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Moon dances

Title
Moon dances / [choreographed by] Carla Maxwell.
Publication
1984.

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Additional Authors
  • Maxwell, Carla
  • Monk, Meredith.
  • José Limón Dance Company.
Description
1 videodisc (NTSC) (29 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Performed to Meredith Monk's chanted ''Dolmen Music,'' portrays a community of four women whose shared and changing roles include motherhood, being a daughter and midwifery, with a Greek-style chorus.
Uniform Title
Moon dances (Choreographic work : Maxwell)
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Note
  • "Complete work-in-progress edited from multiple performances"--container.
  • Includes a short segment from Eye on Dance. A dancer discusses his experiences dancing in Quarry, a piece by Meredith Monk, in Italy (5 min.).
Funding (note)
  • This videorecording was preserved with support provided in part by Save America's Treasures through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
System Details (note)
  • DVD.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-860
OCLC
NYPY06-F24
Title
Moon dances / [choreographed by] Carla Maxwell.
Imprint
1984.
Country of Producing Entity
United States.
Performer
Performed by members of the José Limón Dance Company.
Funding
This videorecording was preserved with support provided in part by Save America's Treasures through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
System Details
DVD.
Added Author
Maxwell, Carla, choreographer.
Monk, Meredith. Dolmen music.
José Limón Dance Company.
Added Title
Moon dances (Choreographic work : Maxwell)
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-860
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