The New Dance Group gala concert : a retrospective 1930s-1970s / the American Dance Guild presents ; produced by the American Dance Guild ; video directed by Johannes Holub ; concert production, producer/artistic director, Muriel Manings.
Publisher:
Dancetime Publications,
Copyright Date:
2008
Description:
2 videodiscs (160 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Songs (Choreographic work : Anthony). To each his own. Tenant of the street (Choreographic work : Gentry) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2009148173 Blues (Choreographic work : Aul) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2009148174 Southern landscape (Choreographic work : Beatty). Mourner's bench. Desperate heart (Choreographic work : Bettis) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n97826094 Lynchtown (Choreographic work : Weidman) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n97823669 Negro speaks of rivers (Choreographic work : Primus). Selections. Pursued (Choreographic work : Gifford). Flight. Shuvi nafshi (Choreographic work : Hadassah). Return oh my soul unto thee. Time is money (Choreographic work : Dudley) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr2002036202 Harmonica breakdown (Choreographic work : Dudley) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n97822281 Sign dance for Sarah (Choreographic work : Burton) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2009148181 Rainbow 'round my shoulder (Choreographic work : McKayle). Selections. Transformations of Medusa (Choreographic work : Erdman) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n97826718 Lyric suite (Choreographic work : Sokolow). Selections. Strange hero (Choreographic work : Nagrin) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n97828175 Concerto in E (Choreographic work : Trisler). Selections. Folksay (Choreographic work : Maslow). Selections.
Notes:
Dancers & musicians vary for each piece. Recorded in performance on June 11, 1993 at LaGuardia High School of the Performing Arts in New York City. Originally produced in 1994. Special feature: DVD-ROM access to .PDF file of concert program.
Contents:
Disc 1 (62 min.): Songs. pt. III: To each his own / Mary Anthony -- Tenant of the street / Eve Gentry -- Blues / Ronnie Aul -- Southern landscape. Mourner's bench / Talley Beatty -- The desperate heart / Valerie Bettis -- Ativisms [i.e., Atavisms]. Lynchtown / Charles Weidman -- The Negro speaks of rivers / Pearl Primus -- Pursued. The flight / Joseph Gifford -- Shuvi Nafshi. Return oh my soul unto thee / Hadassah. Disc 2 (78 min.): Time is money ; Harmonica breakdown / Jane Dudley -- Sign dance for Sarah / Irving Burton -- Rainbow 'round my shoulder suite excerpt / Donald McKayle -- The transformations of Medusa / Jean Erdman -- Lyric suite duet excerpt / Anna Sokolow -- Strange hero / Daniel Nagrin -- Concerto in E. (Romeo and Juliet) excerpt / Joyce Trisler -- Folksay excerpt / Sophie Maslow.
Summary:
The New Dance Group (ca. 1993) recreates 18 dances originally performed by the Group from 1934-1979. Each dance includes an introduction, usually by the original choreographers.
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.