Research Catalog

Title

Improvisation: Organic movement and social comment [videorecording]

Publication

1988.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Forti, Simone.
• Martin, Nina.
• Silvers, Sally.
• Ipiotis, Celia.
• Bush, Jeffrey C.
• Channel Z (Company)
• ARC Videodance (Firm)

Description

1 videocassette (U-maitic, NTSC) (29 min.) : sd., color with b&w sequence; 3/4 in.

Summary

Dancers/choreographers Simone Forti, Nina Martin, and Sally Silvers talk about various aspects of their improvisational work, including the place of improvisational dance in the theatrical community and in dance education, their use of structured improvisation, and their working methods. They note the need for thought and inner motivation in improvisation, and compare improvisation and set choreography from the performer's and the audience's points of view. Forti discusses what constitutes body intelligence, and describes her News animations, in which she comments on current events. Performance excerpts include Martin's Modern daze and Blue sail fish (b&w), Silvers's Tizzy boost and Likely suite, and Forti's Green mountain and News animations, as well as an unidentified work by the improvisational collective Channel Z.

Series Statement

Eye on dance ; 270

Uniform Title

• Modern daze (Choreographic work : Martin)
• Likely suite (Choreographic work : Silvers)
• Green mountain (Choreographic work : Forti)
• News animations (Choreographic work : Forti)

Subjects

• Television > Improvisation
• Politics in art
• Television > Eye on dance
• Improvisation in dance

Note

• Produced by ARC Videodance as part of the television series Eye on dance. Recorded on November 21, 1988 at the studios of WNYC-TV, New York. Telecast on December 8, 1988. Producers: Celia Ipiotis and Jeff Bush. Video director: Richard Sheridan. Program director: Celia Ipiotis. Technical director: Jeff Bush. Host: Celia Ipiotis.

Call Number

*MGZIC 9-3058

OCLC

NYPY926004057-F

Title

Improvisation: Organic movement and social comment [videorecording]

Imprint

1988.

Series

Eye on dance ; 270

Local Subject

Television. Improvisation.

Television. Eye on dance.

Added Author

Forti, Simone. ive, choreographer.

Martin, Nina. ive, choreographer.

Silvers, Sally. ive, choreographer.

Ipiotis, Celia. Host. Producer. Director

Bush, Jeffrey C. Producer. Director

Channel Z (Company)

ARC Videodance (Firm)

Added Title

Modern daze (Choreographic work : Martin)

Likely suite (Choreographic work : Silvers)

Green mountain (Choreographic work : Forti)

News animations (Choreographic work : Forti)

Research Call Number

*MGZIC 9-3058