Research Catalog

Title

Improvisations Unlimited [videorecording] / artistic direction by Meriam Rosen.

Publication

1989.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Rosen, Meriam.
• Blossom, Beverly
• Woodson, Wendy
• Small, Robert, 1951 or 1952-
• Caldwell, Linda
• Improvisations Unlimited (Company)

Description

1 videocassette (117 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of Meriam Rosen.

Uniform Title

• Brides (Choreographic work : Blossom)
• Edgewise (Choreographic work : Woodson)
• Good times (Choreographic work : Small)
• So long (Choreographic work : Caldwell)

Subjects

• Dance
• Video
• Improvisation in dance

Genre/Form

• Dance.
• Video.

Note

• Accompanied by Catalogue of dances, compiled by Meriam Rosen.

Event (note)

• Videotaped at two performances at the EE Studio Theater, University of Maryland at College Park, on March 2 and 3, 1989. Only the repertory section of the March 2 performance appears on this tape.

Contents

• [Performance on March 2]. Brides (ca. 14 min.) / choreography, Beverly Blossom ; music, Mantovani ("What are you doing for the rest of your life?"), Brian Eno, Jon Hassell, Robert Fripp ; performed by Tamara Booth, Koren Brigham, Stephanie Ginger Butler, John Dixon, Heather Oldfield, Pam Smith, B[eth?] Spicer.
• Edgewise (ca. 9 min.) / choreography, Wendy Woodson ; performed by John Dixon, T. Coray.
• Good times (ca. 17 min.) / choreography, Robert Small ; music, Henry Threadgill ; performed by Koren Brigham, Stephanie Ginger Butler, John Dixon, Heather Oldfield, Pam Smith, T. Coray.
• [Performance on March 3]. The process (ca. 26 min.) / directions given by Meriam Rosen ; performed by Koren Brigham, Stephanie Ginger Butler, John Dixon, Bradley Ehrlich, Heather Oldfield, Pam Smith. The process, previously called Sets, consists of "improvised movement explorations in response to verbal cues given by the director and heard simultaneously by audience and performers."
• So long (ca. 12 min.) / choreography, Linda Caldwell ; performed by Koren Brigham, Stephanie Ginger Butler, John Dixon, Heather Oldfield, Pam Smith, Tamara Booth, T. Coray.
• Brides (ca. 13 min.) / see credits and cast above.
• Edgewise (ca. 8 min.) / see credits and cast above.
• Good times (ca. 18 min.) / see credits and cast above.

Call Number

*MGZIA 4-5483

OCLC

NYPY01-F329

Title

Improvisations Unlimited [videorecording] / artistic direction by Meriam Rosen.

Imprint

1989.

Country of Producing Entity

U.S.

Event

Videotaped at two performances at the EE Studio Theater, University of Maryland at College Park, on March 2 and 3, 1989. Only the repertory section of the March 2 performance appears on this tape.

Performer

Performed by Improvisations Unlimited.

Added Author

Rosen, Meriam. Director

Rosen, Meriam. Speaker

Blossom, Beverly, choreographer.

Woodson, Wendy, choreographer.

Small, Robert, 1951 or 1952- choreographer.

Caldwell, Linda, choreographer.

Improvisations Unlimited (Company)

Added Title

Brides (Choreographic work : Blossom)

Edgewise (Choreographic work : Woodson)

Good times (Choreographic work : Small)

So long (Choreographic work : Caldwell)

Research Call Number

*MGZIA 4-5483