Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Gamson, Annabelle
2. Tamiris, Helen, 1905-1966
3. Duncan, Isadora, 1877-1927
4. St. Denis, Ruth, 1880-1968
5. Fuller, Loie, 1862-1928
6. Duncan, Anna, 1894-1980
7. Duncan, Irma
8. Pavlova, Anna, 1881-1931
9. Castle, Irene, 1893-1969
10. Castle, Vernon, 1887-1918
11. Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972
12. Graham, Martha
13. Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958
14. Ashton, Frederick, 1904-1988
15. Seymour, Lynn, 1939-2023
16. De Raita, Clif
17. Colahan, Nancy
18. Anderson, Elaine
19. Buglisi, Jacqulyn
20. Hackett, Anne-Marie
21. Kaplan, Laurie
22. Wengerd, Tim, 1945-1989
23. Foreman, Donlin
24. Ezralow, Daniel
25. Anderson, David
26. Deane, Michael
27. Tolan, Michael, 1925-2011
28. Harris, Rosemary, 1927-
29. Brockway, Merrill
30. Kinberg, Judy
31. Ardolino, Emile
32. Kendall, Elizabeth, 1947-
33. WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
34. DHCA.
35. Graham, Martha

Description

1. 1 videodisc (NTSC) (60 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Central to the theme is Isadora Duncan's quest of a new dance vocabulary to better express the emotions of humanity. Includes various historic film excerpts of dance luminaries performing their works. Among these are: Princess Rajah, Loie Fuller, Annabella, Isadora Duncan at a London garden party, Anna Duncan, Irma Duncan dancers, Anna Pavlova, Irene and Vernon Castle, Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn, Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey, and Helen Tamiris. Frederick Ashton speaks about his impressions of Isadora Duncan. Lynn Seymour performs Ashton's Five Brahms waltzes in the manner of Isadora Duncan. Clif de Raita performs Ted Shawn's Japanese spear dance. Doris Humphrey's Soaring is performed by Nancy Colahan with Elaine Anderson, Jacqulyn Buglisi, Anne Marie Hackett, and Laurie Kaplan. Annabelle Gamson performs Isadora Duncan's Etude and Mother. Ted Shawn's Polonaise is performed by Tim Wengerd, Clif de Raita, Donlin Foreman, Daniel Ezralow, David Anderson, and Michael Deane. Also included is an early film of Martha Graham performing her work Lamentation.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of WNET/13, New York.

Uniform title

1. Brahms waltzes in the manner of Isadora Duncan (Choreographic work : Ashton)
2. Japanese spear dance (Choreographic work : Shawn)
3. Soaring (Choreographic work : Humphrey)
4. Etude (Choreographic work : Gamson after Duncan)
5. Mother (Choreographic work : Gamson after Duncan)
6. Polonaise (Choreographic work : Shawn)

Subject

1. Dance -- History -- 20th century.
2. Modern dance -- United States -- History.
3. Dancers -- United States -- 20th century.

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Video.
3. Educational/cultural films and programs.
4. Documentaries and factual films and programs.

Call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-5385

Language

1. English

Note

1. For the non-broadcast version of this program, with a slightly different ending featuring a reprise of Seymour in the Brahms waltzes, see: *MGZIC 9-2581.

Credits (note)

1. Written by Elizabeth Kendall.

Event (note)

1. Telecast on the Dance in America series by WNET/13, New York on January 4, 1978.

System details (note)

1. DVD, transferred from Digital Betacam cassette.

Local note

1. Former call number: *MGZIC 9-40.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

Performer

1. Narrator: Michael Tolan.
2. Voice of Isadora Duncan: Rosemary Harris.

Local subject

1. Television. Trailblazers of modern dance.
2. Television. Dance in America.

Local subject

1. Duncan dancing.

Added title

1. Container of (work): Brahms waltzes in the manner of Isadora Duncan (Choreographic work : Ashton)
2. Container of (work): Japanese spear dance (Choreographic work : Shawn)
3. Container of (work): Soaring (Choreographic work : Humphrey)
4. Container of (work): Etude (Choreographic work : Gamson after Duncan)
5. Container of (work): Mother (Choreographic work : Gamson after Duncan)
6. Container of (work): Polonaise (Choreographic work : Shawn)