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Title

José Limón Dance Company [videorecording].

Publication

1982.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Sokolow, Anna
• Maxwell, Carla
• Limón, José
• Scriabin, Aleksandr Nikolayevich, 1872-1915.
• Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750.
• Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886.
• Finch, Douglas
• Villa-Lobos, Heitor
• Connor, Colin
• Daniel, Henry
• Orta, Carlos
• Bernard, Sue
• Bryan, Anne
• Scanlon, Jennifer
• Clinton, Jim, 1958-1989
• Lundius, Scott
• Watt, Nina
• Taliaferro, Clay
• Kilner, Philip
• Weldon, Kevin
• Alegado, Joe
• White, John
• Eluard, Paul, 1895-1952.
• Schulman, Louise
• Wolinsky, Robert
• Munch, Allen
• Lynn, Judanna
• Lawrence, Pauline
• Nelson, Richard, 1938-1996
• Ohl, Ted
• Diemont, Tony
• Pook, Barbara
• José Limón Dance Company

Description

2 videodiscs (NTSC) (102 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of the Limón Dance Company.

Uniform Title

• Magritte, Magritte (Choreographic work : Sokolow)
• Sonata (Choreographic work : Maxwell)
• Emperor Jones (Choreographic work : Limón)

Genre/Form

• Dance.
• Video.

Event (note)

• Videotaped in performance at the Joyce Theater in New York City on Dec. 1, 1982.

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)

• Sonata first performed in Dijon, France on Nov. 25, 1980. Music for Sonata is Johann Sebastian Bach's Sonata in E major transcribed for viola, in C Major by Louise Schulman.
• The Emperor Jones based on the play by Eugene O'Neil. It was first performed in July 1956 at the Empire State Festival, Ellensville, New York.

Contents

• Disc 1 (40 min.): Magritte, Magritte. The lovers / choreographer, Anna Sokolow ; costumes, Judanna Lynn ; lighting by Richard Nelson ; music, Alexander Scriabin ; scenery constructed by by Ted Ohl, Tony Diemont, Barbara Pook ; dancers, Carla Maxwell, Colin Connor -- Magritte, Magritte. The great war / choreographer, Anna Sokolow ; costumes, Judanna Lynn ; lighting by Richard Nelson ; poem, John White ; scenery constructed by by Ted Ohl, Tony Diemont, Barbara Pook ; dancer, Henry Daniel -- Magritte, Magritte. The reckless sleeper / choreographer, Anna Sokolow ; costumes, Judanna Lynn ; lighting by Richard Nelson ; music, Franz Liszt ; scenery constructed by by Ted Ohl, Tony Diemont, Barbara Pook ; dancer, Carlos Orta -- Magritte, Magritte. The ideas of the acrobat / choreographer, Anna Sokolow ; costumes, Judanna Lynn ; lighting by Richard Nelson ; music, Douglas Finch ; poem, Paul Eluard ; scenery constructed by by Ted Ohl, Tony Diemont, Barbara Pook ; dancers, Sue Bernard, Anne Bryan, Jennifer Scanlon -- Magritte, Magritte. The threatened assassin / choreographer, Anna Sokolow ; costumes, Judanna Lynn ; lighting by Richard Nelson ; script, John White ; music, French Music Hall ballads ; scenery constructed by by Ted Ohl, Tony Diemont, Barbara Pook ; dancers, Nina Watt, Joe Alegado, Colin Connor, Henry Daniel -- Magritte, Magritte. The red model / choreographer, Anna Sokolow ; costumes, Judanna Lynn ; lighting by Richard Nelson ; script, John White ; scenery constructed by by Ted Ohl, Tony Diemont, Barbara Pook.
• Disc 2 (62 min.): Sonata (19 min.) / choreographed by Carla Maxwell ; music, Johann Sebastian Bach ; costumes, Allen Munch ; lighting, Richard Nelson ; viola, Louise Schulman ; piano, Robert Wolinsky ; performed by the José Limón Dance Company featuring Sue Bernhard, Nina Watt. -- Emperor Jones (43 min.) / choreographed by José Limón ; music by Heitor Villa Lobos ; costumes, Pauline Lawrence ; dancers, Clay Taliaferro (Emperor Jones), Jim Clinton (White Man), Colin Connor, Henry Daniel, Philip Kilner, Scott Lundius, Carlos Orta, Kevin Weldon (Emperor's subjects).

Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-858

OCLC

NYPY06-F87

Title

José Limón Dance Company [videorecording].

Imprint

1982.

Country of Producing Entity

United States.

Event

Videotaped in performance at the Joyce Theater in New York City on Dec. 1, 1982.

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

Sonata first performed in Dijon, France on Nov. 25, 1980. Music for Sonata is Johann Sebastian Bach's Sonata in E major transcribed for viola, in C Major by Louise Schulman.

The Emperor Jones based on the play by Eugene O'Neil. It was first performed in July 1956 at the Empire State Festival, Ellensville, New York.

Added Author

Sokolow, Anna, choreographer.

Maxwell, Carla, choreographer.

Limón, José, choreographer.

Scriabin, Aleksandr Nikolayevich, 1872-1915. Sonatas, piano, no. 5, op. 53. Selections.

Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Composer

Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886. Valses oubliées. No 1.

Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886. Valses oubliées. No. 2.

Finch, Douglas. Composer

Villa-Lobos, Heitor. Composer

Maxwell, Carla, dancer.

Connor, Colin, dancer.

Daniel, Henry, dancer.

Orta, Carlos, dancer.

Bernard, Sue, dancer.

Bryan, Anne, dancer.

Scanlon, Jennifer, dancer.

Clinton, Jim, 1958-1989, dancer.

Lundius, Scott, dancer.

Watt, Nina, dancer.

Taliaferro, Clay, dancer.

Kilner, Philip, dancer.

Weldon, Kevin, dancer.

Alegado, Joe, dancer.

White, John. Screenwriter

Eluard, Paul, 1895-1952. Screenwriter

Schulman, Louise. Musician

Wolinsky, Robert. Musician

Munch, Allen. Costume designer

Lynn, Judanna. Costume designer

Lawrence, Pauline. Costume designer

Nelson, Richard, 1938-1996, lighting designer.

Ohl, Ted.

Diemont, Tony.

Pook, Barbara.

José Limón Dance Company.

Added Title

Magritte, Magritte (Choreographic work : Sokolow)

Sonata (Choreographic work : Maxwell)

Emperor Jones (Choreographic work : Limón)

Research Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-858