A choreographic offering
- Title
- A choreographic offering [videorecording] / Dance Conduit/Antidote Films ; directed by Malachi Roth ; produced by Ann Vachon and Jeffrey Levy-Hinte ; choreography by José Limón ; music by Johann Sebastian Bach (A musical offering)
- Published by
- [199-?]
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Status | Format | Access | Call number | Item location |
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Status Available by appointment at Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance. | FormatMoving image | AccessUse in library | Call number*MGZIA 4-8165 | Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Dance |
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- Description
- 1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (43 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.
- Summary
- Unedited footage recorded for the documentary Limón: a life beyond words. José Limón's dance work A choreographic offering, first performed in 1964, was created in memory of his artistic mentor Doris Humphrey, and its choreography is based on movements from her dances. The first 14 min. of this tape contain candid footage of a rehearsal onstage, with the dancers dressed in rehearsal clothes. They practice brief excerpts from the piece, sometimes without music. A full performance of the work, in costume, begins at ca. 15 min. into the tape.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Gift of Ann Vachon, Dance Conduit/Antidote Films.
- Series statement
- Limón: a life beyond words
- Uniform title
- Choreographic offering (Choreographic work : Limón)
- Genre/Form
- Dance.
- Video.
- Call number
- *MGZIA 4-8165
- Event (note)
- Videotaped in stage rehearsal and performance at Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.
- Title
- A choreographic offering [videorecording] / Dance Conduit/Antidote Films ; directed by Malachi Roth ; produced by Ann Vachon and Jeffrey Levy-Hinte ; choreography by José Limón ; music by Johann Sebastian Bach (A musical offering)
- Imprint
- [199-?]
- Country of producing entity
- U.S.
- Series
- Limón: a life beyond words
- Performer
- Danced by the Limón Dance Company.
- Event
- Videotaped in stage rehearsal and performance at Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.
- Added author
- Limón, José, choreographer.
- Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Composer
- Roth, Malachi. Director
- Vachon, Ann. Producer
- Levy-Hinte, Jeff. Producer
- José Limón Dance Company.
- Dance Conduit (Company)
- Antidote Films (Firm)
- Added title
- Choreographic offering (Choreographic work : Limón)
- Research call number
- *MGZIA 4-8165