Research Catalog

Title

Shaping today with yesterday: Morris dancers [videorecording]

Publication

1985.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Henry, Sarah.
• Dexter, John, morris dancer.
• Ipiotis, Celia.
• Bush, Jeffrey C.
• ARC Videodance (Firm)

Description

1 videocassette (U-matic, NTSC) (28 min.) : sd., col.; 3/4 in.

Summary

Morris dancers Sarah Henry and John Dexter talk about various aspects of morris and sword dances, including their ritual nature, the participation of men and women, costumes, special roles (fool, hobbyhorse, green man, madwoman, etc.), and music. They pay tribute to Cecil Sharp, who helped revive the tradition of morris dancing. Henry performs a sword dance with members of the Half Moon Sword Dance Team and a morris dance called The keeper with the Ring-a-bell Morris Dance Team. Dexter and Jim Stevenson (?) perform "I'll go enlist for a sailor," a double jig.

Series Statement

Eye on dance ; 158

Subjects

• Morris dances
• Television > Eye on dance
• Double jig (Dance)
• Morris dances > Costume
• Television > Shaping today with yesterday
• Sword-dance
• Folk dancing > England

Note

• Produced by ARC Videodance as part of the television series Eye on dance. Recorded on April 29, 1985 at the studios of WNYC, New York. Telecast on May 13, 1985. Producers: Celia Ipiotis and Jeff Bush. Video director: Richard Sheridan. Program director: Celia Ipiotis. Technical director: Jeff Bush. Host: Celia Ipiotis.

Call Number

*MGZIC 9-2950

OCLC

NYPY916081019-F

Title

Shaping today with yesterday: Morris dancers [videorecording]

Imprint

1985.

Series

Eye on dance ; 158

Local Subject

Television. Shaping today with yesterday.

Television. Eye on dance.

Added Author

Henry, Sarah. spk, dancer.

Dexter, John, morris dancer. spk, dancer.

Ipiotis, Celia. Host. Producer. Director

Bush, Jeffrey C. Producer

ARC Videodance (Firm)

Research Call Number

*MGZIC 9-2950