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Interview with David Dorfman ; conducted by David Kyuman Kim

Title
Interview with David Dorfman ; conducted by David Kyuman Kim [videorecording].
Publication
2009.

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Additional Authors
  • Dorfman, David.
  • Kim, David Kyuman.
  • Bell, Andrew, videographer.
  • David Dorfman Dance (Company)
  • Connecticut College.
  • Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
Description
1 videodisc (NTSC) (60 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
David Dorfman speaks with David Kyuman Kim about his most recent dance, "Disavowal" as performed at Danspace Project in New York City; his connection to Palmer Auditorium as a dance sanctuary; his mentors Martha Myers and Daniel Nagrin; inheriting the traditions of previous dancers and how tradition impacts his work as a choreographer; how he hopes to use dance to communicate; creating "Weather underground" and how that led to "Disavowal"; how he uses physical metaphor to inspire others; the story of John Brown and creating "Disavowal"; the importance of relationships and re-establishing relationships; heroism and historical figures; exploring extreme characters and themes to highlight moral dilemmas; responses to "Disavowal"; challenging his audiences; his creative and artistic processes.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
  • Interviews.
Credits (note)
  • Video production, Andrew Bell.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped at the Palmer Auditorium, Connecticut College, Connecticut on December 14, 2009.
Funding (note)
  • Recording made possible by a grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
System Details (note)
  • DVD transferred from DVCAM cassette.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-5267
OCLC
502280121
Title
Interview with David Dorfman ; conducted by David Kyuman Kim [videorecording].
Imprint
2009.
Credits
Video production, Andrew Bell.
Performer
Interviewee: David Dorfman.
Interviewer: David Kyuman Kim.
Event
Videotaped at the Palmer Auditorium, Connecticut College, Connecticut on December 14, 2009.
Funding
Recording made possible by a grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
System Details
DVD transferred from DVCAM cassette.
Added Author
Dorfman, David. Interviewee
Kim, David Kyuman. Interviewer
Bell, Andrew, videographer. Videographer
David Dorfman Dance (Company)
Connecticut College.
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-5267
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