The Shakers / presented by the National Doris Humphrey Society in collaboration with Princeton Book Company, Publishers, Momenta Performing Arts Company, Ernestine Stodelle and Reusch Dance Video ; choreography by Doris Humphrey (1931), reconstructed by Ernestine Stodelle in 1986 ; video director, Amy Reusch.
Publisher:
Dance Horizons Video,
Copyright Date:
1997
Description:
1 videocassette (91 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Danced by Stephanie Clemens (eldress); Debra Cannarella, JuneHines, Barbara Hausler, Shannon Buckholz, Kimberly Pfaffmann, Raphaelle Ziemba (women); Judith Chitwood, Cathy Connal, Regina Wilken, Larry Ippel, DeniseNakaji, Cameron Jarrett (men). Project made possible by a grant from the National Initiative to Preserve American Dance (NIPAD), a project underwritten by the Pew Charitable Trusts and administered at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Videotaped in rehearsal at the Doris Humphrey Memorial Theater, Academy of Movement and Music, Oak Park, Ill., during the 5th annual Doris Humphrey Technique Workshop, coordinated by the National Doris Humphrey Society in August 1994, and in performance at the Doris Humphrey Memorial Theater on August 6, 1994, at the conclusion of the workshop.
Summary:
Restaging of Doris Humphrey's The Shakers, performed by students at the 5th annual Doris Humphrey Technique Workshop in Oak Park, Ill. Footage from Gail Corbin's preparatory rehearsals with the students provides a detailed breakdown and analysis of the choreography. Ernestine Stodelle's coaching, given after she had viewed a dress rehearsal, is illustrated with still photographs depicting the Shakers' life and arts, and rehearsal and performance excerpts. A full performance of the work concludes the tape. This tape is not intended as a means of learning the choreography, nor as a replacement for the notation score or a coach. All works by Doris Humphrey are copyrighted, and permission to perform them must be obtained from her son Charles Humphrey Woodford.
Series:
The Doris Humphrey legacy
OCLC:
(OCoLC)39253924
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
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.