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Students and teachers at Bennington (Motion picture)
- Title
- Students and teachers at Bennington (Motion picture)
- Publication
- 1939 and 1940's.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Moving image | Use in library | *MGZHB 4-1669 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
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- Description
- 1 reel. 12 1/2 min. 307 ft. : si. color.; 16 mm.
- Note
- Filmed by Ann Hutchinson Guest in 1939 and the early 1940's. Chiefly informal scenes at the Bennington School of Modern Dance held at Mills College, Oakland in 1939.
- Contents
- CONTENTS. - Mills College, 1939: Informal shots during rest and practice periods. Includes brief clips of Charles Weidman, Hanya Holm, Doris Humphrey, and Martha Graham; students and dancers out of doors; students rehearsing and warming up at the Greek Theater; dancers sliding down amphitheater seats (possibly the ending from Humphrey's Theater piece); three dancers demonstrating Doris Humphrey's indirect side falls, jumps, back fall and recovery, spiral fall and recovery. Also shown are Ethel Manning, Norman Lloyd, Mary Jo Shelly, Franziska Boas, Ethel Butler, and José Limón. - Sydney, Australia, during the 1940's: Nina Verchinina of the De Basil Ballet practicing. - Honolulu, 1939: Hula dancers, wearing skirts of fresh green leaves, perform a standing and a sitting dance.
- Call Number
- *MGZHB 4-1669
- OCLC
- NYPY797032403-F
- Title
- Students and teachers at Bennington (Motion picture)
- Imprint
- 1939 and 1940's.
- Local Subject
- Motion pictures. Students and teachers at Bennington.Hulas.
- Added Author
- Weidman, Charles.Holm, Hanya, 1893-1992.Manning, Ethel.Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958, choreographer.Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958, dancer.Graham, Martha.Lloyd, Norman, 1909-1980.Shelly, Mary Jo.Boas, Franziska, 1902-1988.Butler, Ethel.Limón, José.Verchinina, Nina, dancer.Guest, Ann Hutchinson.Bennington School of the Dance.
- Research Call Number
- *MGZHB 4-1669