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Tanz ein Film um die Muse Terpsichore ; produced by Deutsche Wochenschau ; directed by Ulrich Wiedmann.

Title
Tanz [motion picture] : ein Film um die Muse Terpsichore ; produced by Deutsche Wochenschau ; directed by Ulrich Wiedmann.
Publication
[196-?]

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Additional Authors
  • Gsovsky, Tatjana
  • Rogge, Lola, 1908-1990.
  • Trofimova, Natasha
  • Hayden, Melissa
  • Kriza, John, 1919-1975
  • Tcherina, Ludmila
  • Charrat, Janine
  • Skibine, George, 1920-1981
  • Marceau, Marcel.
  • Hoyer, Dore, 1911-1967
  • Kreutzberg, Harald, 1902-1968
  • Wigman, Mary, 1886-1973
  • Carter, Alan
  • Jooss, Kurt, 1901-1979
  • Ruppel, K. H. (Karl Heinrich)
  • Purzer, Manfred.
  • Katherine Dunham Company.
  • Bayerischer Staatsoper München. Ballet.
  • Opéra de Paris. Ballet.
  • Cinema Guild.
Description
2 film reels (74 min., 2646 ft.) : sd., b&w.; 16 mm.
Summary
Survey of different types of dance, beginning with a cross-cultural panorama of dance in the ancient world and in pre-literate cultures. A performance by Katherine Dunham's company demonstrates the adaptation of ethnic dance for the theater. Germany, Spain, Africa, India, Bali, Brazil and other countries are highlighted in a sampling of folk dances from around the world. A discussion of social dancing covers the waltz, tango, foxtrot, samba, mambo, and boogie-woogie. The remaining portion of the film emphasizes German and German-based dance. A section on dance instruction for children depicts the students of Tatjana Gsovsky, Lola Rogge, and others, and includes a brief dance-drama performed by children. The section on theatrical dance (ballet, modern, and mime) includes excerpts from: Alan Carter's Vier mal vier, performed by the Bavarian State Opera Ballet; Gsovsky's Hamlet; a ballet danced to Stravinsky's Histoire du soldat; a ballet to Debussy's Little suite, danced by the Paris Opéra Ballet; Kurt Jooss' The green table; and others. Some performers represented are: Natasha Trofimova in Carter's The miraculous mandarin; Melissa Hayden and John Kriza in William Dollar's The duel; Ludmilla Tcherina; Janine Charrat and George Skibine; Marcel Marceau in David and Goliath; Dore Hoyer in Dynamik; and Harald Kreutzberg in Hiob hadert mit Gott (Job quarrels with God). After a fleeting glimpse of Mary Wigman, students at her school are seen in brief dance studies.
Uniform Title
  • Vier mal vier (Choreographic work : Carter)
  • Miraculous Mandarin (Choreographic work : Carter, A)
  • Duel (Choreographic work : Dollar)
  • Hamlet (Choreographic work : Gsovsky)
  • Green table (Choreographic work : Jooss)
Alternative Title
Dance
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Motion pictures.
Note
  • Distributed by Cinema Guild under the title The dance.
Credits (note)
  • Text, Karl H. Ruppel and Manfred Purzer.
Language (note)
  • Credits in German; voiceover narration in English.
Call Number
*MGZHB 16-2408
OCLC
NYPY906025588-F
Title
Tanz [motion picture] : ein Film um die Muse Terpsichore ; produced by Deutsche Wochenschau ; directed by Ulrich Wiedmann.
Imprint
[196-?]
Country of Producing Entity
Germany.
Credits
Text, Karl H. Ruppel and Manfred Purzer.
Language
Credits in German; voiceover narration in English.
Local Subject
Motion pictures. Tanz.
Local Subject
Social dancing -- 20th century.
Added Author
Gsovsky, Tatjana, choreographer.
Rogge, Lola, 1908-1990.
Trofimova, Natasha, dancer.
Hayden, Melissa, dancer.
Kriza, John, 1919-1975, dancer.
Tcherina, Ludmila, dancer.
Charrat, Janine, dancer.
Skibine, George, 1920-1981, dancer.
Marceau, Marcel. Performer
Hoyer, Dore, 1911-1967, dancer.
Kreutzberg, Harald, 1902-1968, dancer.
Wigman, Mary, 1886-1973, choreographer.
Carter, Alan, choreographer.
Jooss, Kurt, 1901-1979, choreographer.
Ruppel, K. H. (Karl Heinrich) Author
Purzer, Manfred. Author
Katherine Dunham Company.
Bayerischer Staatsoper München. Ballet.
Opéra de Paris. Ballet.
Cinema Guild.
Added Title
Vier mal vier (Choreographic work : Carter)
Miraculous Mandarin (Choreographic work : Carter, A)
Duel (Choreographic work : Dollar)
Hamlet (Choreographic work : Gsovsky)
Green table (Choreographic work : Jooss)
Research Call Number
*MGZHB 16-2408
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