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Additional authors

1. Wigman, Mary, 1886-1973
2. Milloss, Aurel M., 1906-1988.
3. Holm, Hanya, 1893-1992.
4. Georgi, Yvonne.
5. Kreutzberg, Harald, 1902-1968
6. Hoyer, Dore, 1911-1967
7. Linke, Susanne, 1944-
8. Tegeder, Ulrich.
9. Goethe-Institut Inter Nationes.

Description

1. 1 videodisc (29 min.) : sd., col. and b&w; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. 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

1. Hexentanz (Choreographic work : Wigman)
2. Szenen aus einem Tanzdrama (Choreographic work : Wigman)
3. Schwingende Landschaft (Choreographic work : Wigman)
4. Totenmal (Choreographic work : Wigman)
5. Abschied und Dank (Choreographic work : Wigman)

Alternative title

1. Mary Wigman dancing is my life
2. Mary Wigman my life is dance

Subject

1. Kreutzberg, Harald, 1902-1968
2. Hoyer, Dore, 1911-1967
3. Abschied und Dank (Choreographic work : Wigman)
4. Georgi, Yvonne
5. Wigman, Mary, 1886-1973 > Interviews
6. Modern dance > Germany > American influences
7. Linke, Susanne, 1944-
8. Biographies
9. Hexentanz I (Choreographic work : Wigman)
10. Dancers > Germany > 20th century > Biography
11. Dance
12. Schwingende Landschaft (Choreographic work : Wigman)
13. Laban, Rudolf von, 1879-1958
14. Video
15. Choreographers > Germany > 20th century
16. Holm, Hanya, 1893-1992
17. Modern dance > Germany > History > 20th century
18. Totenmal (Choreographic work : Wigman)

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Biographies.
3. Video.

Call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-211

Note

1. IN 2470.
2. Subtitle spoken on tape: Dancing is my life. Subtitle on cassette label and wrapper: My life is dance.
3. Date from media catalog of the Goethe-Institut Los Angeles WWW site.

System details (note)

1. DVD.

Language (note)

1. Titles in German; narration and voiceover translations for interviews in English.

Title

1. Mary Wigman [videorecording] : mein Leben ist Tanz / produced for Inter Nationes ; written and directed by Ulrich Tegeder.

Imprint

1. Bonn, Germany : Inter Nationes, 1986.

Edition

1. English version.

System details

1. DVD.

Performer

1. Interviewees (in archival footage): Mary Wigman, Aurel von Milloss, Hanya Holm, Yvonne Georgi.
2. Dancers: Mary Wigman, Harald Kreutzberg, Dore Hoyer, Susanne Linke, others.

Language

1. Titles in German; narration and voiceover translations for interviews in English.

Added author

1. Wigman, Mary, 1886-1973, choreographer, dancer. Interviewee
2. Milloss, Aurel M., 1906-1988. Interviewee
3. Holm, Hanya, 1893-1992. Interviewee
4. Georgi, Yvonne. Interviewee
5. Kreutzberg, Harald, 1902-1968, dancer.
6. Hoyer, Dore, 1911-1967, dancer.
7. Linke, Susanne, 1944- dancer.
8. Tegeder, Ulrich. Author. Director
9. Goethe-Institut Inter Nationes.

Added title

1. Hexentanz (Choreographic work : Wigman)
2. Szenen aus einem Tanzdrama (Choreographic work : Wigman)
3. Schwingende Landschaft (Choreographic work : Wigman)
4. Totenmal (Choreographic work : Wigman)
5. Abschied und Dank (Choreographic work : Wigman)

Research call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-211