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The horse's mouth greets the new millennium, Interview session 4

Title
The horse's mouth greets the new millennium, Interview session 4 [videorecording]
Publication
c2000.

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Additional Authors
  • Fisher, Jennifer, 1949-
  • Luna, Carla.
  • Matsuda, Stella Shizuka.
  • Mukhopadhyay, Sharany.
  • Rose, Mitchell.
  • Watanabe, June.
  • Lock, Lisa.
  • Frank T.R.A.X. (Musician)
  • Cunningham, James.
  • Dale, Grover.
  • Lewett, Linda.
  • New York Public Library. Dance Collection.
Description
1 videocassette (77 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Summary
Interviews with eight of the dancer-choreographers who performed in the Los Angeles performance of The horse's mouth greets the new millennium. For a recording of the performance itself, see *MGZIA 4-4700.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Interviews.
  • Video.
Note
  • Recording made possible by the cooperation of Tina Croll/James Cunningham, Japan America Theater, Dance Kaleidoscope, and the Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image, Dance Division, The New York Public Library.
Performer (note)
  • Interviewees (in order of appearance): Jennifer Fisher, Carla Luna, Stella Shizuka Matsuda, Sharanya Mukhopadhyay, Mitchell Rose, June Watanabe, Lisa Lock, Francisco Martinez.
  • Interviewers: James Cunningham, Grover Dale.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped at the Japan America Theater, Los Angeles, Calif., on July 21, 2000 ; video producer/camera, Linda Lewett.
Funding (note)
  • This recording is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency.
  • Recorded with the assistance of grants from New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Contents
  • Jennifer Fisher (ca. 11 min.) / interviewed by James Cunningham. Topics include: her approach to dance as an ethnologist and her study of The nutcracker as a cultural tradition and ritual in 20th-century America ; ballet as a means of female empowerment despite the feminist backlash against it ; similarities between ballet and religious practice.
  • Carla Luna (ca. 7 min.) / interviewed by Grover Dale. Topics include: her dance training ; the appeal of flamenco ; dance as empowerment ; the rewards of teaching and running her own dance academy.
  • Stella Shizuka Matsuda (ca. 11 min.) / interviewed by Grover Dale. Topics include: balancing motherhood and a professional career with Gloria Newman's company ; the formation of her own company [Alleluia Dance Theater], which combines prayer and dance ; organizing retreats for non-dancers ; plans and dreams for the future.
  • Sharanya Mukhopadhyay (ca. 8 min.) / interviewed by Grover Dale. Topics include: the inspiration she finds in Odissi dance ; her family's involvement in her career ; future plans ; learning from other dance forms ; her use of improvisation in performance.
  • Mitchell Rose (ca. 12 min.) / interviewed by Grover Dale. Topics include: how he began to choreograph ; his change of career to filmmaker, and things he does and doesn't miss about dance ; his love of performing ; anecdotes about his best and worst experiences as a dancer.
  • June Watanabe (ca. 10 min.) / interviewed by Grover Dale. Topics include: studying dance as a child ; becoming a performer at age 40 ; discovering dance as a creative outlet ; studying Nō dancing in Japan ; working with Jerome Robbins on The king and I ; her pieces on the Japanese-American experience of internment during World War II.
  • Lisa Lock (ca. 8 min.) / interviewed by Grover Dale. Topics include: how she began to dance in her native Switzerland ; experiencing trance while dancing ; her use of instinct and improvisation in her choreography ; her current work on a tango piece, a departure from her usual.
  • Francisco Martinez (ca. 10 min.) / interviewed by Grover Dale. Topics include: the challenges of performing in Los Angeles ; the benefits of maturity in a dancer ; how he began to dance ; the 20th anniversary of his company ; his wish for financial viability, without strings, for his company.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-4703
OCLC
NYPY01-F160
Title
The horse's mouth greets the new millennium, Interview session 4 [videorecording]
Imprint
c2000.
Event
Videotaped at the Japan America Theater, Los Angeles, Calif., on July 21, 2000 ; video producer/camera, Linda Lewett.
Performer
Interviewees (in order of appearance): Jennifer Fisher, Carla Luna, Stella Shizuka Matsuda, Sharanya Mukhopadhyay, Mitchell Rose, June Watanabe, Lisa Lock, Francisco Martinez.
Interviewers: James Cunningham, Grover Dale.
Funding
This recording is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency.
Recorded with the assistance of grants from New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Added Author
Fisher, Jennifer, 1949- Interviewee
Luna, Carla. Interviewee
Matsuda, Stella Shizuka. Interviewee
Mukhopadhyay, Sharany. Interviewee
Rose, Mitchell. Interviewee
Watanabe, June. Interviewee
Lock, Lisa. Interviewee
Frank T.R.A.X. (Musician) Interviewee
Cunningham, James. Interviewer
Dale, Grover. Interviewer
Lewett, Linda. Producer
New York Public Library. Dance Collection.
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-4703
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