Mary Wigman : die Seele des Tanzes = l'âme de la danse / ein Film von = un film de Norbert Busé & Christof Debler ; Buch & Regie, Norbert Busé, Christof Debler ; Produktion, Filmhouse & nb media ; in Kooperation mit studio.tv.film ; im Auftrag des ZDF ; in Zusammenarbeit mit Arte.
Publisher:
Arthaus Musik,
Copyright Date:
2014
Description:
1 videodisc (52 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in + 1 booklet (14 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm)
Interviewees: Sasha Waltz (choreographer), Charles Perrier (New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, [Dance Division]), Susanne Linke (choreographer/Wigman school), Hedwig Müller (Wigman biographer), Claudia Gitelman (Tanzwissenschaftlerin, New York), Allison Beth Hankins (dancer, New Mexico). Accompanying booklet includes a short introduction and biography of Mary Wigman by Hedwig Müller in English, French, and German. Dance excerpts: Pastorale (choreographer and performer, Mary Wigman, 1929), Wandlung (homage to Mary Wigman choreographed by Suzanne Linke), [Mary Wigman dance class], [Allison Beth Hankins dance clip], Hexentanz (choreographed and performed by Mary Wigman, 1926), Dido & Aeneas (choreographer, Sasha Waltz, Staatsoper Berlin), Abschied und Dank (choreographer and performer, Mary Wigman, 1942). Bonus (40 min.): Mary Wigman's diary; Motion studies from the 1930s; Interview with Helmut Gottschild; Interview with Sasha Waltz; Trailers for other dance films.
Summary:
Documentary on the German choreographer and dancer Mary Wigman featuring interviews and dance excerpts. Topics include her upbringing and childhood, her first tour of the United States, and the only authorized Wigman school in America, in New York.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.