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The spirit of Denishawn: Excerpts [and] Four temperaments

Title
The spirit of Denishawn: Excerpts [and] Four temperaments [electronic resource]
Publication
1980.

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Additional Authors
  • Trisler, Joyce, 1934-1979
  • Hindemith, Paul, 1895-1963.
  • Pinska, Klarna.
  • St. Denis, Ruth, 1880-1968
  • Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972
  • Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958
  • Joyce Trisler Danscompany.
  • Spoleto Festival U.S.A.
Description
1 streaming video file (NTSC) (30 min.) : sd., col.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Joyce Trisler Danscompany.
Uniform Title
  • Four temperaments (Choreographic work : Trisler)
  • Spirit of Denishawn (Choreographic work : Pinska)
Note
  • Videotaped in performance at the Cistern of the College of Charleston, during the Spoleto Festival U.S.A. in Charleston, South Carolina, in June 1980. For the first part of this performance, see: *MGZIC 9-2170 Four against the gods: Excerpts [and] The spirit of Denishawn: Excerpts.
  • Performed by members of the Joyce Trisler Danscompany.
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Funding (note)
  • Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Contents
CONTENTS: The spirit of Denishawn: Excerpts (8 min.). Choreography: Staged by Klarna Pinska after Ruth St. Denis, Ted Shawn, and Doris Humphrey. Liebestraum. Choreography: St. Denis. Music; Franz Liszt. Beginning cut off. -- Spear dance japonesque. Choreography: Shawn. Music: Louis Horst. Ending cut off. -- Soaring. Choreography: St. Denis and Humphrey. Music: Robert Schumann. -- Four temperaments (approx. 20 min.). Choreography: Joyce Trisler. Music: Paul Hindemith. Beginning of work and part of Melancholic variation edited out.
Call Number
*MGZIDF 7471
OCLC
NYPY916039185-F
Title
The spirit of Denishawn: Excerpts [and] Four temperaments [electronic resource]
Imprint
1980.
Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Funding
Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Local Note
Former call number: *MGZIC 9-2546.
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Local Subject
Television. Four temperaments.
Television. The spirit of Denishawn.
Denishawn dances, Revivals of.
Added Author
Trisler, Joyce, 1934-1979, choreographer.
Hindemith, Paul, 1895-1963. Composer
Pinska, Klarna. rsg, choreographer.
St. Denis, Ruth, 1880-1968, choreographer.
Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972, choreographer.
Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958, choreographer.
Joyce Trisler Danscompany.
Spoleto Festival U.S.A.
Added Title
Four temperaments (Choreographic work : Trisler)
Spirit of Denishawn (Choreographic work : Pinska)
Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 7471
*MGZIC 9-2546 (former)
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