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The horse's mouth greets the new millennium, Interview session 3

Title
The horse's mouth greets the new millennium, Interview session 3 [videorecording]
Publication
c2000.

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Additional Authors
  • Egeland, Ilaan.
  • Capadocia, Dulce.
  • Che, Cindera.
  • Charlip, Remy.
  • Dale, Grover.
  • Croll, Tina.
  • Kinney, Sharon.
  • Cunningham, James.
  • Lewett, Linda.
  • New York Public Library. Dance Collection.
Description
1 videocassette (70 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Summary
Interviews with seven 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): Ilaan Egeland, Dulce Capadocia, Cindera Che, Tina Croll, Remy Charlip, James Cunningham, Grover Dale.
  • Interviewers: Tina Croll, Sharon Kinney, James Cunningham.
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
  • Ilaan Egeland (ca. 11 min.) / interviewed by Tina Croll. Topics include: her work as a dancer and teacher in Los Angeles ; her dance training and some influential teachers ; studying and performing with David Rousseve ; movement qualities she seeks to develop in her students and her own dancing.
  • Dulce Capadocia (ca. 7 min.) / interviewed by Tina Croll. Topics include: the Silayan dance company, founded by Capadocia's mother as a folk dance group, and transformed by Capadocia into a multiethnic company ; her dance training ; the fusion of western and traditional Philippine dance forms in her choreography.
  • Cindera Che (ca. 7 min.) / interviewed by Tina Croll. Topics include: her dance training in Taiwan and the U.S. ; her current exploration of her Asian heritage in her work.
  • Tina Croll (ca. 6 min.) / interviewed by Sharon Kinney. Croll, a co-director of The horse's mouth project, discusses reasons for its appeal, the sense of community among the participants, and audience responses.
  • Remy Charlip (ca. 15 min.) / interviewed by James Cunningham. Charlip, a past participant in The horse's mouth performances, discusses reasons for its appeal ; repressive attitudes toward art in the U.S. ; his work as a visual artist and writer as well as a dancer ; his dance training and experience ; the appeal of dance to gay men ; projection and receptiveness in dance.
  • James Cunningham (ca. 8 min.) / interviewed by Sharon Kinney. Cunningham, a co-director of The horse's mouth project, discusses its evolution and longevity ; its tendency toward greater inclusiveness ; the importance of human connection in the piece ; the strength it derives from being a theater-dance piece, with a spoken component.
  • Grover Dale (ca. 15 min.) / interviewed by James Cunningham. Dale, a past participant in The horse's mouth performances, comments on his perceptions of the piece, including its increased feeling of connection. He reminisces about Jerome Robbins, with whom he danced for many years, telling anecdotes about the shows West side story, Gypsy, and Jerome Robbins's Broadway. He also relates other stories drawn from his long career in musical theater.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-4704
OCLC
NYPY01-F159
Title
The horse's mouth greets the new millennium, Interview session 3 [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): Ilaan Egeland, Dulce Capadocia, Cindera Che, Tina Croll, Remy Charlip, James Cunningham, Grover Dale.
Interviewers: Tina Croll, Sharon Kinney, James Cunningham.
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
Egeland, Ilaan. Interviewee
Capadocia, Dulce. Interviewee
Che, Cindera. Interviewee
Charlip, Remy. Interviewee
Dale, Grover. Interviewee
Croll, Tina. Interviewer. Interviewee
Kinney, Sharon. Interviewer
Cunningham, James. Interviewer. Interviewee
Lewett, Linda. Producer
New York Public Library. Dance Collection.
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-4704
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