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On improvisation

Title
On improvisation [videorecording] / [presented by] Movement Research and the New York Improvisation Festival ; moderator, Ann Cooper Albright.
Publication
1992.

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Additional Authors
  • Albright, Ann Cooper.
  • Houston-Jones, Ishmael.
  • Bliss, Jeff.
  • Monson, Jennifer.
  • Novack, Cynthia Jean.
  • Smith, Nancy Stark.
  • Lepkoff, Daniel.
  • Movement Research, Inc.
  • New York Improvisation Festival.
  • Improvisation Festival/New York.
Description
1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (145 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.
Summary
Presented as part of The Studies Project, an ongoing series, in conjunction with the first annual New York Improvisation Festival (later called Improvisation Festival/New York). The program opens with an improvisation session (ca. 52 min.), followed by a panel discussion (ca. 86 min.), a solo improvisation by Danny [Lepkoff], and views of an exhibition of his photographs. The panel attempts to identify and explore specific questions and issues within the broad field of dance improvisation. Each panelist discusses his/her approach to improvisation: why they engage in it, what they get out of it, ways of using it (e.g., as an adjunct to teaching technique, as a choreographic tool, in performance). Topics include: the audience's role in improvisation; perceiving form, whether abstract or realistic, in improvisation; dealing with physical contact and the emotional interactions that may arise during the improvisation process; the development of a special mode of thinking as a result of improvisation training; differences and similarities between improvisation and dance in general; presenting improvisation as performance, and dealing with different audience expectations; improvisation as a process comparable to that in music, particularly jazz; expanding the audience for improvisation.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Movement Research, Inc.
Series Statement
Studies Project
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Panel discussions.
  • Video.
Note
  • Title and recording date from original container.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in New York, N.Y., on Dec. 13, 1992.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-8078
OCLC
NYPY05-F46
Title
On improvisation [videorecording] / [presented by] Movement Research and the New York Improvisation Festival ; moderator, Ann Cooper Albright.
Imprint
1992.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Series
Studies Project
Performer
Panelists: Ishmael Houston-Jones, Jeff Bliss, Jennifer Monson, Cynthia Novack, Nancy Stark Smith.
Solo performer: Danny Lepkoff.
Event
Videotaped in New York, N.Y., on Dec. 13, 1992.
Local Subject
Contact improvisation.
Added Author
Albright, Ann Cooper. Moderator
Houston-Jones, Ishmael.
Bliss, Jeff.
Monson, Jennifer.
Novack, Cynthia Jean.
Smith, Nancy Stark.
Lepkoff, Daniel. Performer
Movement Research, Inc.
New York Improvisation Festival.
Improvisation Festival/New York.
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-8078
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