Research Catalog

Title

New School ChoreoConcerts and critiques series. Oct. 23, 1973 [sound recording].

Author

Keen, Elizabeth.

Publication

1973.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Mooney, Elina.
• Soares, Janet Mansfield.
• Johnson, Raymond, -1987.
• Finkelstein, Joan.
• Yoshikami, Theodora.
• New School for Social Research (New York, N.Y.)

Description

1 sound cassette (ca. 64 min.)

Summary

• Side A (ca. 51 min.). After ca. 4 min. of applause and other extraneous crowd noises, Elizabeth Keen speaks about her work Mini-quilt, including a discussion of Irish jig dancing and movement demonstrations (ca. 18 min.); Elina Mooney speaks about her work Rope dance I, including movement demonstrations (ca. 10 min.); Janet Soares speaks about her dance Bentwood pieces, including the influence of the art noveau style, as illustrated with slides (ca. 5 min.); Raymond Johnson speaks briefly about his work [Landmark #1] prior to movement demonstrations that illustrate his working process (ca. 7 min.). Question and answer period with the audience moderated by Johnson, including comments by the two dancers [Theodora Yoshikami and Joan Finkelstein] who performed Rope dance 1 (ca. 7 min.; ends abruptly).
• Side B (ca.13 min.). Continuation of question and answer period.

Donor/Sponsor

• Preservation was funded in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, 1999-2000.
• New York State Council on the Arts, 1999-2000.

Alternative Title

• Dance Audio Archive.
• New School Choreoconcerts and critiques series.

Subject

• Keen, Elizabeth
• Mooney, Elina
• Soares, Janet Mansfield
• Johnson, Raymond, -1987
• Mini-quilt (Choreographic work : Keen)
• Bentwood pieces (Choreographic work : Soares)
• Choreographers
• Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
• Postmodern dance

Note

• Recording of lecture-demonstrations given by Elizabeth Keen, Elina Mooney, Janet Soares, and Raymond Johnson at The New School for Social Research in New York City on Oct. 23, 1973. This group of lecture-demonstrations is the third of four that were held between Oct. 9 and Oct. 30, 1973, part of the ChoreoConcerts and critiques series of lecture-demonstrations performed at The New School and sponsored by the Choreographers Theatre. Each choreographer speaks about the work commissioned for and performed at the program, with some movement demonstrations and other illustrations. The talks are followed by a question and answer period with the audience.
• Sound quality of the speakers in general is good. The sound quality of the audience questions for the most part is poor.

Biography (note)

• The New School Choreoconcerts and critiques series performances of Oct. 9 - Oct. 30, 1973 are discussed in Doris Hering's review How much, how many (what kind)? in Dance magazine, Jan 1974, p. 28-30.

Call Number

*MGZTC 3-1404 no. 9

OCLC

212372800

Author

Keen, Elizabeth. Speaker

Title

New School ChoreoConcerts and critiques series. Oct. 23, 1973 [sound recording].

Imprint

1973.

Biography

The New School Choreoconcerts and critiques series performances of Oct. 9 - Oct. 30, 1973 are discussed in Doris Hering's review How much, how many (what kind)? in Dance magazine, Jan 1974, p. 28-30.

Local Note

Dubbing master: *MGZTD 10-1404 no. 9

Archive original: *MGZTO 7-1404 no. 9

Other recordings from or relating to the New School ChoreoConcerts and critiques series are cataloged under the call number *MGZTC 3-1404.

Local Subject

Audiotapes -- Keen, E.

Audiotapes -- Mooney, E.

Audiotapes -- Soares, J.

Audiotapes -- Johnson, R.

Audiotapes -- Finkelstein, J

Audiotape -- Yoshikami, T.

Added Author

Mooney, Elina. Speaker

Soares, Janet Mansfield. Speaker

Johnson, Raymond, -1987. Speaker

Finkelstein, Joan. Speaker

Yoshikami, Theodora. Speaker

New School for Social Research (New York, N.Y.)

Dance Audio Archive.

Research Call Number

*MGZTC 3-1404 no. 9 [sound cassette]