Research Catalog

Title

Modern/jazz workshop performance [and] teachers workshop showing [videorecording]

Publication

1986.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Bal, Luc,
• Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival.
• Lincoln, Abbey.
• Roach, Max, 1924-2007.
• Schönberg, Bessie.
• Simonson, Lynn,
• Truss, Tom.
• Vanover, Harmony.
• Zenon Dance Company.

Description

1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (88 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival.

Subjects

• Dance
• Jazz dance
• Video
• Dance > Study and teaching
• Choreography

Genre/Form

• Dance.
• Video.

Note

• Title from original container.

Credits (note)

• Videographer: Harmony Vanover.

Event (note)

• Videotaped in Studio 2 on Aug. 8 and Studio 3 on Aug. 22, Jacob's Pillow, Becket, Mass, 1986.

Contents

• Aug. 8, 1986. Spiritual / choreography by Charles Wright; performed by students in the modern/jazz workshop (cast 1) (8 min.) -- Blues / choreography by Lynn Simonson; performed by students in the modern/jazz workshop (cast 1) (8 min.) -- [Solo] / choreographed and performed by Luc Bal (8 min.) -- Prayer (from Cycle) / choreography by Lynn Simonson; music by Max Roach and Abbey Lincoln; performed by dancers from the Zenon Company (5 min.) -- Blues / choreography by Lynn Simonson; performed by students in the modern/jazz workshop (cast 2) (8 min.) -- Spiritual / choreography by Charles Wright; performed by students in the modern/jazz workshop (cast 2) (8 min.)
• Aug. 22, 1986. Teachers workshop showing (45 min.)

Call Number

*MGZIA 4-6955

Title

Modern/jazz workshop performance [and] teachers workshop showing [videorecording]

Imprint

1986.

Country of Producing Entity

U.S.

Credits

Videographer: Harmony Vanover.

Performer

Performers include Luc Bal, members of the Zenon Company, and students in the modern/jazz workshop and teachers workshop.

Event

Videotaped in Studio 2 on Aug. 8 and Studio 3 on Aug. 22, Jacob's Pillow, Becket, Mass, 1986.

Summary

The teachers workshop showing is hosted by Lynn Simonson and Bessie Schönberg. Simonson describes the purpose of the workshop and participants comment on what they learned. Schönberg introduces a series of choreographic sketches created by students in her classes. The sketches address composition, types of movement, the depiction of moods, and contact between dancers. The students are introduced by first name only. Piano accompaniment is provided by Tom Truss.

Added Author

Simonson, Lynn, choreographer. Speaker

Schönberg, Bessie. Speaker

Bal, Luc, dancer.

Truss, Tom. Instrumentalist

Roach, Max, 1924-2007. Instrumentalist

Lincoln, Abbey. voc

Vanover, Harmony. Videographer

Zenon Dance Company.

Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival.

Added Title

Gift of Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival.

Research Call Number

*MGZIA 4-6955