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Reflection reconstructing Anna Sokolow's Steps of silence

Title: Reflection [videorecording] : reconstructing Anna Sokolow's Steps of silence / project director, Valarie Mockabee ; DVD author, Rachel Boggia.
Publication: New York, NY : Insight Media, [2007]

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Description

2 videodiscs (ca. 120 min.) : sd., col. and b&w; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

"[Disc 1] Chronicles the 1968 creation and 2004 revival of Anna Sokolow's Steps of Silence. It includes narration by Linda Smith, film footage of a 1970 lecture-demonstration by Sokolow, rehearsal photographs from 1968, motion-capture data of specific phrases of the dance, and interviews with original cast members. [Disc 2] presents complete performances of Anna Sokolow's Steps of Silence from 1968 and 2004. It includes rehearsal notes and highlights excerpts of the dance through [Labanotation] and video notes" --Publisher's website.

Uniform Title

Steps of silence (Choreographic work : Sokolow)

Alternative Title

Reconstructing Anna Sokolow's Steps of silence

Subjects

Genre/Form

Documentary films.
Dance.
Video.
Interviews.

Note

Introductory documentary originally produced in 2005; other material originally filmed ca. 1968-2004.

System Details (note)

DVD.

Contents

Disc 1. Historical context (ca. 60 min.): Introductory documentary (2005) (ca. 9 min.) / produced and directed by Valarie Mockabee ; shot and edited by Rachel Boggia ; narration, Linda Smith -- Historical context. Sociopolitical context (1968) ; Sokolow's rehearsal process (ca. 1 min.) ; Stories of Sokolow (ca. 6 min.) ; Images of Sokolow and RDT [Repertory Dance Theatre] (1968) ; Sokolow biography ; Sokolow lecture demonstration (1970) (ca. 17 min.; no sound) / performed by RDT -- The reconstruction. The reconstruction process (ca. 8 min.) ; Approach to motion capture (ca. 4 min.) ; 2004 dancers' viewpoints ; Cast list (1970, 1975, and 2004) -- About the project. DVD credits ; About the project directors ; Repertory Dance Theatre mission (ca. 2 min.) ; Sokolow Foundation Mission (ca. 2 min.).
Disc 2. Labanotation score and performances (ca. 60 min.): Labanotation excerpts with video notes -- Steps of silence (2004) (ca. 16 min.) / performed by RDT -- Steps of silence (1970) (ca. 18 min.) / performed by RDT.

Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-3989

OCLC

227036841

Title

Reflection [videorecording] : reconstructing Anna Sokolow's Steps of silence / project director, Valarie Mockabee ; DVD author, Rachel Boggia.

Imprint

New York, NY : Insight Media, [2007]

System Details

DVD.

Performer

Interviewees: Linda Smith, Valarie Mockabee, Lorry May, Gregg Lizenbery, Lynne Wimmer, Chara Huckins, Andy Noble, Maria Palazzi, Brian Windsor ; dance performances by Repertory Dance Theatre (RPT).

Added Author

Mockabee, Valarie. Director

Mockabee, Valarie. Producer

Boggia, Rachel. Creator

Sokolow, Anna, choreographer.

Smith, Linda, director.

May, Lorry. Interviewee

Lizenbery, Gregg. Interviewee

Wimmer, Lynne. Interviewee

Huckins, Chara. Interviewee

Noble, Andy. Interviewee

Palazzi, Maria. Interviewee

Windsor, Brian. Interviewee

Repertory Dance Theatre (Salt Lake City, Utah)

Added Title

Steps of silence (Choreographic work : Sokolow)

Publisher No.

8441--8442 Insight Media

Research Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-3989

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