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The men who danced

Title: The men who danced [videorecording] / produced, directed and edited by Ron Honsa.
Publication: c1985.

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1 videocassette (30 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)

Summary

Dancers Frank and John Delmar, Foster Fitz-Simons, Fred Hearn, Wilbur McCormack, Frank Overlees, Barton Mumaw, and composer Jess Meeker recall their years with Ted Shawn at Jacob's Pillow and on tour in the 1930's with the men's group. Rare archival footage restored to natural speed of excerpts from some of the dances in which they performed are shown: Polonaise, Labor symphony, The dome, The banner bearer from O, Libertad!, Cosmic dance of Siva, Bourrée. Barton Mumaw is shown in rehearsal recreating his solo Fetish for Richard Cragun, who subsequently performs it on stage at Jacob's Pillow. Members of Les Grands Ballets Canadiens are shown performing portions of Polonaise.

Uniform Title

Labor symphony (Choreographic work : Shawn)
Cosmic dance of Siva (Choreographic work : Shawn)
O, libertad! (Choreographic work : Shawn)
Polonaise (Choreographic work : Shawn)
Dome (Choreographic work : Shawn)
Bourree (Choreographic work : Mumaw)
Fetish (Choreographic work : Shawn)

Subjects

Genre/Form

Dance.
Video.
Documentaries and factual films and programs.

Credits (note)

Music, Michael Becon ; research, Norton Owen ; writer, Richard Philp.

Performer (note)

Narrator: Anne Weiner.
Interviewees: Barton Mumaw, Wilbur McCormack, Frank Overlees, Foster Fitz-Simons, Frank Delmar and John Delmar, Jess Meeker, Fred Hearn.

Event (note)

Filmed at Jacob's Pillow, Lee, Mass, during the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival and reunion of eight of the original members of Ted Shawn's Men Dancers, August 3-7, 1982.

Call Number

*MGZIA 4-5171

OCLC

17302515
NYPY877000617-F

Title

The men who danced [videorecording] / produced, directed and edited by Ron Honsa.

Imprint

c1985.

Country of Producing Entity

U.S.

Event

Filmed at Jacob's Pillow, Lee, Mass, during the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival and reunion of eight of the original members of Ted Shawn's Men Dancers, August 3-7, 1982.

Credits

Music, Michael Becon ; research, Norton Owen ; writer, Richard Philp.

Performer

Narrator: Anne Weiner.

Interviewees: Barton Mumaw, Wilbur McCormack, Frank Overlees, Foster Fitz-Simons, Frank Delmar and John Delmar, Jess Meeker, Fred Hearn.

Danced by Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers ; Richard Cragun ; Les Grands Ballets Canadiens.

Local Subject

Motion pictures. The men who danced.

Male dancing.

Motion pictures. Labor symphony.

Motion pictures. The cosmic dance of Siva.

Motion pictures. O, Libertad!

Motion pictures. Polonaise.

Motion pictures. The dome.

Motion pictures. Fetish.

Added Author

Delmar, John. Interviewee

Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972, choreographer.

Delmar, Frank. Interviewee

Fitz-Simons, Foster. Interviewee

Hearn, Fred. Interviewee

McCormack, Wilbur. Interviewee

Overlees, Frank. Interviewee

Mumaw, Barton, 1912- ive, choreographer.

Meeker, Jess. Interviewee

Cragun, Richard, dancer.

Honsa, Ron. Producer. Director

Philp, Richard. Author

Owen, Norton.

Weiner, Anne. Narrator

Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers.

Grands ballets canadiens.

Added Title

Labor symphony (Choreographic work : Shawn)

Cosmic dance of Siva (Choreographic work : Shawn)

O, libertad! (Choreographic work : Shawn)

Polonaise (Choreographic work : Shawn)

Dome (Choreographic work : Shawn)

Bourree (Choreographic work : Mumaw)

Fetish (Choreographic work : Shawn)

Research Call Number

*MGZIA 4-5171

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