Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Shimin, Tonia
2. Ross, Bertram, 1920-2003
3. Maloney, Daniel
4. Quinn, David P
5. DHCA

Description

1. 1 videocassette (81 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. Ross, Bertram, 1920-2003 -- Interviews
2. Maloney, Daniel -- Interviews
3. Anthony, Mary
4. Mary Anthony Dance Studio
5. Mary Anthony Dance Theatre
6. Threnody (Choreographic work : Anthony)
7. Dancers -- United States -- 20th century
8. Choreographers -- United States -- 20th century
9. Dance teachers -- United States
10. Modern dance -- United States

Genre/Form

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

Contents

1. [Interview with Bertram Ross] (ca. 41 min.) / Ross, a dancer, actor, singer, and teacher, discusses his first sight of Mary Anthony, performing her dance solo Lady Macbeth ; his observations of her auditions and the qualities she emphasizes in her choreography ; his memories of Anthony as a young dancer ; working with her in Lamp unto my feet and other live religious television programs ; her work Threnody, which he describes as a "monumental dance" ; rallying around her, with other dancers, as she fought against eviction from her loft ; the qualities she seeks in dancers in her company ; her personal qualities, including her energy and her ability to give each dancer a sense of self-worth.
2. [Interview with Daniel Maloney] (ca. 40 min.) / Maloney, who describes himself as a choreographer and physical therapist, describes how he began to work with Mary Anthony ; the family atmosphere of her studio ; her rehearsal process, which provided a model for his own ; his early choreography, encouraged by Anthony ; sharing leadership of the Mary Anthony Dance Theatre with Anthony and Ross Parkes, with whom he shared the title of associate artistic director ; his fellow company members ; Anthony's grace under pressure ; Anthony's dance technique, which incorporated the principles of contraction and release, and the use of the Laban loops ; Anthony's sources of inspiration, and the importance of emotion in works such as Threnody ; Anthony's place in his life.

Call number

1. *MGZIA 4-3643

Note

1. Unedited footage.
2. Contains same material, taped from a different camera angle, as *MGZIA 4-3642 Bertram Ross and Daniel Maloney interviews, camera one, 7/29/98.

Performer (note)

1. Interviewer: Tonia Shimin.

Event (note)

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

Title

1. Bertram Ross and Daniel Maloney interviews, camera two, 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, David Quinn.

Performer

1. Interviewer: Tonia Shimin.

Local subject

1. Television. Lamp unto my feet.

Added author

1. Shimin, Tonia. Interviewer
2. Ross, Bertram, 1920-2003. Interviewee
3. Maloney, Daniel. Interviewee
4. Quinn, David P.
5. DHCA.

Research call number

1. *MGZIA 4-3643