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Lester Horton technique advanced level

Title
Lester Horton technique [videorecording] : advanced level / artistic directors, Marjorie Perces, Ana Marie Forsythe ; director, Jeanne Suggs ; producer, Babette Coffey Fisch ; [presented by] Dance Spotlight.
Publication
West Long Branch, NJ : Kultur, c2003.

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Additional Authors
  • Horton, Lester, 1906-1953
  • Coffey-Fisch, Babette.
  • Suggs, Jeanne.
  • Perces, Marjorie B., 1921-
  • Forsythe, Ana Marie, 1944-
  • Thomas, Madelon.
  • Jamison, Judith.
  • Asca, Guillermo
  • Meek, Leonard
  • Pierce-Sands, Toni
  • Roxas, Elizabeth
  • Rushing, Matthew, 1973-
  • Sasser, Wendy White
  • Dance Spotlight (Firm)
  • Kultur International Films.
Description
1 videodisc (NTSC) (70 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Presents the advanced level of the innovative modern dance training technique of Lester Horton. These exercises were designed to build strength, agility, and flexibility and include: prelude studies, fortification studies, hinge studies, falls, balance studies and deep floor vocabulary.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Note
  • Horton legacy section includes interviews with Joyce Trisler, Deborah Howitt, Milton Myers, Julio E. Rivera, Judith Jamison, Denise Jefferson, George Faison, Max Luna III, Miguel Lopez, Tracy Inman, Marjorie Perces, Ana Marie Forsythe.
  • Dance excerpts in Horton legacy section include: Sacre du printemps (Trisler), Variations #1 (Milton Myers), Somewhat hoping I was dreaming (Julio E. Rivera), Slaves (George Faison), Lattice (Max Luna III), Aver/Revers (Miguel Lopez), Dawn in the floating city (Miguel Lopez).
Credits (note)
  • Composer: John Levis ; lighting director, Joe Foley.
System Details (note)
  • DVD.
Contents
Introduction / by Judith Jamison, Christopher Wheeldon, Milton Myers, Julio E. Rivera, Tracy Inman -- Prelude studies -- Fortification studies -- Hinge studies -- Balance studies -- Falls -- Deep floor vocabulary -- Jumps -- Horton legacy -- The dancers -- Credits.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-4229
ISBN
  • 0769777953
  • 9780769777955
LCCN
032031282490
OCLC
58977135
Title
Lester Horton technique [videorecording] : advanced level / artistic directors, Marjorie Perces, Ana Marie Forsythe ; director, Jeanne Suggs ; producer, Babette Coffey Fisch ; [presented by] Dance Spotlight.
Imprint
West Long Branch, NJ : Kultur, c2003.
System Details
DVD.
Performer
Dancers: Guillermo Asca, Leonard Meek, Toni Pierce-Sands, Elizabeth Roxas, Matthew Rushing, and Wendy White-Sasser.
Voiceover, Madelon Thomas.
Credits
Composer: John Levis ; lighting director, Joe Foley.
Added Author
Horton, Lester, 1906-1953, choreographer.
Coffey-Fisch, Babette. Producer
Suggs, Jeanne. Director
Perces, Marjorie B., 1921- Director
Forsythe, Ana Marie, 1944- Director
Thomas, Madelon. Narrator
Jamison, Judith. Interviewee
Asca, Guillermo, dancer.
Meek, Leonard, dancer.
Pierce-Sands, Toni, dancer.
Roxas, Elizabeth, dancer.
Rushing, Matthew, 1973- dancer.
Sasser, Wendy White, dancer.
Dance Spotlight (Firm)
Kultur International Films.
Other Standard Identifier
032031282490
Publisher No.
D2824 Kultur
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-4229
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