Research Catalog
Trailblazers of modern dance
- Title
- Trailblazers of modern dance [electronic resource] / WNET ; directed by Emile Ardolino ; produced by Merrill Brockway and Judy Kinberg.
- Publication
- New York, N.Y. : WNET, c1977.
Available Online
Details
- Additional Authors
- Duncan, Isadora, 1877-1927
- Duncan, Anna, 1894-1980
- Duncan, Irma
- St. Denis, Ruth, 1880-1968
- Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972
- Fuller, Loie, 1862-1928
- Graham, Martha
- Tamiris, Helen, 1905-1966
- Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958
- Ashton, Frederick, 1904-1988
- Seymour, Lynn, 1939-
- De Raita, Clif
- Colahan, Nancy
- Gamson, Annabelle
- Brockway, Merrill.
- Kinberg, Judy.
- Ardolino, Emile.
- Kendall, Elizabeth, 1947-
- Graham, Martha.
- WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
- DHCA.
- Description
- 1 streaming video file (NTSC) (59 min.) : sd., col.
- Summary
- Central to the theme is Isadora Duncan's quest of a new dance vocabulary to better express the emotions of humanity. The program includes various historic film excerpts of dance luminaries performing their works. Among these are: Princess Rajah, Loïe Fuller, Annabella, Isadora Duncan at a London garden party, Anna Duncan, Irma Duncan dancers, Anna Pavlova, Irene and Vernon Castle, Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn, Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey, and Helen Tamiris. Frederick Ashton speaks about his impressions of Isadora Duncan. Lynn Seymour performs Ashton's Five Brahms waltzes in the manner of Isadora Duncan. Clif de Raita performs Ted Shawn's Japanese spear dance. Doris Humphrey's Soaring is performed by Nancy Colahan with Elaine Anderson, Jacqulyn Buglisi, Anne Marie Hackett, and Laurie Kaplan. Annabelle Gamson performs Isadora Duncan's Etude and Mother. Ted Shawn's Polonaise is performed by Tim Wengerd, Clif de Raita, Donlin Foreman, Daniel Ezralow, David Anderson, and Michael Deane. Also included is an early film of Martha Graham performing her work Lamentation.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Gift of Emile Ardolino.
- Uniform Title
- Brahms waltzes in the manner of Isadora Duncan (Choreographic work : Ashton)
- Japanese spear dance (Choreographic work : Shawn)
- Soaring (Choreographic work : Humphrey)
- Mother (Choreographic work : Gamson after Duncan)
- Polonaise (Choreographic work : Shawn)
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Dance.
- Documentaries and factual films and programs.
- Video.
- Note
- Non-broadcast version. Produced for WNET/New York's Great Performances: Dance in America series.
- For the broadcast version of this program, with a slightly different ending (a montage of b&w photographs of Isadora Duncan), see: *MGZIC 9-40.
- Access (note)
- Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
- Credits (note)
- Written by Elizabeth Kendall.
- Funding (note)
- Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
- Call Number
- *MGZIDF 8597
- OCLC
- NYPY916066360-F
- Title
- Trailblazers of modern dance [electronic resource] / WNET ; directed by Emile Ardolino ; produced by Merrill Brockway and Judy Kinberg.
- Imprint
- New York, N.Y. : WNET, c1977.
- Country of Producing Entity
- U.S.
- Performer
- Voice of Isadora Duncan: Rosemary Harris.
- Credits
- Written by Elizabeth Kendall.
- Restricted Access
- Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
- Funding
- Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
- Local Note
- Former call number: *MGZIC 9-2581.
- Connect to:
- Local Subject
- Television. Trailblazers of modern dance.Television. Dance in America.Duncan dancing.
- Added Author
- Duncan, Isadora, 1877-1927, choreographer.Duncan, Isadora, 1877-1927 DepictedDuncan, Anna, 1894-1980, dancer.Duncan, Irma, dancer.St. Denis, Ruth, 1880-1968, dancer.Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972, choreographer.Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972, dancer.Fuller, Loie, 1862-1928, dancer.Graham, Martha, choreographer.Graham, Martha, dancer.Tamiris, Helen, 1905-1966, dancer.Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958, choreographer.Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958, dancer.Ashton, Frederick, 1904-1988, choreographer.Seymour, Lynn, 1939- dancer.De Raita, Clif, dancer.Ashton, Frederick, 1904-1988, speakerColahan, Nancy, dancer.Gamson, Annabelle, choreographer.Gamson, Annabelle, dancer.Brockway, Merrill. ProducerKinberg, Judy. ProducerArdolino, Emile. DirectorKendall, Elizabeth, 1947- AuthorWNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)DHCA.Graham, Martha. Lamentation.
- Added Title
- Brahms waltzes in the manner of Isadora Duncan (Choreographic work : Ashton)Japanese spear dance (Choreographic work : Shawn)Soaring (Choreographic work : Humphrey)Mother (Choreographic work : Gamson after Duncan)Polonaise (Choreographic work : Shawn)
- Research Call Number
- *MGZIDF 8597*MGZIC 9-2581 (former)