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The early years: The heritage of Isadora Duncan

Title: The early years: The heritage of Isadora Duncan [electronic resource]
Publication: 1981.

Additional Authors

Description

3 streaming video files (NTSC) (50 min.) : sd., col.

Subject

Note

Video documentation of the festival The early years: American modern dance from 1900 through the 1930s, hosted by SUNY College at Purchase, New York, on April 9-12, 1981, under the sponsorship of State University of New York, University-Wide Programs in the Arts. Festival director: Patricia Kerr Ross. Video producer: Daniel Labeille.
For printed program of the festival, see: *MGZB The early years (1981 : Purchase, N.Y.) [Programs].

Access (note)

Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.

Contents

SUMMARY: Videotaped on April 9, 1981 by D. A. Pennebaker. Presentation on The heritage of Isadora Duncan by Elizabeth Kendall with Kay Bardsley and Julia Levien. For another recording of this session, see: *MGZIC 9-950 cassettes 8 and 9. CONTENTS: Lecture by Kendall on Isadora Duncan's life, career, and significance, particularly her role as exponent of a classical revival paralleling the Orientalism of Ruth St. Denis, and as a catalyst for a new approach to dance in Europe and Russia. She decries the film The loves of Isadora and Kenneth MacMillan's ballet Isadora for perpetuating an image of Duncan as an artistic and intellectual lightweight. -- Panel discussion between Kendall (moderator), Bardsley, and Levien. Brief gap in recording at about 40 min. into the tape; for the missing material, see: *MGZIC 9-950 cassette 9. Bardsley and Levien recall their studies of Duncan dancing with, respectively, Maria Theresa Duncan, and Anna Duncan and Irma Duncan. They compare the different methodologies of the three teachers, all of whom drew upon the technique developed by Elizabeth Duncan, and the stylistic differences that have evolved in Europe and the U.S. Levien comments upon the choreography in The loves of Isadora, and notes Isadora's great achievement in changing dance from entertainment to an art experience. She and Bardsley describe some special qualities of Duncan dancing, particularly its fluidity and phrasing, and
its sense of humanism.

Call Number

*MGZIDF 3546

OCLC

NYPY916055800-F

Title

The early years: The heritage of Isadora Duncan [electronic resource]

Imprint

1981.

Restricted Access

Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.

Local Note

Former call number: *MGZIC 9-950 cassette 43.

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Local Subject

Duncan dancing.

Motion pictures. The loves of Isadora.

Dance -- Congresses -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1981.

Local Subject

Television. Early years.

Added Author

Kendall, Elizabeth, 1947- Speaker

Bardsley, Kay. Speaker

Levien, Julia. Speaker

Ross, Patty Kerr. Director

Pennebaker, D. A. Videographer

Labeille, Daniel. Producer

Early years (1981 : Purchase, N.Y.)

State University of New York College at Purchase.

Research Call Number

*MGZIC 9-950 cassette 43 (former)