Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Ubell, Shirley
2. Shimin, Tonia
3. Diamond, Dennis
4. Quinn, David P
5. DHCA

Description

1. 2 videocassettes (60 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)

Summary

1. Footage recorded for a projected documentary on Mary Anthony, a modern dancer, choreographer and teacher.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of Tonia Shimin.

Series statement

1. Mary Anthony: a life in modern dance preliminary footage.

Subject

1. Ubell, Shirley -- Interviews
2. Anthony, Mary
3. Ford, Mary
4. Mary Anthony Dance Studio
5. Dancers -- United States -- 20th century
6. Dance teachers -- United States
7. Modern dance -- United States

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Interviews.
3. Video.

Contents

1. Shirley Ubell, a longtime student and friend of Mary Anthony, describes how she began to study with Anthony at the New Dance Group studio in 1955, and later followed Anthony to her own studio ; Anthony's qualities as a teacher ; Anthony's personal qualities, including her serenity, energy, agelessness and integrity ; the diversity of her students and her generosity towards them ; her transformation of dancer Mary Ford ; the homelike atmosphere of Anthony's dance studio ; her impressions of Anthony as a dancer.

Call number

1. *MGZIA 4-3644

Note

1. Unedited footage.
2. Cassettes 1 and 2 contain the same material, taped from different camera angles.

Performer (note)

1. Interviewer: Tonia Shimin.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped in New York on July 29, 1998 ; videography, Dennis Diamond and David Quinn.

Title

1. Shirley Ubell interview, 7/29/98 [videorecording]

Imprint

1. 1998.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

Series

1. Mary Anthony: a life in modern dance preliminary footage.

Event

1. Videotaped in New York on July 29, 1998 ; videography, Dennis Diamond and David Quinn.

Performer

1. Interviewer: Tonia Shimin.

Added author

1. Ubell, Shirley. Interviewee
2. Shimin, Tonia. Interviewer
3. Diamond, Dennis.
4. Quinn, David P.
5. DHCA.

Research call number

1. *MGZIA 4-3644