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The American Dance Festival, one of a kind

Title
The American Dance Festival, one of a kind [electronic resource]/ produced by Take One Productions.
Publication
[1983?]

Available Online

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Taylor, Paul, 1930-2018.
  • Weidman, Charles
  • Reinhart, Charles
  • Terry, Walter
  • Myers, Martha
  • Bird, Dorothy, 1912-1996
  • Bird, Bonnie
  • Limón, José
  • Jones, Betty, 1926-2020
  • Currier, Ruth, 1926-
  • Graham, Martha
  • Graham, Martha
  • American Dance Festival
  • Bennington School of the Dance
  • South Carolina Educational Television Network
  • Steeg Productions
  • Take One Productions
  • University of North Carolina Center for Public Television
  • DHCA.
Description
1 streaming video file (NTSC) (35 min.) : sd. and sd., col. with b&w sequences
Summary
Promotional videotape followed by a compilation of archival footage.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Ellen Jacobs Associates.
Uniform Title
Invention (Choreographic work : Humphrey)
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Trailers and promo's.
  • Video.
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Funding (note)
  • Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Contents
  • The American Dance Festival, one of a kind (ca. 15 min., col. and b&w, sd.) / film sequences provided by UNC Center for Public Broadcasting, South Carolina ETV Network, and Steeg Productions ; script, Mike McClister ; editing, Jere Snyder ; interviewees, Marcia Esposito, Paul Taylor, Charles Weidman, Walter Terry (pre-recorded footage), Charles Reinhart, Martha Myers ; promotional videotape containing a brief history of the festival, followed by a summary of its activities (school, professional and community services, media projects, and performances), and testimonials from writers and choreographers. Illustrated by b&w archival footage and still photographs, and contemporary footage of performances, classes, and rehearsals.
  • [Archival footage] (ca. 20 min., b&w, si. and sd.) / includes segments titled "Techniques of Martha Graham demonstrated by Dorothy and Bonnie Bird" and "Selections from 'Panorama,' workshop group, Bennington School of Dance, 1935, directed by Martha Graham," as well as untitled class, performance, and candid footage. José Limón, Betty Jones, and Ruth Currier appear in a brief excerpt from Doris Humphrey's Invention at the end of the tape.
Call Number
*MGZIDF 8764
OCLC
NYPY98-F2850
Title
The American Dance Festival, one of a kind [electronic resource]/ produced by Take One Productions.
Imprint
[1983?]
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
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 9-5649.
Connect to:
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Local Subject
Dance publicity.
Modern dance -- Technique -- Graham.
Added Author
Taylor, Paul, 1930-2018. Interviewee
Weidman, Charles. Interviewee
Reinhart, Charles. Interviewee
Terry, Walter. Interviewee
Myers, Martha. Interviewee
Bird, Dorothy, 1912-1996, dancer.
Bird, Bonnie, dancer.
Limón, José, dancer.
Jones, Betty, 1926-2020, dancer.
Currier, Ruth, 1926- dancer.
Graham, Martha, choreographer.
American Dance Festival.
Bennington School of the Dance.
South Carolina Educational Television Network.
Steeg Productions.
Take One Productions.
University of North Carolina Center for Public Television.
DHCA.
Graham, Martha. Panorama
Added Title
Invention (Choreographic work : Humphrey)
Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 8764
*MGZIC 9-5649 (former)
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