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Meeting the challenge: A professional career

Title
Meeting the challenge: A professional career [videorecording]
Publication
1987.

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Moving imageUse in library *MGZIC 9-3013Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance

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Additional Authors
  • Taylor, Paul, 1930-2018.
  • Reinhart, Charles.
  • Ipiotis, Celia.
  • Weidman, Charles.
  • Terry, Walter.
  • Bush, Jeffrey C.
  • Paul Taylor Dance Company.
  • ARC Videodance (Firm)
Description
1 videocassette (U-matic, NTSC) (29 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences; 3/4 in.
Summary
Guests are dancer/choreographer Paul Taylor and Charles Reinhart, who was his first manager. Taylor discusses his recently published autobiography Private Domain, and reminisces about his career. He talks about his alter ego, George Tacet, and recalls his first experiments in choreography. He describes his historic concert Seven new dances, and his reaction to Louis Horst's famous review. Reinhart shares his impressions of Taylor as a dancer, and recalls how he became Taylor's manager. Turning to more recent events, Taylor tells about breaking his dependency on amphetamines, and deciding to retire as a performer. The numerous dance excerpts include Taylor's Esplanade; two of the Seven new dances, Epic and Event 1 (b&w); Junction; From sea to shining sea (b&w); Aureole; Arden court; Orbs; and Cloven kingdom; as well as footage from the documentary American Dance Festival: Keeper of the flame, which depicts Charles Weidman, Walter Terry, and scenes of Taylor in rehearsal.
Series Statement
Eye on dance ; 221
Uniform Title
  • Esplanade (Choreographic work : Taylor)
  • Seven new dances (Choreographic work : Taylor)
  • Epic (Choreographic work : Taylor)
  • Junction (Choreographic work : Taylor)
  • From sea to shining sea (Choreographic work : Taylor)
  • Aureole (Choreographic work : Taylor, P)
  • Arden Court (Choreographic work : Taylor)
  • Orbs (Choreographic work : Taylor)
  • Cloven kingdom (Choreographic work : Taylor)
Subjects
Note
  • Produced by ARC Videodance as part of the television series Eye on dance. Recorded on February 23, 1987 at the studios of WNYC, New York. Telecast on April 17, 1987. Producers: Celia Ipiotis and Jeff Bush. Video director: Richard Sheridan. Program director: Celia Ipiotis. Technical director: Jeff Bush. Host: Celia Ipiotis.
Call Number
*MGZIC 9-3013
OCLC
NYPY926000910-F
Title
Meeting the challenge: A professional career [videorecording]
Imprint
1987.
Series
Eye on dance ; 221
Local Subject
Television. Meeting the challenge.
Television. Eye on dance.
Local Subject
Television. American Dance Festival: keeper of the flame.
Added Author
Taylor, Paul, 1930-2018. ive, choreographer.
Reinhart, Charles. Interviewee
Ipiotis, Celia. Host. Producer. Director
Weidman, Charles. Depicted
Terry, Walter. Depicted
Bush, Jeffrey C. Producer
Paul Taylor Dance Company.
ARC Videodance (Firm)
Added Title
Esplanade (Choreographic work : Taylor)
Seven new dances (Choreographic work : Taylor)
Epic (Choreographic work : Taylor)
Junction (Choreographic work : Taylor)
From sea to shining sea (Choreographic work : Taylor)
Aureole (Choreographic work : Taylor, P)
Arden Court (Choreographic work : Taylor)
Orbs (Choreographic work : Taylor)
Cloven kingdom (Choreographic work : Taylor)
Research Call Number
*MGZIC 9-3013
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