Research Catalog

Title

[American Dance Festival] [videorecording].

Publication

1955-1964.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Graham, Martha
• Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958
• Horst, Louis
• Wood, David, 1925-2002
• Thomas, Marnie
• McDonald, Gene
• Godwin, Dwight
• Rogers, Helen Priest
• Limón, José
• Ide, Letitia
• Currier, Ruth, 1926-2011
• English, Abigail
• Lawrence, Pauline
• Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958.
• Graham, Martha
• Connecticut College American Dance Festival
• American Dance Festival

Description

1 videodisc (59 min.) : sd. , col. and b&w; 4 3/4 in.

Uniform Title

• Day on earth (Choreographic work : Humphrey)
• Song of the West (Choreographic work : Humphrey)

Genre/Form

• Dance.
• Video.
• Filmed dance.
• Filmed performances.

Note

• Poor visual quality.
• This DVD contains the same footage as: *MGZHB 8-43 El penitente (Motion picture), *MGZHB 4-50 The Shakers (Motion picture), *MGZHB 9-2113 Day on earth [videorecording], and *MGZHB 4-835 Song of the west (Motion picture); use this DVD to view these performances.
• "Filmed for the preservation of the choreography, dance notation analysis, and use in rehearsals." -- DVD credits.

Credits (note)

• Choreography by Martha Graham and Doris Humphrey.

Event (note)

• El penitente was filmed at Connecticut College in 1964; The Shakers was filmed at Palmer Auditorium, Connecticut College in Aug. 1955; Day on earth was filmed at Connecticut College in 1959; Song of the west was filmed at Connecticut College in 1956.

System Details (note)

• DVD.

Source (note)

• Mark Litvin;

Contents

• El penitente (sd., b&w) (ca. 20 min.) / choreography by Martha Graham (1940) ; reconstruction, Martha Graham ; music, Louis Horst ; setting, Isamu Noguchi ; produced and filmed by Dwight Godwin ; danced by David Wood (Penitent), Marnie Thomas (Mary figure), and Gene McDonald (Christ figure).
• The Shakers (si., b&w) (ca. 8 min.) / choreography by Doris Humphrey (1931) ; music, traditional (1931) ; photographed by Helen Priest Rogers ; danced by Doris Humphrey's repertory class.
• Day on earth (si., b&w) [original version may have sound] (ca. 19 min.) / choreography, Doris Humphrey ; music by Aaron Copland ; costumes by Pauline Lawrence ; filmed by Helen Priest Rogers (part of the Film Notation Project) ; dancers, José Limón (man), Letitia Ide (woman), Ruth Currier (young girl) and Abigail English (child).
• Song of the west (si., b&w) (ca. 11 min.) / choreography, Doris Humphrey ; music, Roy Harris (1939) ; filmed by Helen Priest Rogers ; dancers, Doris Humphrey's repertory class.

Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-7073

OCLC

776159580

Title

[American Dance Festival] [videorecording].

Imprint

1955-1964.

Country of Producing Entity

U.S.

System Details

DVD.

Original Version

Original format: 1 open reel ; 1/2 in.

Event

El penitente was filmed at Connecticut College in 1964; The Shakers was filmed at Palmer Auditorium, Connecticut College in Aug. 1955; Day on earth was filmed at Connecticut College in 1959; Song of the west was filmed at Connecticut College in 1956.

Credits

Choreography by Martha Graham and Doris Humphrey.

Source

Gift; Mark Litvin; Nov. 1, 2011. NN-PD

Added Author

Graham, Martha, choreographer (expression)

Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958, choreographer (expression)

Horst, Louis. Penitente.

Wood, David, 1925-2002, dancer.

Thomas, Marnie, dancer.

McDonald, Gene, dancer.

Godwin, Dwight, producer.

Rogers, Helen Priest, director of photography.

Limón, José, dancer.

Ide, Letitia, dancer.

Currier, Ruth, 1926-2011, dancer.

English, Abigail, dancer.

Lawrence, Pauline, costume designer.

Connecticut College American Dance Festival.

American Dance Festival.

Litvin, Mark, donor.

Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958. Shakers.

Graham, Martha. Penitente

Added Title

Day on earth (Choreographic work : Humphrey)

Song of the West (Choreographic work : Humphrey)

Research Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-7073