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Deborah Jowitt interview, 3/19/02
- Title
- Deborah Jowitt interview, 3/19/02 [videorecording] / [conducted by Tonia Shimin].
- Publication
- 2002.
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- Description
- 1 videodisc (NTSC) (58 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
- Summary
- Deborah Jowitt discusses the New York modern dance scene during the 1940's and 1950's and the choreographer, dancer, and teacher Mary Anthony. She talks about modern dance in the 1940's when Anthony moved to New York City along with the importance of Martha Graham and Doris Humphrey, how audiences reacted to dance, how modern dance is different from ballet, the interest and popularity of psychology and literature in modern dance choreography during that time, and a discussion of the New Dance Group and what it represented. Jowitt remembers meeting and performing with Mary Anthony when Jowitt was still a member of the Juilliard Dance Ensemble including performing in Threnody and observing a Blood wedding rehearsal, observing Anthony performing in a John Butler concert, Hanya Holm and Mary Wigman's connection to Anthony along with a brief chronological background, and a description of From the horses mouth performances with memories of Anthony. This DVD concludes with a brief interview with Gwen [Bye], a former dancer with Mary Anthony, and a discussion about performing in Anthony's Therondy at Anthony's 40th anniversary concert.
- Series Statement
- Mary Anthony: A life in modern dance preliminary footage
- Subjects
- Dance
- Bye, Gwendolyn
- Juilliard Dance Ensemble
- Interviews
- Threnody (Choreographic work : Anthony)
- Choreographers > United States > 20th century
- Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958
- Jowitt, Deborah
- New Dance Group (New York, N.Y.)
- Anthony, Mary
- Modern dance > United States
- From the horse's mouth (Choreographic work : Croll and Cunningham)
- Dance teachers > United States
- Dancers > United States > 20th century
- Graham, Martha
- Biographies
- Video
- Genre/Form
- Biographies.
- Dance.
- Video.
- Interviews.
- Note
- Unedited footage.
- Footage recorded for the documentary on Mary Anthony, a modern dancer, choreographer and teacher, entitled, Mary Anthony: A life in modern dance.
- Credits (note)
- Video, Buddy Squires.
- Event (note)
- Videotaped in Deborah Jowitt's apartment in New York City, on Mar. 19, 2002.
- System Details (note)
- DVD, transferred from Betacam SP cassette.
- Source (note)
- Tonia Shimin.
- Contents
- Deborah Jowitt interview (ca. 45 min.) -- Gwen [Bye] interview (13 min.).
- Call Number
- *MGZIDVD 5-5891
- OCLC
- 693904079
- Title
- Deborah Jowitt interview, 3/19/02 [videorecording] / [conducted by Tonia Shimin].
- Imprint
- 2002.
- Country of Producing Entity
- U.S.
- Series
- Mary Anthony: A life in modern dance preliminary footage
- System Details
- DVD, transferred from Betacam SP cassette.
- Event
- Videotaped in Deborah Jowitt's apartment in New York City, on Mar. 19, 2002.
- Credits
- Video, Buddy Squires.
- Performer
- Interviewer, Tonia Shimin.
- Source
- Gift; Tonia Shimin. NN-PD
- Added Author
- Jowitt, Deborah, interviewee.Bye, Gwendolyn. IntervieweeShimin, Tonia. InterviewerSquires, Buddy. VideographerShimin, Tonia. Donor
- Research Call Number
- *MGZIDVD 5-5891