Choreographer Jane Dudley, in conversation with Nadine Meisner, introduces five of her dance works (four solos and a trio). She provides background material on each, discussing her sources of inspiration, choices of music or poetry as accompaniment, movement ideas, characterization and expression, and other aspects. Complete credits for each work appear at the end of the tape.
Uniform title
Time is money (Choreographic work : Dudley)
Bird as prophet (Choreographic work : Dudley)
Five characters and conclusion (Choreographic work : Dudley)
Dance contents: Time is money (1934; reconstructed in 1993) / poetry, Sol Funaroff ; danced by Tom Warfield ; speaker, Betsy Gregory.
The bird as prophet (1983) / music, Robert Schumann ("Vogel als Prophet" from Walszenen, Op. 82) ; costume, Craig Givens ; danced by Bernadette Iglich ; pianist, Michael Finnissy.
Five characters and conclusion (1978) / music, Arnold Schoenberg (6 kleine Klavierstücke, Op. 19) ; costume, Craig Givens ; danced by Jayne Lee ; pianist, Michael Finnissy.
Cante flamenco (1946) / music, traditional ; costume, Edythe Gilfond ; danced by Nancy Colahan.
Short story (1942; reconstructed in 1995) / music, Paul Creston ; costumes executed by Elisabeth Baker ; danced by Bernadette Iglich, Natalie Ayton, Olcay Karahan ; pianist, Michael Finnissy.
Call number
*MGZIA 4-5939
Credits (note)
Lighting, Lucy Carter ; editing, Steve Gatti.
Title
Dated [videorecording] : dances by Jane Dudley / Singh Productions ; director of camera, Richard Lord ; produced by Sallie Estep.
Imprint
U.K. : Singh Productions, c1997 ; U.K. : National Resource Centre for Dance [distributor]
Country of producing entity
U.K.
Credits
Lighting, Lucy Carter ; editing, Steve Gatti.
Added author
Dudley, Jane, choreographer. Interviewee
Warfield, Tom, dancer.
Gregory, Betsy. Speaker
Iglich, Bernadette, dancer.
Finnissy, Michael. Instrumentalist
Lee, Jayne, dancer.
Colahan, Nancy, dancer.
Ayton, Natalie, dancer.
Karahan, Olcay, dancer.
Meisner, Nadine. Interviewer
Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856. Composer
Givens, Craig. Costume designer
Schoenberg, Arnold, 1874-1951. Composer
Gilfond, Edythe. Costume designer
Creston, Paul, 1906-1985. Composer
Lord, Richard.
Carter, Lucy.
Estep, Sallie. Producer
Singh Productions.
National Resource Centre for Dance (Great Britain)
Added title
Time is money (Choreographic work : Dudley)
Bird as prophet (Choreographic work : Dudley)
Five characters and conclusion (Choreographic work : Dudley)