Research Catalog

Title

Bach [and] Java [and] Scimitar [videorecording].

Publication

1952.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Nimura, Yeichi, 1897-1979
• Kay, Lisan

Description

1 videodisc (NTSC) (11 min.) : si., col. and b&w; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

In addition to the dance titles, this film was labeled "Experimental dance films." Notes accompanying the film also suggest that further editing was intended, and possibly these film segments were meant to be combined with others, since only the final work, Scimitar, appears to be complete on this recording.

Donor/Sponsor

Bequest of the Estate of Lisan Kay Nimura.

Series Statement

Yeichi and Lisan Kay Nimura Collection

Alternative Title

• Bach Toccata and fugue in D minor (Choreographic work : Nimura)
• Java (Choreographic work : Nimura)
• Scimitar

Genre/Form

• Dance.
• Video.

Event (note)

• Recorded in costume, probably at the Ballet Arts studio, 61 Carnegie Hall, New York City, in spring 1952.

Funding (note)

• Processing and cataloging made possible by the Estate of Lisan Kay Nimura.

System Details (note)

• DVD, transferred from 16mm film.

Source (note)

• Estate of Lisan Kay Nimura

Biography (note)

• Yeichi Nimura, 1897-1979, was born in Suwa, Japan, and came to the United States in 1918. He studied dance at the Denishawn school, and also trained in ballet, ballroom, and Spanish dancing. He first danced onstage in 1927 in a revue choreographed by his compatriot Michio Ito, and presented his first recital in 1930. He performed throughout the 1930s in works created by himself and others on the concert stage, in musical theater, and on American and foreign tours with his wife Lisan Kay. Retiring from the stage while still in his prime, he focused on teaching, coaching, and choreography. He choreographed the musical Lute song both on Broadway in 1946 and at City Center in 1959. He was a founder of the Ballet Arts school at "61" Carnegie Hall, and created works for his students. In recognition of his contributions to international cultural understanding, the Japanese government awarded him an Order of the Sacred Treasure in 1969. In 1973 he established the Nimura Dance Award in Japan in order to assist young dancers and recognize achievement.

Contents

• Bach [Toccata and fugue in D minor] [excerpts] (6 min., b&w) / choreography, Yeichi Nimura ; danced by Yeichi Nimura and Lisan Kay.
• Java [excerpts] (3 min., col.) / choreography and performance, Yeichi Nimura. This dance solo, performed in Javanese costume, may be the same as the solo titled Javanesque, which Nimura frequently performed in the 1930s.
• Scimitar (2 min., col.) / choreographer not identified, may be Yeichi Nimura or Lisan Kay ; danced by Lisan Kay. This footage may contain the complete solo, followed by an excerpt in slow motion.

Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-5717

OCLC

682605563

Title

Bach [and] Java [and] Scimitar [videorecording].

Imprint

1952.

Country of Producing Entity

United States.

Series

Yeichi and Lisan Kay Nimura Collection

System Details

DVD, transferred from 16mm film.

Performer

Danced by Yeichi Nimura and Lisan Kay.

Event

Recorded in costume, probably at the Ballet Arts studio, 61 Carnegie Hall, New York City, in spring 1952.

Funding

Processing and cataloging made possible by the Estate of Lisan Kay Nimura.

Biography

Yeichi Nimura, 1897-1979, was born in Suwa, Japan, and came to the United States in 1918. He studied dance at the Denishawn school, and also trained in ballet, ballroom, and Spanish dancing. He first danced onstage in 1927 in a revue choreographed by his compatriot Michio Ito, and presented his first recital in 1930. He performed throughout the 1930s in works created by himself and others on the concert stage, in musical theater, and on American and foreign tours with his wife Lisan Kay. Retiring from the stage while still in his prime, he focused on teaching, coaching, and choreography. He choreographed the musical Lute song both on Broadway in 1946 and at City Center in 1959. He was a founder of the Ballet Arts school at "61" Carnegie Hall, and created works for his students. In recognition of his contributions to international cultural understanding, the Japanese government awarded him an Order of the Sacred Treasure in 1969. In 1973 he established the Nimura Dance Award in Japan in order to assist young dancers and recognize achievement.

Source

Gift; Estate of Lisan Kay Nimura, Sept. 2007. NN-PD

Added Author

Nimura, Yeichi, 1897-1979, choreographer.

Nimura, Yeichi, 1897-1979, dancer.

Kay, Lisan, dancer.

Added Title

Bach Toccata and fugue in D minor (Choreographic work : Nimura)

Java (Choreographic work : Nimura)

Scimitar

Research Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-5717