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Bennington School of the Dance, 1938

Title
Bennington School of the Dance, 1938 [videorecording]
Publication
1938.

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Additional Authors
  • Weidman, Charles
  • Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958
  • Woodford, Charles Humphrey
  • Graham, Martha
  • Horst, Louis
  • Shelly, Mary Jo.
  • Martin, John , 1893-1985.
  • Martin, Louise, 1893-1957.
  • Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972.
  • Holm, Hanya, 1893-1992.
  • Gregory, Robin
  • Bales, William, 1910-1990
  • Bockman, George
  • Hawkins, Erick
  • Waters, Elizabeth
  • Dudley, Jane
  • Limón, José
  • Ewing, Doris Isabelle
  • Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958.
  • Bennington School of the Dance
Description
1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (16 min.) : si., col.; 1/2 in.
Summary
Candid footage and dance excerpts, including demonstrations of various modern dance techniques, filmed in open air settings at Bennington School of the Dance and environs. The faculty and staff of the 1938 session comprised Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey, Charles Weidman, and Hanya Holm, all of whom were in residence for the full session. Norman Lloyd was the musical director, and Arch Lauterer the designer of the festival production.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Bennington College.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Motion pictures.
  • Video.
Note
  • Title and program data from accompanying data sheet.
Credits (note)
  • Identifications of people in the film made by Sali Ann Kriegsman, Mary Anne Santos Newhall, Charles Woodford, and Ann Vachon.
Event (note)
  • Filmed at Bennington School of the Dance, Bennington, Vt., in 1938; film documentation, Doris Isabelle Ewing.
Contents
  • Candid footage (first 4 min. of tape) / includes glimpses of Charles Weidman and Doris Humphrey with her son, Charles Woodford; Martha Graham; Louis Horst (briefly glimpsed to left of Graham); Mary Jo Shelly, administrative director of the Bennington School of Dance (waving to camera); John Martin, dance critic for the New York Times, with his wife Louise Martin (in flowered dress); Ted Shawn (in white robe, first seen walking away from camera); Hanya Holm (in black dress with white sash); landscapes and street scenes; Robin Gregory (with red hair, in striped top, holding cigarette); horse and calf.
  • Dance excerpts (beginning at ca. 4 min. into tape) / including: Humphrey technique, demonstrated by a female dancer in white tunic; dance by a female dancer in long dress; various movements performed by a female dancer in two-piece outfit; various movements performed by two men, tentatively identified as Bill Bales and George Bockman; Hanya Holm technique as taught by Louise Kloepper, demonstrated by a female dancer in white tunic; duet by a member of Holm's group and a man tentatively identified as Erick Hawkins; various movements performed by Elizabeth Waters (in orange skirt); Graham technique, demonstrated by Jane Dudley (in white two-piece outfit); glimpses of Doris Humphrey (in long red dress) and José Limón (in dark trunks); excerpts probably of Variations and conclusion from New dance, performed by members of Humphrey's group, including Limón, subsequently joined by Humphrey; solo dancing by Humphrey.
  • Candid footage (begins at ca. 14 min., continues to end of recording) / views of a car, riverbank, swimmers.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-7231
OCLC
NYPY03-F588
Title
Bennington School of the Dance, 1938 [videorecording]
Imprint
1938.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Event
Filmed at Bennington School of the Dance, Bennington, Vt., in 1938; film documentation, Doris Isabelle Ewing.
Credits
Identifications of people in the film made by Sali Ann Kriegsman, Mary Anne Santos Newhall, Charles Woodford, and Ann Vachon.
Local Subject
Modern dance technique -- Humphrey.
Modern dance technique -- Holm.
Modern dance technique -- Graham.
Added Author
Weidman, Charles.
Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958, choreographer.
Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958, dancer.
Woodford, Charles Humphrey.
Graham, Martha.
Horst, Louis.
Shelly, Mary Jo.
Martin, John , 1893-1985.
Martin, Louise, 1893-1957.
Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972.
Holm, Hanya, 1893-1992.
Gregory, Robin.
Bales, William, 1910-1990, dancer.
Bockman, George, dancer.
Hawkins, Erick, dancer.
Waters, Elizabeth, dancer.
Dudley, Jane, dancer.
Limón, José, dancer.
Ewing, Doris Isabelle.
Bennington School of the Dance.
Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958. New dance.
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-7231
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