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O, Libertad! (Motion picture)

Title
O, Libertad! (Motion picture)
Publication
1937.

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Additional Authors
  • Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972
  • Mumaw, Barton, 1912-
  • Landers, Dennis
  • Fitz-Simons, Foster
  • Hearn, Fred
  • McCormack, Wilbur
  • Overlees, Frank
  • Delmar, Frank
  • Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers.
Description
2 reels (40 min., 1250 ft.) : si., b&w with color sequence; 16 mm.
Donor/Sponsor
Ted Shawn Collection.
Uniform Title
O, libertad! (Choreographic work : Shawn)
Note
  • An American saga in three acts.
  • For Ted Shawn's taped remarks on this film, see *MGZTC 3-43, pt. 1. Shawn, Ted. O, Libertad! commentary. For Act III, see separate entries under Kinetic molpai (Shawn)
Credits (note)
  • Choreography: Ted Shawn (except where noted)
Event (note)
  • Costumed rehearsals onstage and in studios, filmed at Jacob's Pillow in August, 1937.
Contents
Reel 1: Act I (The past): Noche triste de Moctezuma (Ted Shawn and ensemble, in color); Los hermanos penitentes (Dennis Landers with ensemble); Peonage (Frank Overlees, Wilbur McCormack, Frank Delmar, and Barton Mumaw); Hacendado de California (Shawn); The forty-niners (ensemble). Act II (The present): Campus 1914 (Shawn and ensemble); War: Call to arms (Shawn), No man's land (Shawn with ensemble), and Return of the hero (Shawn). - Reel 2: Jazz decade (Mumaw with ensemble), Modernism and Credo (Shawn); March of the veterans of future wars (ensemble); Olympiad: Banner bearer (chor. and perf. by Barton Mumaw), Cheer leaders (chor. by Frank Overlees, perf. by Overlees, Landers, and McCormack), Decathlon (chor. and perf. by Foster Fitz-Simons), Fencing (chor. by Fred Hearn, perf. by Hearn and Landers), Boxing (chor. and perf. by Wilbur McCormack), and Basketball (chor. by Dennis Landers, perf. by Landers, Mumaw, Hearn, McCormack, and Overlees).
Call Number
*MGZHB 8-2201
OCLC
NYPY837031676-F
Title
O, Libertad! (Motion picture)
Imprint
1937.
Event
Costumed rehearsals onstage and in studios, filmed at Jacob's Pillow in August, 1937.
Credits
Choreography: Ted Shawn (except where noted)
Performer
Performed by Ted Shawn and his Men Dancers.
Local Subject
Motion pictures. O, Libertad!
Added Author
Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972, choreographer, dancer.
Mumaw, Barton, 1912- dancer.
Landers, Dennis, dancer.
Fitz-Simons, Foster, dancer.
Hearn, Fred, dancer.
McCormack, Wilbur, dancer.
Overlees, Frank, dancer.
Delmar, Frank, dancer.
Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers.
Added Title
O, libertad! (Choreographic work : Shawn)
Research Call Number
*MGZHB 8-2201
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