Research Catalog

Title

A celebration of the life and legacy of May O'Donnell [videorecording] / produced by The O'Donnell-Green Music and Dance Foundation.

Publication

2005.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• O'Donnell, May, 1906-2004
• Lushington, Nancy
• Lushington, Nancy.
• Shawl, Frank.
• Shawl, Frank
• Anderson, Jack, 1935-2023.
• Williams, Dudley, 1938-2015
• Graff, Ellen.
• Walker, Norman.
• Gill, Alice.
• Graham, Martha
• Ailey, Alvin
• Davidson, Della
• Verlezza, Barbara
• Verlezza, Sabatino
• Green, Ray, 1908-1997.
• Russell, Leon.
• Hathaway, Donny.
• Riegger, Wallingford, 1885-1961.
• Emmons, Beverly.
• Yuriko, 1920-2022
• McKee, Jim.
• Video D Studios.
• O'Donnell-Green Music and Dance Foundation.

Description

2 videodiscs (NTSC) (95 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of the O'Donnell-Green Music and Dance Foundation.

Uniform Title

• Vibrations (Choreographic work : O'Donnell)
• Suspension (Choreographic work : O'Donnell)
• Dance energies (Choreographic work : O'Donnell)
• Song for you (Choreographic work : Ailey)
• Steps in the street (Choreographic work : Graham)
• Flying over emptiness (Choreographic work : Davidson)
• Tribute (Choreographic work : Verlezza)
• Pursuit of happiness (Choreographic work : O'Donnell)

Subjects

• O'Donnell, May, 1906-2004
• Dance
• Video

Genre/Form

• Dance.
• Video.

Note

• CBS cable production of Dance energies includes excerpts from: Queen's obsession (1949), Casey Jones (1941), and Suspension (1943).
• Disc 1 (69 min.). Introductory remarks, Dance energies, Jack Anderson, A song for you, Ellen Graff, Steps in the street, Norman Walker, Flying over emptiness, Alice Gill Sheldon, Tribute. -- Disc 2 (26 min.). Pursuit of happiness, Barbara and Sabatino Verlezza, CBS cable production of Dance Energies, Frank Shawl.

Credits (note)

• Production produced by Nancy Lushington and Frank Shawl; videorecording by Video D Studios, Inc.

Performer (note)

• Speakers: Jack Anderson, Ellen Graff, Norman Walker, Alice Gill Sheldon, Barbara and Sabatino Verlezza, and Frank Shawl.

Event (note)

• Videotaped in performance at the Joyce Theater, New York, N.Y., Jan. 27, 2005.

System Details (note)

• DVD.

Contents

• Introductory remarks (ca. 7 min.) / by Robert [i.e. Roberto] Garcia.
• Dance energies (excerpts) (1959) (ca. 6 min.) / choreography by May O'Donnell ; music by Ray Green ; digitally remastered by William Sallak ; dancers: Leah Adler, Alexis Arak, Marielis Garcia, Alexander Jimenez, Edward Lawrence, Carrie Lineham, Chivas Merchant-Buckman, Cheryl Peterson.
• Jack Anderson [speech] (ca. 5 min.)
• A song for you (ca. 6 min.) / choreography by Alvin Ailey ; music by Leon Russell and Donny Hathaway ; dancer, Dudley Williams.
• Ellen Graff [speech] (ca. 7 min.)
• Steps in the street (from the suite Chronicle) (ca. 8 min.) / choreography and costumes by Martha Graham ; music by Wallingford Riegger ; lighting by Beverly Emmons ; original reconstruction of the dance by Yuriko ; production directed by Yuriko ; dancers: Michaela Bosshard, Nya Bowman, Patricia Catenne, Anna Chetnik, Jacqueline Devaud, Jacquelyn Elder, Leslie Hale, Stacey Kaplan, Kumiko Nasu, Eva Perotta, Fabia Pulcini, Jane Raidma.
• Norman Walker [speech] (ca. 7 min.)
• Flying over emptiness (1991) (ca. 8 min.) / choreography by Della Davidson ; music by Jim McKee and Earwax Productions ; dancer, Frank Shawl.
• Alice Gill Sheldon [speech] (ca. 9 min.)
• Tribute (ca. min.) / choreography and dancers, Barbara and Sabatino Verlezza.
• Pursuit of happiness (excerpt) (1977) (ca. 5 min.) / choreography by May O'Donnell ; music by Tommy Dorsey (I'm getting sentimental over you) ; dancer, Nancy Lushington.
• Barbara and Sabatino Verlezza [speech] (ca. 10 min.)
• Dance energies (excerpts from CBS cable production) (1981) (ca. 6 min.) / speaker on camera, Robert Joffrey.
• Frank Shawl [speech] (ca. 6 min.)

Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-2890

OCLC

152608887

Title

A celebration of the life and legacy of May O'Donnell [videorecording] / produced by The O'Donnell-Green Music and Dance Foundation.

Imprint

2005.

Country of Producing Entity

U.S.

System Details

DVD.

Credits

Production produced by Nancy Lushington and Frank Shawl; videorecording by Video D Studios, Inc.

Performer

Speakers: Jack Anderson, Ellen Graff, Norman Walker, Alice Gill Sheldon, Barbara and Sabatino Verlezza, and Frank Shawl.

Event

Videotaped in performance at the Joyce Theater, New York, N.Y., Jan. 27, 2005.

Added Author

O'Donnell, May, 1906-2004, choreographer.

O'Donnell, May, 1906-2004, dancer.

Lushington, Nancy, dancer.

Lushington, Nancy. Producer

Shawl, Frank. Producer

Shawl, Frank. Speaker

Shawl, Frank, dancer.

Anderson, Jack, 1935-2023. Speaker

Williams, Dudley, 1938-2015, dancer.

Graff, Ellen. Speaker

Walker, Norman. Speaker

Gill, Alice. Speaker

Graham, Martha, choreographer.

Ailey, Alvin, choreographer.

Davidson, Della, choreographer.

Verlezza, Barbara, choreographer.

Verlezza, Barbara, dancer.

Verlezza, Sabatino, choreographer.

Verlezza, Sabatino, dancer.

Green, Ray, 1908-1997. Composer

Russell, Leon. Composer

Hathaway, Donny. Composer

Riegger, Wallingford, 1885-1961. Composer

Emmons, Beverly. Lighting designer

Yuriko, 1920-2022, restager.

Yuriko, 1920-2022, director.

McKee, Jim. Composer

Video D Studios.

O'Donnell-Green Music and Dance Foundation.

Added Title

Vibrations (Choreographic work : O'Donnell)

Suspension (Choreographic work : O'Donnell)

Dance energies (Choreographic work : O'Donnell)

Song for you (Choreographic work : Ailey)

Steps in the street (Choreographic work : Graham)

Flying over emptiness (Choreographic work : Davidson)

Tribute (Choreographic work : Verlezza)

Pursuit of happiness (Choreographic work : O'Donnell)

Research Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-2890