Title

A divine madness / A film by Leonard Aitken ; presented by Oak Creek Films.

Publication

1979.

Details

Additional Authors

• Weidman, Charles
• Gray, Harriette Ann
• King, Eleanor, 1906-1991
• Limón, José
• Holm, Hanya, 1893-1992
• Bettis, Valerie, 1919-1982
• De Mille, Agnes.
• Edmundson, Jim.
• Huang, Al Chung-liang.
• Wekerle, Ingrid.
• Rich, Dillon.
• Harris, Julie, 1925-2013
• Aitken, Leonard.

Description

1 streaming video file (30 min.) : sound, color.

Alternative Title

Bertram Ross Video Archive.

Subjects

• Motion pictures > A divine madness
• Perry-Mansfield School of the Theatre and Dance (Steamboat Springs, Colo.)
• Filmed dance
• Documentaries and factual films and programs
• Perry, Charlotte, 1889-1983
• Mansfield, Portia

Genre/Form

• Documentaries and factual films and programs.
• Filmed dance.

Note

• Includes reminiscences and/or dance excerpts performed by Charles Weidman, Harriet Ann Gray, Eleanor King, José Limon, Hanya Holm, Valerie Bettis, Agnes De Mille, Jim Edmundson, Al Huang, Ingrid Wekerle, Dillon Rich, Julie Harris.

Access (note)

• Patrons can access streaming video files online only onsite at the Library for the Performing Arts.

Credits (note)

• Music: Paul Conly ; narration: Julie Harris ; script: Nan Babb ; coproducer: Candice Carpenter ; with assistance of Dick Alweis, James Read, Bill Snider.

Source (note)

• William Prensky;

Call Number

*MGZIDF 2704

Title

A divine madness / A film by Leonard Aitken ; presented by Oak Creek Films.

Imprint

1979.

Type of Content

two-dimensional moving image

Type of Medium

computer

video

Type of Carrier

online resource

Original Version

Original format: 1 film reel ; 16mm.

Credits

Music: Paul Conly ; narration: Julie Harris ; script: Nan Babb ; coproducer: Candice Carpenter ; with assistance of Dick Alweis, James Read, Bill Snider.

Summary

Documentary on the lives of Portia Mansfield and Charlotte Perry and the evolution of the Perry-Mansfield School of the Theatre and Dance.

Access

Patrons can access streaming video files online only onsite at the Library for the Performing Arts.

Source

Gift; William Prensky; 2009.

Connect to:

NYPL Digital Collections

Local Subject

Motion pictures. A divine madness.

Added Author

Weidman, Charles, dancer.

Gray, Harriette Ann, dancer.

King, Eleanor, 1906-1991, dancer.

Limón, José, dancer.

Holm, Hanya, 1893-1992, dancer.

Bettis, Valerie, 1919-1982, dancer.

De Mille, Agnes.

Edmundson, Jim.

Huang, Al Chung-liang.

Wekerle, Ingrid.

Rich, Dillon.

Harris, Julie, 1925-2013, narrator.

Aitken, Leonard.

Added Title

Bertram Ross Video Archive.

Research Call Number

*MGZIDF 2704

*MGZHB 12-1868