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Mary Wigman mein Leben ist Tanz

Title
Mary Wigman [videorecording] : mein Leben ist Tanz / produced for Inter Nationes ; written and directed by Ulrich Tegeder.
Publication
Bonn, Germany : Inter Nationes, 1986.

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Additional Authors
  • Wigman, Mary, 1886-1973
  • Milloss, Aurel M., 1906-1988.
  • Holm, Hanya, 1893-1992.
  • Georgi, Yvonne.
  • Kreutzberg, Harald, 1902-1968
  • Hoyer, Dore, 1911-1967
  • Linke, Susanne, 1944-
  • Tegeder, Ulrich.
  • Goethe-Institut Inter Nationes.
Description
1 videodisc (29 min.) : sd., col. and b&w; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Profile of Mary Wigman, a pioneer of German modern dance. This documentary explores the state of dance in her youth; her training at the Dalcroze School in Hellerau, and with Rudolf Laban in Ascona; her innovative choreography, with its emphasis on the expression of the human condition; the formation of her school, which was to train new generations of German dancers; her tours of the United States, and her influence there; her vicissitudes in Hitler's Germany; her perseverance in handing on her art to young dancers. Wigman herself is seen dancing in several solos: Witch dance [Hexentanz]; Seraphisches Lied (Seraphic song), Pastorale, and Sommerlicher Tanz from Swinging landscape [Schwingende Landschaft]; Totenmal; and Abschied und Dank, which she danced at her last public performance. Her dancers are seen in Wanderung [from Szenen aus einem Tanzdrama]; and her students Harald Kreutzberg, Dore Hoyer, and Susanne Linke are glimpsed in their own choreography.
Uniform Title
  • Hexentanz (Choreographic work : Wigman)
  • Szenen aus einem Tanzdrama (Choreographic work : Wigman)
  • Schwingende Landschaft (Choreographic work : Wigman)
  • Totenmal (Choreographic work : Wigman)
  • Abschied und Dank (Choreographic work : Wigman)
Alternative Title
  • Mary Wigman dancing is my life
  • Mary Wigman my life is dance
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Biographies.
  • Video.
Note
  • IN 2470.
  • Subtitle spoken on tape: Dancing is my life. Subtitle on cassette label and wrapper: My life is dance.
  • Date from media catalog of the Goethe-Institut Los Angeles WWW site.
System Details (note)
  • DVD.
Language (note)
  • Titles in German; narration and voiceover translations for interviews in English.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-211
OCLC
NYPY05-F10234
Title
Mary Wigman [videorecording] : mein Leben ist Tanz / produced for Inter Nationes ; written and directed by Ulrich Tegeder.
Imprint
Bonn, Germany : Inter Nationes, 1986.
Edition
English version.
System Details
DVD.
Performer
Interviewees (in archival footage): Mary Wigman, Aurel von Milloss, Hanya Holm, Yvonne Georgi.
Dancers: Mary Wigman, Harald Kreutzberg, Dore Hoyer, Susanne Linke, others.
Language
Titles in German; narration and voiceover translations for interviews in English.
Added Author
Wigman, Mary, 1886-1973, choreographer, dancer. Interviewee
Milloss, Aurel M., 1906-1988. Interviewee
Holm, Hanya, 1893-1992. Interviewee
Georgi, Yvonne. Interviewee
Kreutzberg, Harald, 1902-1968, dancer.
Hoyer, Dore, 1911-1967, dancer.
Linke, Susanne, 1944- dancer.
Tegeder, Ulrich. Author. Director
Goethe-Institut Inter Nationes.
Added Title
Hexentanz (Choreographic work : Wigman)
Szenen aus einem Tanzdrama (Choreographic work : Wigman)
Schwingende Landschaft (Choreographic work : Wigman)
Totenmal (Choreographic work : Wigman)
Abschied und Dank (Choreographic work : Wigman)
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-211
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