Research Catalog

Title

Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival (Motion picture)

Publication

1969.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972.
• Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958
• Goslar, Lotte
• Najan, Nala
• Alba, María, -1992
• Lander, Toni
• Marks, Bruce, 1937-
• Venza, Jac.
• McKayle, Donald, 1930-2018
• Walker, Norman
• Petipa, Marius, 1818-1910
• Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893.
• Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886.
• Stölzel, Gottfried Heinrich, 1690-1749.
• Jacob's Pillow School of the Dance.
• Donald McKayle and Company.
• Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers.
• Norman Walker Dance Company.
• Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival.

Description

4 reels (114 min., 4088 ft.) : sd., b&w; 16 mm.

Summary

Ted Shawn and students discuss history and current activities at Jacob's Pillow; film clips and filmed performances are included.

Uniform Title

• Rainbow 'round my shoulder (Choreographic work : McKayle)
• Greetings (Choreographic work : Goslar)
• Grandma always danced (Choreographic work : Goslar)
• Life of a flower (Choreographic work : Goslar)
• Liebestraum (Choreographic work : Goslar)
• Baroque concerto no. 4 (Choreographic work : Walker)
• Sleeping beauty (Choreographic work)
• Orgia (Choreographic work : Alba)

Note

• Telecast on Sounds of summer, August 10, 1969, on WNET-TV.
• For unedited audio tape of Ted Shawn's commentary on this film, see: Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival [Commentary], 1969 (former call number: *MGZT 7-933).

Credits (note)

• Producer: Jac Venza.

Contents

PARTIAL CONTENTS.--Reel 1: Film clip of Ted Shawn and his Men Dancers. Rainbow 'round my shoulder. Choreography: Donald McKayle. Music: Traditional songs arranged by Robert De Cormier and Milt Okun. Performed by Donald McKayle and Company. Class in Indian dance conducted by Nala Najan. Film clips of Denishawn Dancers and of Doris Humphrey.--Reel 2: Greetings. Choreographed by Lotte Goslar. Performed by Lotte Goslar and company. Life of a flower. Choreographed and performed by Lotte Goslar. Orgia. Choreographed by María Alba. Performed by María Alba and company. Sleeping beauty: Act III pas de deux. Choreography: after Marius Petipa. Music: Peter Tchaikowsky. Performed by Toni Lander and Bruce Marks.--Reel 3: Liebestraum. Music: Franz Liszt. Performed by Lotte Goslar. Durbari kathak. Performed by Nala Najan. Grandma always danced. Choreographed and performed by Lotte Goslar. Baroque concerto no. 4. Choreography: Norman Walker. Music: G. H. Stölzel. Performed by Norman Walker Dance Company.--Reel 4: María Alba and company in an unidentified work.

Call Number

*MGZHB 16-486

OCLC

NYPY737070970-F

Title

Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival (Motion picture)

Imprint

1969.

Credits

Producer: Jac Venza.

Local Subject

Television. Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival.

Television. Sounds of summer.

Added Author

Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972.

Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958, dancer.

Goslar, Lotte, choreographer, dancer.

Najan, Nala, choreographer, dancer.

Alba, María, -1992, choreographer, dancer.

Lander, Toni, dancer.

Marks, Bruce, 1937- dancer.

Venza, Jac. Producer

McKayle, Donald, 1930-2018, choreographer.

Walker, Norman, choreographer.

Petipa, Marius, 1818-1910, choreographer.

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Composer

Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886. Composer

Stölzel, Gottfried Heinrich, 1690-1749. Composer

Jacob's Pillow School of the Dance.

Donald McKayle and Company.

Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers.

Norman Walker Dance Company.

Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival.

Added Title

Rainbow 'round my shoulder (Choreographic work : McKayle)

Greetings (Choreographic work : Goslar)

Grandma always danced (Choreographic work : Goslar)

Life of a flower (Choreographic work : Goslar)

Liebestraum (Choreographic work : Goslar)

Baroque concerto no. 4 (Choreographic work : Walker)

Sleeping beauty (Choreographic work)

Orgia (Choreographic work : Alba)

Research Call Number

*MGZHB 16-486