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Totentanz the dance of death

Title
Totentanz [videorecording] : the dance of death / presented by Carlos Carvajal's Dance Spectrum ; concept and choreography by Carlos Carvajal ; music by Warner Jepson and Carl Orff.
Publication
1980.

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Additional Authors
  • Carvajal, Carlos, 1931-
  • Jepson, Warner.
  • Orff, Carl, 1895-1982.
  • Cosky, Leonard.
  • Harris, Chad.
  • Farrell, Patty Ann.
  • Anderson, Cal.
  • Carvajal, Carolyn
  • Lyle, Lisa
  • Parks, Sherri
  • Pruzan, Cathy
  • Sohl, Marty
  • Tsao, Aimee
  • Bain, Bruce
  • Butts, Charlie
  • Gardner, Dan
  • Harrison, Joel
  • Lehman, Jay
  • Mazis, Jose
  • Patterson, John
  • Riley, John
  • Dance Spectrum (Company)
Description
1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (50 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.
Summary
Dance/theater piece in five scenes.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Carlos Carvajal.
Uniform Title
Totentanz (Choreographic work : Carvajal)
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Note
  • For additional materials on this ballet, see: *MGZR Carvajal, Carlos [clippings].
Credits (note)
  • Environmental lighting, Crystal Rainbow: Leonard Cosky, Chad Harris, Patty Ann Farrell; costumes, Cal Anderson.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in performance at Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, Calif., on March 28, 1980; videography, Demystavision.
Contents
  • I, Carrying out King Carnival (based on the Pied Piper legend) / cast includes John Patterson (King Carnival), Aimée Tsao (his mourning wife), Charles Butts (the Pied Piper), others.
  • II, Procession at Verges (based on a village procession in Catalonia) / cast includes Joel Harrison (Roman soldier), Aimée Tsao (Popess Joan), John Patterson (Christ), Carolyn Houser Carvajal (Mary), and others.
  • III, Murals at Basel (dialogues with Death) / cast includes Dan Gardner (Death), John Riley and Cathy Pruzan (lovers), Lisa Lyle (mother), Aimée Tsao (Popess Joan), Jose Mazis (knight), Bruce Bain (king), others.
  • IV, Death's pawn / danced by Carolyn Houser Carvajal, Charles Butts, Jay Lehman.
  • V, Dies irae ("All of us"; the dance mania) / danced by the entire cast.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-7316
OCLC
NYPY03-F645
Title
Totentanz [videorecording] : the dance of death / presented by Carlos Carvajal's Dance Spectrum ; concept and choreography by Carlos Carvajal ; music by Warner Jepson and Carl Orff.
Imprint
1980.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Event
Videotaped in performance at Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, Calif., on March 28, 1980; videography, Demystavision.
Credits
Environmental lighting, Crystal Rainbow: Leonard Cosky, Chad Harris, Patty Ann Farrell; costumes, Cal Anderson.
Performer
Performed by Dance Spectrum, featuring Carolyn Houser Carvajal, Lisa Lyle, Sherri Parks, Cathy Pruzan, Marty Sohl, Aimée Tsao, Bruce Bain, Charles Butts, Dan Gardner (Death), Joel Harrison, Jay Lehman, Jose Mazis, John Patterson, John Riley, and others.
Added Author
Carvajal, Carlos, 1931- ccp, choreographer.
Jepson, Warner. Composer
Orff, Carl, 1895-1982. Composer
Cosky, Leonard. Designer
Harris, Chad. Designer
Farrell, Patty Ann. Designer
Anderson, Cal. Costume designer
Carvajal, Carolyn, dancer.
Lyle, Lisa, dancer.
Parks, Sherri, dancer.
Pruzan, Cathy, dancer.
Sohl, Marty, dancer.
Tsao, Aimee, dancer.
Bain, Bruce, dancer.
Butts, Charlie, dancer.
Gardner, Dan, dancer.
Harrison, Joel, dancer.
Lehman, Jay, dancer.
Mazis, Jose, dancer.
Patterson, John, dancer.
Riley, John, dancer.
Dance Spectrum (Company)
Added Title
Totentanz (Choreographic work : Carvajal)
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-7316
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