Research Catalog

Title

Limón Dance Foundation [videorecording] : wide camera.

Publication

1994.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Limón, José
• Lamhut, Phyllis
• Stackhouse, Sally
• Stackhouse, Sally.
• Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849.
• Nelson, Jalalu-Kalvert, 1951-
• Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695.
• Plauche, Emilie
• Flink, Carl
• Watt, Nina
• Orta, Carlos
• Sullivan, Sean
• Holloman, Merle
• Jones, Pamala
• Maxwell, Carla
• Maxwell, Carla, ir.
• Schmidt, Jeffrey
• Dennis, Paul
• Juste, Roxane d'Orleans
• Kenison, Marc
• Cherry, Michael.
• Gavner, Yvonne.
• Parran, J. D.
• Sainte Croix, Judith.
• Kiesewetter, Erica.
• Zeavon, Carol.
• Benjamin, Adria
• Spitz, Jonathan.
• James, Dennis.
• York, Donald.
• Schoonmaker, Charles.
• Bewley, Lois.
• Woods, Steve.
• José Limón Dance Company.
• José Limón Dance Foundation.
• Joyce Theater Foundation.

Description

2 videodiscs (NTSC) (75 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Uniform Title

• Dances (Choreographic work : Limón)
• Fantomes (Choreographic work : Lamhut)
• Moor's pavane (Choreographic work : Limón)

Genre/Form

• Dance.
• Video.

Note

• Presented by the José Limón Dance Foundation, Inc. in association with The Joyce Theater Foundation, Inc.

Event (note)

• Videotaped in performance by Video D Studios, Inc., March 22, 1994.

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)

• Mazurkas originally presented under the title Dances (in honor of Poznan, Wroclaw, Katowice, and Warszawa). José Limón changed the title for later performances, adding a program note which referred to the work as a tribute to the heroic spirit of the Polish people.
• Moor's Pavane first performed in Aug. 1949 at Connecticut College American Dance Festival by the José Limón Dance Company.

Contents

• Disc 1 (51 min.): Suite from mazurkas (27 min.) / choreography, José Limón ; reconstruction and direction, Sally Stackhouse ; music, Frédéric Chopin ; pianist, Michael Cherry ; costumes, Charles Schoonmaker ; lighting design, Steve Woods ; performed by the Limón Dance Company, featuring Emilie Plauche, Carl Flink, Nina Watt, Carlos Orta, Sean Sullivan, Merle Holloman, Pamala Jones, Carla Maxwell, , Jeffrey Schmidt -- Fantomes (24 min.) / choreography, Phyllis Lamhut ; assistant to the choreographer, Nina Watt ; commissioned score, Jalalu-Kalvert Nelson ; costumes, Lois Bewley ; lighting design, Steve Woods ; dancers, Paul Dennis, Roxane D'Orleans Juste, Carl Flink, Merle Holloman, Pamala Jones, Marc Kenison, Carla Maxwell, Emile Plauche, Jeffrey Schmidt, Sean Sullivan ; musicians, conductor and trumpet, Jalalu-Kalvert Nelson ; percussion, Yvonne Gavner ; saxophone, J. D. Parran ; synthesizer, Judith Sainte Croix.
• Disc 2 (24 min.): The moor's pavane / choreography, José Limón ; music, Henry Purcell ; reconstruction and direction, Carla Maxwell ; costumes, Charles Schoonmaker ; lighting design, Steve Woods ; dancers, Carlos Orta (The Moor), Marc Kenison (Moor's friend), Nina Watt (Moor's friend's wife) , Roxane D'Orleans Juste (Moor's wife) ; Erica Kiesewetter, violin ; Carol Zeavon, violin ; Adria Benjamin, viola ; Jonathan Spitz, cello ; Dennis James, bass ; Donald York, continuo.

Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-849

OCLC

NYPY06-F76

Title

Limón Dance Foundation [videorecording] : wide camera.

Imprint

1994.

Country of Producing Entity

United States.

Event

Videotaped in performance by Video D Studios, Inc., March 22, 1994.

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

Mazurkas originally presented under the title Dances (in honor of Poznan, Wroclaw, Katowice, and Warszawa). José Limón changed the title for later performances, adding a program note which referred to the work as a tribute to the heroic spirit of the Polish people.

Moor's Pavane first performed in Aug. 1949 at Connecticut College American Dance Festival by the José Limón Dance Company.

Added Author

Limón, José, choreographer.

Lamhut, Phyllis, choreographer.

Stackhouse, Sally, choreographer.

Stackhouse, Sally. dir

Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849. Composer

Nelson, Jalalu-Kalvert, 1951- Composer

Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695. Composer

Nelson, Jalalu-Kalvert, 1951- Musician

Plauche, Emilie, dancer.

Flink, Carl, dancer.

Watt, Nina, dancer.

Orta, Carlos, dancer.

Sullivan, Sean, dancer.

Holloman, Merle, dancer.

Jones, Pamala, dancer.

Maxwell, Carla, dancer.

Maxwell, Carla, choreographer.

Maxwell, Carla, ir.

Schmidt, Jeffrey, dancer.

Dennis, Paul, dancer.

Juste, Roxane d'Orleans, dancer.

Kenison, Marc, dancer.

Cherry, Michael. Musician

Gavner, Yvonne. Musician

Parran, J. D. Musician

Sainte Croix, Judith. Musician

Kiesewetter, Erica. Musician

Zeavon, Carol. Musician

Benjamin, Adria, instrumentalist.

Spitz, Jonathan. Musician

James, Dennis. Musician

York, Donald. Musician

Schoonmaker, Charles. Costume designer

Bewley, Lois. Costume designer

Woods, Steve. Lighting designer

José Limón Dance Company.

José Limón Dance Foundation.

Joyce Theater Foundation.

Added Title

Dances (Choreographic work : Limón)

Fantomes (Choreographic work : Lamhut)

Moor's pavane (Choreographic work : Limón)

Research Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-849