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Dancers at Bennington School and Mills College

Title
Dancers at Bennington School and Mills College [videorecording]
Publication
1938-1939.

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Additional Authors
  • Limón, José
  • Weidman, Charles
  • Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958
  • Gray, Harriette Ann
  • Bales, William, 1910-1990
  • Bird, Bonnie
  • O'Donnell, May
  • Thompson, Betty Lynd.
  • Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958.
  • Mills College.
  • Bennington School of the Dance.
Description
1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (15 min.) : si., col.; 1/2 in.
Summary
Charles Weidman, Doris Humphrey, José Limón, Bill Bales, Harriette Ann Gray, and May O'Donnell demonstrate technique and choreography out of doors at the Bennington School of the Dance (1938) and the Bennington School of the Dance at Mills College (1939).
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Betty Lynd Thompson.
Uniform Title
  • Curtain raiser (Choreographic work : Limón and O'Donnell)
  • Danzas mexicanas (Choreographic work : Limón)
  • Duo-drama (Choreographic work : Humphrey)
  • Passacaglia and fugue in C minor (Choreographic work : Humphrey)
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Motion pictures.
  • Video.
Credits (note)
  • Filmed by Betty Lynd Thompson.
Contents
José Limón in Danzas mexicanas (excerpt) -- Various Humphrey phrases filmed out of doors at the Greek Theater, Mills College, with José Limón and five dancers -- Duo-drama, by Doris Humphrey: Doris Humphrey and Charles Weidman in excerpts from Unison and divergence and Integration -- Humphrey-Weidman group in outdoor rehearsal shots in Doris Humphrey's Variations, from New dance -- Unidentified solo dancer seen out of doors executing Doris Humphrey's "indirect side fall" -- Group shots of Doris Humphrey's Passacaglia and fugue (Doris Humphrey in red dress) -- Bill Bales and Harriette Ann Gray demonstrate exercises -- Doris Humphrey in solo phrases from Passacaglia -- Duo-drama excerpts repeated -- May O'Donnell and José Limón in their Curtain raiser (excerpts).
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-8008
OCLC
NYPY797032299-F
Title
Dancers at Bennington School and Mills College [videorecording]
Imprint
1938-1939.
Credits
Filmed by Betty Lynd Thompson.
Local Subject
Motion pictures. Curtain raiser.
Motion pictures. Dancers at Bennington School and Mills College.
Added Author
Limón, José, choreographer, dancer.
Weidman, Charles, dancer.
Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958, choreographer.
Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958, dancer.
Gray, Harriette Ann, dancer.
Bales, William, 1910-1990, dancer.
Bird, Bonnie, dancer.
O'Donnell, May, dancer.
Thompson, Betty Lynd.
Mills College.
Bennington School of the Dance.
Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958. New dance.
Added Title
Curtain raiser (Choreographic work : Limón and O'Donnell)
Danzas mexicanas (Choreographic work : Limón)
Duo-drama (Choreographic work : Humphrey)
Passacaglia and fugue in C minor (Choreographic work : Humphrey)
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-8008
*MGZHB 4-1643 Additional copy; 1 film reel (349 ft.) 16mm. For use on handviewer only.
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