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Artemis dances

Title
Artemis dances [videorecording] / produced by Serpentine Communications Inc. ; presented by Serpentine Video ; choreography and performance by Elizabeth Artemis Mourat.
Publication
U.S. : Serpentine Communications, c1997.

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Additional Authors
  • Mourat, Elizabeth Artemis
  • Serpentine Communications.
Description
1 videocassette (48 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Summary
Belly dance performances by Artemis (Elizabeth Artemis Mourat), recorded in a variety of settings. In interview segments, interspersed with the dances, Artemis discusses the Turkish style of belly dance which she performs, and compares it to the Egyptian style predominantly found in the U.S. She describes her research into the history of belly dance, which inspired her piece Ancient images. Other topics include her work as a teacher of belly dance, and the Rom (Gypsy) roots of Turkish style belly dance.
Alternative Title
Artemis in performance
Subject
Belly dance
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Note
  • Heading at beginning of tape: Artemis in performance.
  • For accompanying insert, containing a letter from Elizabeth Artemis Mourat and her essay A comparison of Turkish and Egyptian style Oriental dance, see: *MGZR Belly dance [clippings].
Event (note)
  • Recorded on location at Studio Artemis, Silver Spring, Md. ; Casablanca Restaurant, Alexandria, Va. ; Oasis Dance Camp North, Vashon, Wash. ; and in Turkey.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-4621
OCLC
NYPY00-F879
Title
Artemis dances [videorecording] / produced by Serpentine Communications Inc. ; presented by Serpentine Video ; choreography and performance by Elizabeth Artemis Mourat.
Imprint
U.S. : Serpentine Communications, c1997.
Event
Recorded on location at Studio Artemis, Silver Spring, Md. ; Casablanca Restaurant, Alexandria, Va. ; Oasis Dance Camp North, Vashon, Wash. ; and in Turkey.
Added Author
Mourat, Elizabeth Artemis, choreographer, dancer.
Serpentine Communications.
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-4621
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