Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Maxwell, Carla.
2. Limón, José
3. Magnussen, Jon.
4. Stone, Alison.
5. Roth, Malachi.
6. Vachon, Ann.
7. Levy-Hinte, Jeff.
8. Juilliard School. Dance Division.
9. Dance Conduit (Company)
10. Antidote Films (Firm)

Description

1. 2 videocassettes (VHS, NTSC) (96 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. Unedited footage recorded for the documentary Limón: a life beyond words. Carla Maxwell joined the José Limón Dance Company in 1965, and was named its artistic director in 1978. Over the years she has restaged and reconstructed many of Limón's works both for the Limón company and other dance companies. In February 1996 her reconstruction of Limón's The winged (first presented in 1966) was danced by students of The Juilliard School to a new score commissioned from Jon Magnussen.

Donor/Sponsor

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

Series statement

1. Limón: a life beyond words

Uniform title

1. Winged (Choreographic work : Limón)

Subject

1. Modern dance > Technique > Limón
2. Currier, Ruth, 1926-
3. Maxwell, Carla > Interviews
4. Missa brevis (Choreographic work : Limón)
5. Interviews
6. Winged (Choreographic work : Limón)
7. Dance rehearsals
8. José Limón Dance Company
9. Video
10. Limón, José
11. Magnussen, Jon
12. Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958
13. Harkarvy, Benjamin
14. Dance

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Interviews.
3. Video.
4. Dance rehearsals.

Contents

1. Cassette 1. [Carla Maxwell teaching Limón technique] (ca. 32 min.) / recorded at the Limón studio in New York City. Excerpts from a class, showing floor progressions only, partly shot from overhead. The class is accompanied by a pianist-percussionist.
2. [Interview with Carla Maxwell] (ca. 26 min.) / recorded at Carla Maxwell's loft in New York City. Topics include José Limón's artistic concerns; his major works; Missa brevis; Maxwell's first impressions of Limón; joining the company; the teaching of Limón technique (which he did not wish to codify); Maxwell's responsibilities as artistic director of the company; the challenges faced by the company after Limón's death; the contributions of Ruth Currier, his immediate successor; finding a balance between freedom of interpretation and maintaining the integrity of his works; selecting new repertory for the company; the revival of The winged at the Juilliard School, at the instigation of Benjamin Harkarvy; The winged as metaphor for human experience; Maxwell's roles in the Limón repertory.
3. Cassette 2. [Interview with Carla Maxwell, continued] (ca. 13 min.) / topics include Maxwell's favorite roles; dancing in Missa brevis; the influence of Doris Humphrey's technique on Limón technique; important elements of Limón technique; the achievements of Doris Humphrey and Charles Weidman, Limón's teachers; Humphrey's role as Limón's artistic director and mentor; Limón's emphasis on the human element in his works, as seen in The winged.
4. [The winged. Excerpts] (ca. 25 min.) / recorded in stage rehearsal at the Juilliard Theater, New York City; danced by students of The Juilliard School. The dancers wear practice clothes and there is no theatrical lighting; some sections are very dark. The rehearsal excerpts are ca. 18 min. long and are followed by notes given by Maxwell to the dancers.

Call number

1. *MGZIA 4-8179

Event (note)

1. Videotaped in New York City in 1996.

Title

1. [Carla Maxwell] [videorecording] / Dance Conduit/Antidote Films ; directed by Malachi Roth ; produced by Ann Vachon and Jeffrey Levy-Hinte.

Imprint

1. 1996.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

Series

1. Limón: a life beyond words

Performer

1. Interviewer: Alison Stone.

Event

1. Videotaped in New York City in 1996.

Local subject

1. Modern dance -- Technique -- Limón.

Added author

1. Maxwell, Carla. Teacher. Interviewee. Restager
2. Limón, José, choreographer.
3. Magnussen, Jon. Composer
4. Stone, Alison. Interviewer
5. Roth, Malachi. Director
6. Vachon, Ann. Producer
7. Levy-Hinte, Jeff. Producer
8. Juilliard School. Dance Division.
9. Dance Conduit (Company)
10. Antidote Films (Firm)

Added title

1. Winged (Choreographic work : Limón)

Research call number

1. *MGZIA 4-8179