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Design for strings [and] The beloved [videorecording].

Title
Design for strings [and] The beloved [videorecording].
Publication
1976.

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Additional Authors
  • Abarca, Lydia,
  • Barry, Fred.
  • Brooks, Roman,
  • Bryant, George.
  • Bryant, Homer,
  • Dance Theatre of Harlem.
  • Garratt, Brenda,
  • Hamilton, Judith (Composer)
  • Horton, Lester, 1906-1953,
  • Johnson, Virginia, 1950-
  • McKinney, Gayle,
  • Murray-White, Melva,
  • Russell, Paul, 1947-
  • Segal, Marcella.
  • Sullivan, Paul.
  • Taras, John,
  • Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893.
  • Truitte, James.
  • Wynn, Zelda.
Description
1 videodisc (NTSC) (31 min.) : sd., b&w; 4 3/4 in.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Dance Theatre of Harlem.
Uniform Title
  • Beloved (Choreographic work : Horton)
  • Designs with strings (Choreographic work : Taras)
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Note
  • Music for Design for strings is Trio, Op. 50 by Peter Tchaikovsky.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in performance at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, on July 22, 1976.
Funding (note)
  • This videorecording was preserved with support provided in part by Save America's Treasures through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
System Details (note)
  • DVD.
Contents
Design for strings / choreography, John Taras ; music, Peter Tchaikovsky ; lighting: Paul Sullivan ; danced by Lydia Abarca, Brenda Garratt, Virginia Johnson, Melva Murray-White, Homer Bryant, and Paul Russell -- The beloved / choreography Lester Horton ; restaged by James Truitte ; music, Judith Hamilton ; costumes, Zelda Wynn, after Lester Horton ; lighting, Fred Barry, after Lester Horton ; danced by Gayle McKinney (The woman) and Roman Brooks (The man) ; pianist on tape, Marcella Segal ; narrator on tape, George Bryant.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-1480
Title
Design for strings [and] The beloved [videorecording].
Imprint
1976.
Country of Producing Entity
Great Britain.
Performer
Performed by members of Dance Theatre of Harlem.
Event
Videotaped in performance at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, on July 22, 1976.
Funding
This videorecording was preserved with support provided in part by Save America's Treasures through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
System Details
DVD.
Local Note
Former classmark: *MGZIC 9-1287.
Added Author
Abarca, Lydia, dancer.
Garratt, Brenda, dancer.
Johnson, Virginia, 1950- dancer.
Murray-White, Melva, dancer.
Russell, Paul, 1947- dancer.
Bryant, Homer, dancer. Narrator
McKinney, Gayle, dancer.
Brooks, Roman, dancer.
Horton, Lester, 1906-1953, choreographer.
Hamilton, Judith (Composer)
Taras, John, choreographer.
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Trio, piano, violin, cello, op. 50, A minor
Truitte, James. Restager
Segal, Marcella. Musician
Bryant, George. nar
Wynn, Zelda. Costume designer
Sullivan, Paul. Lighting designer
Barry, Fred. Lighting designer
Dance Theatre of Harlem.
Added Title
Designs with strings (Choreographic work : Taras)
Beloved (Choreographic work : Horton)
Gift of Dance Theatre of Harlem.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-1480
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