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Laban dance works, 1923-28 re-creation from his Kammertanzbuehne repertoire

Title
Laban dance works, 1923-28 [videorecording] : re-creation from his Kammertanzbuehne repertoire / director of research and re-creating, Valerie Preston-Dunlop.
Publication
c1992.

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Additional Authors
  • Laban, Rudolf von, 1879-1958
  • Preston-Dunlop, Valerie.
  • Madden, Dorothy Gifford, 1912-
  • Coleridge, Robert.
  • Berry, Beatrice.
  • Hammond, Abigail.
  • Amin, Alison.
  • Bowne, Anthony.
  • Ashcroft, Veronica.
  • Cameron, Ross.
  • Steel, Judy
  • McCabe, Alayne
  • Armstrong, David
  • Loxha, Anton
  • Forbes, Philip
  • Hopps, Stuart
  • Peris, Chandri
  • Laban Centre for Movement and Dance.
Description
1 videocassette (VHS, PAL) (23 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences; 1/2 in.
Summary
Valerie Preston-Dunlop introduces nine dances originally created by Rudolf Laban for his Kammer-Tanzbühne, a chamber dance company. In addition to excerpts of the re-created dances, this video includes archival footage of Laban's own dancers in action.
Alternative Title
Rudolf Laban's dance works
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Note
  • Additional data from wrapper.
  • Alternate title on wrapper: Rudolf Laban's dance works.
Credits (note)
  • Guest choreographer, Dorothy Madden ; musical director, Robert Coleridge ; costumes, Beatrice Berry, Abigail Hammond, Allison Amin ; lighting, Anthony Bowne ; technical director, Ross Cameron.
Performer (note)
  • Speaker: Valerie Preston-Dunlop.
Event (note)
  • Recorded at the Laban Centre London and in performance at the Bonnie Bird Theatre, Laban Centre London, in 1987 and 1990; video camera, Veronica Ashcroft.
Contents
Excerpts of re-created dances: Krystall / danced by Judy Steel -- Orchidée / danced by Alayne McCabe -- Dithyrambus / danced by the Company -- Bizarre Zweimännertanz / danced by David Armstrong and Anton Loxha -- Mondane / danced by Stuart Hopps -- Oben und Unten / danced by the Company -- Ekstatische Zweimännertanz / danced by Chandri Peris and Philip Forbes -- Die Grünen Clowns / danced by the Company.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-7354
OCLC
NYPY04-F18
Title
Laban dance works, 1923-28 [videorecording] : re-creation from his Kammertanzbuehne repertoire / director of research and re-creating, Valerie Preston-Dunlop.
Imprint
c1992.
Country of Producing Entity
U.K.
Event
Recorded at the Laban Centre London and in performance at the Bonnie Bird Theatre, Laban Centre London, in 1987 and 1990; video camera, Veronica Ashcroft.
Credits
Guest choreographer, Dorothy Madden ; musical director, Robert Coleridge ; costumes, Beatrice Berry, Abigail Hammond, Allison Amin ; lighting, Anthony Bowne ; technical director, Ross Cameron.
Performer
Danced by the Laban Centre Dancers.
Musicians: Erica Stanton, Elizabeth Dover, Catherine Foley, Annie Gillespie.
Speaker: Valerie Preston-Dunlop.
Added Author
Laban, Rudolf von, 1879-1958, choreographer.
Preston-Dunlop, Valerie. drt, choreographer. Speaker
Madden, Dorothy Gifford, 1912- choreographer.
Coleridge, Robert. Musician
Berry, Beatrice. Costume designer
Hammond, Abigail. Costume designer
Amin, Alison. Costume designer
Bowne, Anthony. Designer
Ashcroft, Veronica.
Cameron, Ross.
Steel, Judy, dancer.
McCabe, Alayne, dancer.
Armstrong, David, dancer.
Loxha, Anton, dancer.
Forbes, Philip, dancer.
Hopps, Stuart, dancer.
Peris, Chandri, dancer.
Laban Centre for Movement and Dance.
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-7354
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