The art of improvisation panel discussion Title The art of improvisation [videorecording] : panel discussion / [presented by] the Bates Dance Festival. Published by 2002. Details Additional authors Carbonneau, Suzanne. Aiken, Chris. Forti, Simone. Hermesdorf, Kathleen. Schwartz, Ray Eliot. Smith, Nancy Stark. Vargas, Mike. Bates College (Lewiston, Me.) Bates Dance Festival. Description 1 videocassette (90 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS) Summary Panel discussion on improvisation in dance and its role in teaching, composition, and performance. Among the topics are important precursors and influences (Anna Halprin, John Cage, Robert Ellis Dunn, Steve Paxton, Sara Shelton Mann, and others) ; current directions in improvisation ; the special qualities of improvised work ; how improvisation or its qualities can enhance set performances. A question-and-answer session closes the program. Donor/Sponsor Gift of Laura Faure, Bates Dance Festival. Subject Video Panel discussions Dance Improvisation in dance Genre/Form Dance. Panel discussions. Video. Call number *MGZIA 4-6611 Performer (note) Moderator: Suzanne Carbonneau. Panelists: Chris Aiken, Simone Forti, Kathleen Hermesdorf, Ray Eliot Schwartz, Nancy Stark Smith, Mike Vargas. Event (note) Videotaped at Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, Bates College, Lewiston, Me., as part of the Bates Dance Festival, on August 1, 2002. Title The art of improvisation [videorecording] : panel discussion / [presented by] the Bates Dance Festival. Imprint 2002. Country of producing entity U.S. Event Videotaped at Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, Bates College, Lewiston, Me., as part of the Bates Dance Festival, on August 1, 2002. Performer Moderator: Suzanne Carbonneau. Panelists: Chris Aiken, Simone Forti, Kathleen Hermesdorf, Ray Eliot Schwartz, Nancy Stark Smith, Mike Vargas. Added author Carbonneau, Suzanne. Moderator Aiken, Chris. Speaker Forti, Simone. Speaker Hermesdorf, Kathleen. Speaker Schwartz, Ray Eliot. Speaker Smith, Nancy Stark. Speaker Vargas, Mike. Speaker Bates College (Lewiston, Me.) Bates Dance Festival. Research call number *MGZIA 4-6611 View in legacy catalogNavigation arrow Help and Feedback