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[Induction of José Limón into the National Museum of Dance Hall of Fame] ; [and] [Interview with Nina Watt]

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  1. [Induction of José Limón into the National Museum of Dance Hall of Fame] ; [and] [Interview with Nina Watt] [videorecording] / Dance Conduit/Antidote Films ; directed by Malachi Ross ; produced by Ann Vachon and Jeffrey Levy-Hinte.
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  1. 1997.

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Additional authors
  1. Limón, José.
  2. Smith, Toni
  3. Owen, Norton
  4. Woodford, Charles Humphrey
  5. Stodelle, Ernestine
  6. Koner, Pauline
  7. Watt, Nina
  8. Vachon, Ann
  9. Roth, Malachi
  10. Levy-Hinte, Jeff
  11. José Limón Dance Company
  12. Dance Conduit (Company)
  13. Antidote Films (Firm)
Description
  1. 2 videocassettes (VHS, NTSC) (116 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.
Summary
  1. Unedited footage recorded for the documentary Limón: a life beyond words. Dancer-choreographer José Limón (1908-1972) was posthumously inducted into the Hall of Fame of the National Museum of Dance in 1997, the sole inductee that year. The exhibition The dance heroes of José Limón, curated by Norton Owen and originally mounted at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, moved to the National Museum of Dance on that occasion.
Donor/Sponsor
  1. Gift of Ann Vachon, Dance Conduit/Antidote Films.
Series statement
  1. Limón: a life beyond words
Uniform title
  1. Choreographic offering (Choreographic work : Limón)
Alternative title
  1. [Interview with Nina Watt]
Subject
  1. Interviews
  2. There is a time (Choreographic work : Limón)
  3. Moor's pavane (Choreographic work : Limón)
  4. José Limón Dance Company
  5. Limón, José
  6. Video
  7. Dance
  8. Special event coverage and commentary
  9. National Museum of Dance (U.S.)
  10. Watt, Nina > Interviews
Genre/Form
  1. Dance.
  2. Special event coverage and commentary.
  3. Interviews.
  4. Video.
Contents
  1. Cassette 1 (ca. 63 min.). [Induction of José Limón into the National Museum of Dance's Hall of Fame] / recorded at the National Museum of Dance, Saratoga Springs, N.Y., in summer 1997. Welcome speech by Toni Smith, director of programs at the National Museum of Dance.
  2. A choreographic offering / choreography, José Limón; music, Johann Sebastian Bach; danced by the Limón Dance Company, including artistic director Carla Maxwell, Nina Watt, Roxane d'Orleans Juste, Pamela West, Natalie Desch, Carlos Orta, and others. This recording is not intended as a document of the dance work; it was recorded at close range in a mirrored dance studio, and sometimes focuses on the audience rather than the dancers. There are brief gaps in the action.
  3. [Speeches in honor of Limón] / by Norton Owen, Charles Woodford, Ernestine Stodelle, and Pauline Koner.
  4. Cassette 2. [Induction of José Limón into the National Museum of Dance's Hall of Fame, continued] (ca. 18 min.) / continuation of Pauline Koner's speech, followed by candid footage of guests at the ceremony and still photographs of Limón from the exhibition The dance heroes of José Limón.
  5. [Interview with Nina Watt] (ca. 21 min.) / for the first part of this interview, see: *MGZIA 4-8150 [Interview with Nina Watt]. Among the topics discussed are: roles important to her, including Desdemona in The moor's pavane, and various roles in There is a time; her uncertainties about the survival of the José Limón Dance Company and the preservation of Limón's works after his death; Limón's clarity and expressiveness, which she observed during the creation of Orfeo; his refusal to criticize his dancers; his facility in creating choreography; other impressions of his personality.
  6. [New York City street scenes] (ca. 8 min.) / views of the intersection of Fifth Avenue and 13th Street, the location of José Limón's apartment.
Call number
  1. *MGZIA 4-8159
Title
  1. [Induction of José Limón into the National Museum of Dance Hall of Fame] ; [and] [Interview with Nina Watt] [videorecording] / Dance Conduit/Antidote Films ; directed by Malachi Ross ; produced by Ann Vachon and Jeffrey Levy-Hinte.
Imprint
  1. 1997.
Country of producing entity
  1. U.S.
Series
  1. Limón: a life beyond words
Added author
  1. Limón, José. hnr, choreographer.
  2. Smith, Toni. Speaker
  3. Owen, Norton. Speaker
  4. Woodford, Charles Humphrey. Speaker
  5. Stodelle, Ernestine. Speaker
  6. Koner, Pauline. Speaker
  7. Watt, Nina, dancer. Interviewee
  8. Vachon, Ann. Interviewer. Producer
  9. Roth, Malachi. Director
  10. Levy-Hinte, Jeff. Producer
  11. José Limón Dance Company.
  12. Dance Conduit (Company)
  13. Antidote Films (Firm)
Added title
  1. Choreographic offering (Choreographic work : Limón)
Research call number
  1. *MGZIA 4-8159
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