Research Catalog

Title

Limón Dance Company [videorecording] : [close shot].

Publication

c1997.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Varone, Doug
• Limón, José
• Glass, Philip.
• Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750.
• Magnussen, Jon.
• Stackhouse, Sarah.
• Bannon, Nancy.
• Ferri, David.
• Woods, Steve.
• Spence, Chenault.
• Steincamp, Lynne.
• Giannini, Christina.
• Tomlinson, Charles D.
• Desch, Natalie
• McDonald, Bradon
• Charon, Daniel
• Jones-Malave, Pamala
• Justice, Roxane D'Orleans
• Maxwell, Carla
• Ruvalcaba, Franciso
• Orta, Carlos
• Ford, Mary
• Plauche, Emilie
• Flink, Carl
• Regala, Robert
• Riedel, Jonathan
• Watt, Nina
• Auerbach, Dan.

Description

2 videodiscs (NTSC) (ca. 113 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of the Limón Dance Company.

Uniform Title

• Possession (Choreographic work : Varone)
• Chaconne (Choreographic work : Limón)
• Carlota (Choreographic work : Limón)
• Choreographic offering (Choreographic work : Limón)

Genre/Form

• Dance.
• Video.

Note

• Close shot. For wide shot version see: *MGZIDVD 5-840.

Event (note)

• Videotaped in performance by Video D Studios, at the Joyce Theater on Oct. 24, 1997 (close camera).

Funding (note)

• This videorecording was preserved with support provided in part by Save America's Treasures through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

System Details (note)

• DVD.

Biography (note)

• Possession quartet is the final section of Possession. It was created for Doug Varone and Dancers and premiered on Sept. 28, 1994 at the Carpenter Center for the Performing Arts.
• Chaconne first performed at the Humphrey-Weidman Studio Theater, New York City, by José Limón on Dec. 27, 1942.
• Carlota first performed at the City Center American Dance Marathon, ANTA Theater, NYC by the José Limón Dance Company on Oct. 5, 1972.
• A Choreographic Offering first performed at the American Dance Festival at Connecticut College, New Haven, Conn., by the José Limón Dance Company on Aug. 15, 1946.

Contents

• Disc 1 (ca. 60 min.): The Possession quartet / choreography, Doug Varone ; music, Philip Glass ; staging, Nancy Bannon ; lighting design, David Ferri ; costume design, Lynne Steincamp ; dancers, Natalie Desch, Bradon McDonald, Daniel Charon, Pamala Jones-Malave -- Chaconne / choreography, José Limón ; music, J. S. Bach ; direction, Sarah Stackhouse ; lighting design, Steve Woods ; costume design, A. Christina Giannini ; dancer, Roxanne D'Orleans Justice ; violinist, Dan Auerbach -- Carlota / choreography, José Limón ; direction, Sarah Stackhouse ; lighting design, Chenault Spence ; costume design, Charles D. Tomlinson ; dancers: Carla Maxwell (Carlota Empress), Francisco Ruvalcaba (Maximilian, Emperor), Carlos Orta (Benito Juarez, president), Natalie Desch, Mary Ford, Emilie Plauché (court ladies), Daniel Charon, Carl Flink, Robert Regala, Jonathan Riedel (guerillas).
• Disc 2 (ca. 53 min.): A choreographic offering / choreography, José Limón ; music, J. S. Bach ; arrangement, Jon Magnussen ; lighting design, Steve Woods ; costume design, A. Christina Giannini ; staging and direction, Sarah Stackhouse ; dancers, Nina Watt, Daniel Charon, Carl Flink, Carlos Orta, Jonathan Riedel, Roxanne D'Orleans Juste, Pamala Jones-Malave, Emilie Plauché, Bradon McDonald, Francisco Ruvalcaba, Daniel Charon, Natalie Desch, Mary Ford, Carla Maxwell, Robert Regala.

Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-839

OCLC

NYPY06-F7

Title

Limón Dance Company [videorecording] : [close shot].

Imprint

c1997.

Country of Producing Entity

United States.

Performer

Danced by the Limón Dance Company.

Event

Videotaped in performance by Video D Studios, at the Joyce Theater on Oct. 24, 1997 (close camera).

Funding

This videorecording was preserved with support provided in part by Save America's Treasures through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

System Details

DVD.

Biography

Possession quartet is the final section of Possession. It was created for Doug Varone and Dancers and premiered on Sept. 28, 1994 at the Carpenter Center for the Performing Arts.

Chaconne first performed at the Humphrey-Weidman Studio Theater, New York City, by José Limón on Dec. 27, 1942.

Carlota first performed at the City Center American Dance Marathon, ANTA Theater, NYC by the José Limón Dance Company on Oct. 5, 1972.

A Choreographic Offering first performed at the American Dance Festival at Connecticut College, New Haven, Conn., by the José Limón Dance Company on Aug. 15, 1946.

Added Author

Varone, Doug, choreographer.

Limón, José, choreographer.

Glass, Philip. Composer

Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Composer

Magnussen, Jon. Arranger

Stackhouse, Sarah. dir

Bannon, Nancy. Set designer

Ferri, David. Lighting designer

Woods, Steve. Lighting designer

Spence, Chenault. Lighting designer

Steincamp, Lynne. Costume designer

Giannini, Christina. Costume designer

Tomlinson, Charles D. Costume designer

Desch, Natalie, dancer.

McDonald, Bradon, dancer.

Charon, Daniel, dancer.

Jones-Malave, Pamala, dancer.

Justice, Roxane D'Orleans, dancer.

Maxwell, Carla, dancer.

Ruvalcaba, Franciso, dancer.

Orta, Carlos, dancer.

Ford, Mary, dancer.

Plauche, Emilie, dancer.

Flink, Carl, dancer.

Regala, Robert, dancer.

Riedel, Jonathan, dancer.

Watt, Nina, dancer.

Auerbach, Dan. Instrumentalist

Added Title

Possession (Choreographic work : Varone)

Chaconne (Choreographic work : Limón)

Carlota (Choreographic work : Limón)

Choreographic offering (Choreographic work : Limón)

Research Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-839