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Invention in dance

Title
Invention in dance [videorecording] / produced by WGBH-TV, Boston for National Educational Television ; directed by Greg Harney ; produced by Jac Venza ; conceived and written by Martha Myers ; choreography by Alwin Nikolais.
Publication
[1959]

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Additional Authors
  • Nikolais, Alwin
  • Louis, Murray
  • St. Denis, Ruth, 1880-1968
  • Lamhut, Phyllis
  • Blossom, Beverly
  • Laub, Arlene
  • Vislocky, Dorothy
  • Martindale, Coral
  • Myers, Martha.
  • Venza, Jac.
  • Harney, Greg.
  • Henry Street Playhouse Dance Company.
  • WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
  • National Educational Television and Radio Center.
  • DHCA.
Description
1 videodisc (NTSC) (29 min.) : sd., b&w; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Alwin Nikolais and Martha Myers discuss the break with classical forms as pioneered by Isadora Duncan and Ruth St. Denis. Excerpts from Mr. Nikolais' theatre pieces are performed by the Henry Street Playhouse Dance Company.
Series Statement
Time to dance ; no. 3.
Uniform Title
  • Radha (Choreographic work : St. Denis)
  • Kaleidoscope (Choreographic work : Nikolais)
  • Sanctum (Choreographic work : Nikolais)
  • Masks, props and mobiles (Choreographic work : Nikolais)
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
System Details (note)
  • DVD.
Contents
Dance in the Duncan style -- Radha [excerpt] / danced by Ruth St. Denis -- Photographs of the great modern dance innovators -- Alwin Nikolais talks with Martha Myers; the Henry St. Playhouse Dance Company performs excerpts from Kaleidoscope, Sanctum and Noumenon from Masks, props and mobiles.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-3202
OCLC
NYPY737042680-F
Title
Invention in dance [videorecording] / produced by WGBH-TV, Boston for National Educational Television ; directed by Greg Harney ; produced by Jac Venza ; conceived and written by Martha Myers ; choreography by Alwin Nikolais.
Imprint
[1959]
Series
Time to dance ; no. 3.
System Details
DVD.
Performer
Performed by the Henry Street Playhouse Dance Company: Murray Louis and Phyllis Lamhut, Arlene Laub, Coral Martindale, Beverly Schmidt, and Dorothy Vislocky.
Local Note
Former classmark: *MGZIC 9-943.
Additional copy: *MGZHB 12-664; use *MGZIDVD 5-3202 instead.
Local Subject
Avant-garde dance.
Television. Invention in dance.
Mixed media performances.
Added Author
Nikolais, Alwin, choreographer.
Louis, Murray, dancer.
St. Denis, Ruth, 1880-1968, choreographer, dancer.
Lamhut, Phyllis, dancer.
Blossom, Beverly, dancer.
Laub, Arlene, dancer.
Vislocky, Dorothy, dancer.
Martindale, Coral, dancer.
Myers, Martha. Conceptor
Venza, Jac. Producer
Harney, Greg. Director
Henry Street Playhouse Dance Company.
WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
National Educational Television and Radio Center.
DHCA.
Added Title
Radha (Choreographic work : St. Denis)
Kaleidoscope (Choreographic work : Nikolais)
Sanctum (Choreographic work : Nikolais)
Masks, props and mobiles (Choreographic work : Nikolais)
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-3202
*MGZHB 12-664 Additional copy ; 1 film reel. 16 mm.
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