Research Catalog

Title

Dance Theatre of Harlem [videorecording] : Classically American / moderator, Alastair Macaulay ; series producer, Alan Pally ; presented by The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

Publication

c2009.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Schmidt, Jan, 1948-
• Pally, Alan J.
• Mitchell, Arthur, 1934-
• Brown, Karen, 1955-
• Farrell, Suzanne, 1945-
• Franklin, Frederic, 1914-2013.
• Saunders, Kellye A.
• Macaulay, Alastair.
• Hines, Kay.
• Dance Theatre of Harlem.
• New York Public Library. Dance Division.
• New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

Description

1 videodisc (NTSC) (75 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

Panelist discuss meeting Arthur Mitchell and their connections to Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH); the professionalism instilled in the dancers by Mitchell and Karel Shook; and the musicality of the company. Karen Brown discusses dancing with DTH and how she approached roles; Suzanne Farrell describes meeting and dancing with Arthur Mitchell at New York City Ballet, learning Agon, Ragtime, and Slaughter on tenth avenue with Mitchell, and staging ballets on DTH. Frederic Franklin reminisces about teaching the Paquita duet with Alexandra Danilova to DTH, and staging Swan lake and Giselle. Kellye A. Saunders discusses auditioning and joining DTH, and experiences during her career with the company. The panel discussion concludes with a brief question and answer session.

Subject

• Mitchell, Arthur, 1934-
• Shook, Karel
• Farrell, Suzanne, 1945-
• Franklin, Frederic, 1914-2013
• Brown, Karen, 1955-
• Saunders, Kellye A
• Dance Theatre of Harlem

Genre/Form

• Dance.
• Video.

Note

• Recording made possible by the cooperation of the Dance Theatre of Harlem ; Public Programs, The New York Public Library ; and the Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image, Dance Division, The New York Public Library.
• This program is presented in conjunction with the New York Public Library's exhibition entitled, 40 years of firsts: Dance Theatre of Harlem.
• Introduction by Jan Schmidt (curator, Dance Division).

Credits (note)

• Videographer, Kay Hines (Dekart Video).

Event (note)

• Videotaped at the Bruno Walter Auditorium, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, New York, N.Y.,on Mar. 12, 2009 (3 pm).

Funding (note)

• The assistance of the National Endowment for the Arts is gratefully acknowledged.
• The Dance Division gratefully acknowledges the assistance of The Jerome Robbins Foundation.

System Details (note)

• DVD, transferred from DVCam cassette.

Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-5556

OCLC

615701772

Title

Dance Theatre of Harlem [videorecording] : Classically American / moderator, Alastair Macaulay ; series producer, Alan Pally ; presented by The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

Imprint

c2009.

Country of Producing Entity

U.S.

System Details

DVD, transferred from DVCam cassette.

Event

Videotaped at the Bruno Walter Auditorium, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, New York, N.Y.,on Mar. 12, 2009 (3 pm).

Performer

Panelist: Karen Brown, Suzanne Farrell, Frederic Franklin, Kellye A. Saunders.

Moderator, Alastair Macaulay.

Credits

Videographer, Kay Hines (Dekart Video).

Funding

The assistance of the National Endowment for the Arts is gratefully acknowledged.

The Dance Division gratefully acknowledges the assistance of The Jerome Robbins Foundation.

Added Author

Schmidt, Jan, 1948- Speaker

Pally, Alan J. Producer

Mitchell, Arthur, 1934- Speaker

Brown, Karen, 1955- Speaker

Farrell, Suzanne, 1945- Speaker

Franklin, Frederic, 1914-2013. Speaker

Saunders, Kellye A. Speaker

Macaulay, Alastair. Moderator

Hines, Kay. Videographer

Dance Theatre of Harlem.

New York Public Library. Dance Division.

New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

Research Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-5556