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The desperate heart (Motion picture)

Title
The desperate heart (Motion picture)
Publication
1974.

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Additional Authors
  • Bettis, Valerie, 1919-1982
  • Beals, Margaret
  • Terry, Walter.
  • Segáll, Bernardo.
  • Brinnin, John Malcolm, 1916-1998.
  • Janaki, costume designer.
Description
1 reel. 17 1/2 min. 625 ft. : sd. color with b&w. sequence.; 16 mm.
Summary
In the introductory section of the film, in black-and-white, dance critic Walter Terry discusses Valerie Bettis and her work, with special reference to this dance; Valerie Bettis explains how and why she created the work; and Margaret Beals tells what it was like to learn the role from Bettis and the problems of re-creating a solo role so indelibly identified with another performer. She then performs the dance, in costume and in color.
Uniform Title
Desperate heart (Choreographic work : Bettis)
Note
  • Produced by M. B. Hunnewell for The Impulses Foundation.
  • Choreography: Valerie Bettis. Music: Bernardo Ségall. Poem: John Malcolm Brinnin, recited by Valerie Bettis. Costume: Janaki. Director: Peter Powell. Danced by Margaret Beals.
Call Number
*MGZHB 6-2046
OCLC
NYPY837031599-F
Title
The desperate heart (Motion picture)
Imprint
1974.
Local Subject
Motion pictures. The desperate heart.
Added Author
Bettis, Valerie, 1919-1982, choreographer. Speaker
Beals, Margaret, dancer.
Terry, Walter.
Segáll, Bernardo. Composer
Brinnin, John Malcolm, 1916-1998. Author
Janaki, costume designer. Costume designer
Added Title
Desperate heart (Choreographic work : Bettis)
Research Call Number
*MGZHB 6-2046
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