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An afternoon of Mexican dance lecture/demonstration/screening

Title
An afternoon of Mexican dance [electronic resource] : lecture/demonstration/screening / presented by The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts as part of the series Performing Arts of Mexico ; series producer, Alan J. Pally ; presented by Gloria Contreras, assisted by Marcela Correa.
Publication
c1995.

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Contreras, Gloria
  • Correa, Marcela
  • Pally, Alan J.
  • Ward, Penny
  • Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971.
  • Guillaume, de Machaut, approximately 1300-1377.
  • Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893.
  • Ibarra, Federico.
  • Mahler, Gustav, 1860-1911.
  • Moncayo, José Pablo, 1912-1958.
  • Stamatiades, Kléomenes.
  • Cuervo, José.
  • Taller Coreográfico de la UNAM.
  • New York Public Library. Dance Collection.
  • DHCA.
Description
2 streaming video files (NTSC) (114 min.) : sd., col.
Summary
Gloria Contreras, general and artistic director of the Taller Coreográfico de la UNAM, discusses how she became a choreographer, and recalls the guidance given her by George Balanchine when she worked with the New York City Ballet. She introduces excerpts from her works, which are danced onstage by Marcela Correa or shown on video.
Uniform Title
  • Eioua (Choreographic work : Contreras)
  • Imágenes del quinto sol (Choreographic work : Contreras)
  • Huapango (Choreographic work : Contreras)
Subject
  • Balanchine, George
  • Ballet > Mexico
  • Modern dance > Mexico
  • Choreographers > Mexico
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
  • Educational/cultural films and programs.
Note
  • Recording made possible by the cooperation of Gloria Contreras, The New York Public Library's Office of Public Programs, and the Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image of the Dance Collection of The New York Public Library.
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits (note)
  • Choreography, Gloria Contreras.
Performer (note)
  • Danced onstage by Marcela Correa.
  • Danced on video by members of the Taller Coreográfico de la UNAM [Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México].
Event (note)
  • Videotaped at the Bruno Walter Auditorium, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, New York, on March 10, 1995, by Penny Ward.
Funding (note)
  • Recorded with the assistance of grants from New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
  • Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Contents
Video excerpts: The rite of spring / music, Igor Stravinsky ; scenery, Sabino Gainza -- Eioua / music, Guillaume de Machaut ; danced by Gloria Contreras and others -- Romeo and Juliet / music, Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky -- Images of the fifth sun / music, Federico Ibarra ; scenery, Kléomenes Stamatiades ; costumes, José Cuervo -- Dances for the dead children / music, Gustav Mahler -- Huapango / music, J.P. Moncayo.
Call Number
*MGZIDF 8736
OCLC
NYPY96-F302
Title
An afternoon of Mexican dance [electronic resource] : lecture/demonstration/screening / presented by The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts as part of the series Performing Arts of Mexico ; series producer, Alan J. Pally ; presented by Gloria Contreras, assisted by Marcela Correa.
Imprint
c1995.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Event
Videotaped at the Bruno Walter Auditorium, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, New York, on March 10, 1995, by Penny Ward.
Credits
Choreography, Gloria Contreras.
Performer
Danced onstage by Marcela Correa.
Danced on video by members of the Taller Coreográfico de la UNAM [Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México].
Funding
Recorded with the assistance of grants from New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Funding
Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Local Note
Former call number: *MGZIC 9-4925.
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Added Author
Contreras, Gloria, choreographer, dancer. Speaker
Correa, Marcela, dancer.
Pally, Alan J., producer.
Ward, Penny, videographer.
Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971. Composer
Guillaume, de Machaut, approximately 1300-1377. Composer
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Composer
Ibarra, Federico. Composer
Mahler, Gustav, 1860-1911. Composer
Moncayo, José Pablo, 1912-1958. Composer
Stamatiades, Kléomenes. Designer
Cuervo, José. Costume designer
Taller Coreográfico de la UNAM.
New York Public Library. Dance Collection.
DHCA.
Added Title
Eioua (Choreographic work : Contreras)
Imágenes del quinto sol (Choreographic work : Contreras)
Huapango (Choreographic work : Contreras)
Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 8736
*MGZIC 9-4925 (former)
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