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Missa brevis ; [and] [Interview with Carlos Orta]

Title
  1. Missa brevis ; [and] [Interview with Carlos Orta] [videorecording] / Dance Conduit/Antidote Films ; directed by Malachi Roth ; produced by Ann Vachon and Jeffrey Levy-Hinte.
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  1. 1999.

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Additional authors
  1. Limón, José
  2. Kodály, Zoltán, 1882-1967.
  3. Orta, Carlos
  4. Watt, Nina
  5. Maxwell, Carla
  6. Vachon, Ann.
  7. Roth, Malachi.
  8. Levy-Hinte, Jeff.
  9. José Limón Dance Company.
  10. Dance Conduit (Company)
  11. Antidote Films (Firm)
Description
  1. 1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (50 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.
Summary
  1. Unedited footage recorded for the documentary Limón: a life beyond words. Carlos Orta (1944-2004) joined the José Limón Dance Company in 1979 and danced many principal roles, among them that of the Moor in The moor's pavane. He passed away suddenly on May 15, 2004, shortly after a rehearsal with Limón students.
Donor/Sponsor
  1. Gift of Ann Vachon, Dance Conduit/Antidote Films.
Series statement
  1. Limón: a life beyond words
Uniform title
  1. Missa brevis (Choreographic work : Limón)
Alternative title
  1. [Interview with Carlos Orta]
Subject
  1. Video
  2. Dance
  3. Missa brevis (Choreographic work : Limón)
  4. Limón, José
  5. Interviews
  6. Orta, Carlos > Interviews
Genre/Form
  1. Dance.
  2. Interviews.
  3. Video.
Contents
  1. Missa brevis (ca. 35 min.) / choreography, José Limón; music, Zoltán Kodály; danced by the Limón Dance Company: Carlos Orta, Nina Watt, Carla Maxwell, and others.
  2. [Interview with Carlos Orta] (ca. 15 min.) / topics include: how he began to dance in his native Venezuela; his early dance training in Europe, which included the Folkwang Hochschule in Essen, where he was invited to join the dance company of Pina Bausch; studying Limón technique; his move to New York City; the relation of Folkwang and Limón training; his sense of sharing with Limón an awareness of the difficulty of life and the position of outsider; his role in Missa brevis; learning new roles in the Limón repertory, including that of the Moor; following Limón in his roles; their differences and similarities.
Call number
  1. *MGZIA 4-8178
Note
  1. No audio for first 19 min. of recording.
Event (note)
  1. Missa brevis videotaped in performance at Riverside Church, New York, N.Y., in 1999.
Title
  1. Missa brevis ; [and] [Interview with Carlos Orta] [videorecording] / Dance Conduit/Antidote Films ; directed by Malachi Roth ; produced by Ann Vachon and Jeffrey Levy-Hinte.
Imprint
  1. 1999.
Country of producing entity
  1. U.S.
Series
  1. Limón: a life beyond words
Performer
  1. Danced by the Limón Dance Company.
  2. Interviewer: Ann Vachon.
Event
  1. Missa brevis videotaped in performance at Riverside Church, New York, N.Y., in 1999.
Added author
  1. Limón, José, choreographer.
  2. Kodály, Zoltán, 1882-1967. Composer
  3. Orta, Carlos, dancer. Interviewee
  4. Watt, Nina, dancer.
  5. Maxwell, Carla, dancer.
  6. Vachon, Ann. Interviewee. Producer
  7. Roth, Malachi. Director
  8. Levy-Hinte, Jeff. Producer
  9. José Limón Dance Company.
  10. Dance Conduit (Company)
  11. Antidote Films (Firm)
Added title
  1. Missa brevis (Choreographic work : Limón)
Research call number
  1. *MGZIA 4-8178
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