Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Limón, José
2. Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695.
3. Sadoff, Simon.
4. Lawrence, Pauline.
5. Taliaferro, Clay.
6. Maxwell, Carla.
7. Owen, Norton.
8. Roth, Malachi.
9. Vachon, Ann.
10. Levy-Hinte, Jeff.
11. Charleston Ballet Theatre.
12. Dance Conduit (Company)
13. Antidote Films (Firm)

Description

1. 1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (57 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. Unedited footage recorded for the documentary Limón: a life beyond words. Clay Taliaferro, a former member of the José Limón Dance Company, was a noted performer of the role of Othello (whom Limón called simply the Moor) in The moor's pavane, following in Limón's own footsteps. In this tape he is seen transmitting his knowledge to a new generation of dancers. For additional footage containing his directions to the dancers, see: *MGZIA 4-8174 [Interview with Mel Tomlinson] ; [and] [Clay Taliaferro restaging The moor's pavane].

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of Ann Vachon, Dance Conduit/Antidote Films.

Series statement

1. Limón: a life beyond words

Uniform title

1. Moor's pavane (Choreographic work : Limón)

Subject

1. Video
2. Dance rehearsals
3. Moor's pavane (Choreographic work : Limón)
4. Dance
5. Interpretation in dance performance

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Video.
3. Dance rehearsals.

Contents

1. [Rehearsal for The moor's pavane] (ca. 25 min.) / this segment alternates between views of Clay Taliaferro in the auditorium and the performers onstage as he watches a dress rehearsal of The moor's pavane. He dictates observations to an assistant and occasionally calls out directions to the dancers, and after the end of the piece goes onstage to give them notes.
2. [Backstage footage] (ca. 6 min.) / views of the theater's backstage areas; views of the dancers playing Desdemona and Emilia as they apply makeup in their dressing room; first 2 min. recorded without audio. At ca. 27 min. the cast of The moor's pavane gathers in the greenroom, where Taliaferro reads to them a letter of encouragement and support from Carla Maxwell, artistic director of the Limón Dance Company, and Norton Owen, director of the Limón Institute.
3. [Speech by Clay Taliaferro] (ca. 4 min.) / in a brief address to the audience, Taliaferro again reads the letter from Carla Maxwell and Norton Owen.
4. [Performance of The moor's pavane] (ca. 22 min., si.) / recorded without audio; a few minutes are missing from the end of the piece. Includes the dancers' bows after the performance.

Call number

1. *MGZIA 4-8175

Note

1. Parts of this tape were recorded without audio.

Credits (note)

1. Costumes, Pauline Lawrence.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped in Charleston, S.C., in March 1996.

Title

1. [Clay Taliaferro restaging The moor's pavane] [videorecording] / Dance Conduit/Antidote Films ; directed by Malachi Roth ; produced by Ann Vachon and Jeffrey Levy-Hinte ; choreography by José Limón ; music by Henry Purcell, arranged by Simon Sadoff.

Imprint

1. 1996.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

Series

1. Limón: a life beyond words

Credits

1. Costumes, Pauline Lawrence.

Performer

1. Danced by members of Charleston Ballet Theatre.

Event

1. Videotaped in Charleston, S.C., in March 1996.

Local subject

1. Interpretation in dance performance.

Added author

1. Limón, José, choreographer.
2. Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695. Composer
3. Sadoff, Simon. Arranger
4. Lawrence, Pauline. Costume designer
5. Taliaferro, Clay. Restager
6. Maxwell, Carla. Author in quotations or text abstracts
7. Owen, Norton. Author in quotations or text abstracts
8. Roth, Malachi. Director
9. Vachon, Ann. Producer
10. Levy-Hinte, Jeff. Producer
11. Charleston Ballet Theatre.
12. Dance Conduit (Company)
13. Antidote Films (Firm)

Added title

1. Moor's pavane (Choreographic work : Limón)

Research call number

1. *MGZIA 4-8175