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[Interview with Valentina Castro]

Title: [Interview with Valentina Castro] [videorecording] / Dance Conduit/Antidote Films ; directed by Malachi Roth ; produced by Ann Vachon and Jeffrey Levy-Hinte.
Publication: 1996.

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Description

1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (55 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Summary

Unedited footage recorded for the documentary Limón: a life beyond words. Mexican dancer Valentina Castro first studied and danced with José Limón in 1951, when he taught and performed at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City. She discusses aspects of his work Tonantzintla, in which she danced the role of the little mermaid: the baroque church that inspired it; the scene and costume designs by Miguel Covarrubias; the character of the choreography; its reception by the audience. She also discusses her ensuing dance studies in the U.S.; the Mexicans' support for Limón; his work La Malinche, based on the Spanish conquest of Mexico. In her discussion in Spanish, she restates these points, and also discusses her impressions of Limón; his classes in technique and choreography; viewing The moor's pavane and Humphrey's The story of mankind; her observations of the dancing of Pauline Koner, Limón, and Lucas Hoving; Limón's influence on her own teaching; her memories of his wife Pauline Lawrence. The tape also contains a view of a portrait of Valentina Castro, and views of the interior and exterior of the Palacio de Bellas Artes.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of Ann Vachon, Dance Conduit/Antidote Films.

Series Statement

Limón: a life beyond words

Subject

Genre/Form

Dance.
Interviews.
Video.

Event (note)

Videotaped in Mexico City in spring 1996.

Language (note)

Valentina Castro speaks in English and Spanish for the first part of the tape; after 27 min., she speaks only in Spanish.

Call Number

*MGZIA 4-8142

OCLC

NYPY05-F10103

Title

[Interview with Valentina Castro] [videorecording] / Dance Conduit/Antidote Films ; directed by Malachi Roth ; produced by Ann Vachon and Jeffrey Levy-Hinte.

Imprint

1996.

Country of Producing Entity

U.S.

Series

Limón: a life beyond words

Performer

Interviewer: Ann Vachon.

Event

Videotaped in Mexico City in spring 1996.

Language

Valentina Castro speaks in English and Spanish for the first part of the tape; after 27 min., she speaks only in Spanish.

Added Author

Castro, Valentina. Interviewee

Vachon, Ann. Interviewee. Producer

Roth, Malachi. Director

Levy-Hinte, Jeff. Producer

Dance Conduit (Company)

Antidote Films (Firm)

Research Call Number

*MGZIA 4-8142

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