphrey (Speaker)
Stodelle, Ernestine (Speaker)
Stodelle, Ernestine (Choreographer)
Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958 (Choreographer)
Hess, Susan (Director)
Dougherty, Heather (Dancer)
Painted Bride Art Center (Presenter)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 2000-11-12

Table Of Contents

Leverages (Extrovert and Introvert sections) (6 min.) / choreography, Ernestine Stodelle ; danced by Andrea Miller -- The Call/Breath of Fire performance (5 min.) / choreography, Doris Humphrey ; dancer, Andrea Miller -- Ernestine Stodelle (conclusion) (1 min.) -- Charles Woodford (Doris Humphrey's son) (3 min.) -- Quasi-waltz (3 min.) / choreography, Doris Humphrey ; dancer, Andrea Miller -- Question Answer Session (19 min.) / moderator, Mary Edsall ; participants, Ernestine Stodelle, Charles Woodford, Andrea Miller [camera on the audience]. |||| Masters Exchange in Dance Studio: Warm up (2 min.) / former dancers from the Choreographers Project -- Deafened (7 min.) / choreography and performance, Gin (Virginia) ; music, Black Tape for a Blue Girl -- Discussion of Deafened (8 min.) / speakers, Ernestine Stodelle and dancer, Gin (Virginia) -- Facing Forward (6 min.) / choreography and performance, Heather Dougherty ; music, Edgar Myer.

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 1470

Subjects

Stodelle, Ernestine
Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958
Call (Choreographic work : Humphrey)
Breath of fire (Choreographic work : Humphrey)
Quasi-waltz (Choreographic work : Humphrey)
Choreography

Genres

Interviews
Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances

Notes

Content: Title taken from *MGZIDF 1468; cataloger; and additional title from original cassette label.
Content: Question & Answer Session is the same as *MGZDF 1468 and *MGZIDF 1469 except camera is on audience not the participants.
Creation/Production Credits: Presented by Susan Hess Modern Dance.
Venue: Videotaped during talk at Painted Bride Art Center, Philadelphia, Pa. and at dance studio 2000 November 12.
Acquisition: Gift; Susan Hess; 2010.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videocassette (MiniDV) (60 min.) : sound, color ; 1/4 in.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 890479913
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20294796
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f9878220-6456-0132-9e2d-3c075448cc4b

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

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MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Six American Dance Pioneers: A Look Back, A Leap Forward: Ernestine Stodelle (excerpts) and Masters Exchange" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 2000. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f9878220-6456-0132-9e2d-3c075448cc4b

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (2000). Six American Dance Pioneers: A Look Back, A Leap Forward: Ernestine Stodelle (excerpts) and Masters Exchange Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f9878220-6456-0132-9e2d-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Six American Dance Pioneers: A Look Back, A Leap Forward: Ernestine Stodelle (excerpts) and Masters Exchange" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 18, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f9878220-6456-0132-9e2d-3c075448cc4b

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