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The jazz dance jigsaw
- Title
- The jazz dance jigsaw [videorecording] / Jazz Dance World Congress ; directed and written by Meg Amato.
- Publication
- c1991.
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- Additional Authors
- Cole, Jack, 1911-1974
- Dunham, Katherine
- Fosse, Bob, 1927-1987
- Ailey, Alvin
- Giordano, Gus
- Odums, Rick.
- Giordano, Nan.
- Philp, Richard.
- Chervony, Lynne.
- Brandfonbrener, Alice G.
- Lee, Susan A.
- Scott, Judith.
- Newlin, Ann.
- Evans, Derrick.
- Pierce-Sands, Toni
- Dow, Sherry Zunker
- Hoff, Seth
- Swayze, Patsy.
- Morgan, Earnest
- Missett, Judi Sheppard, 1944-
- Sakamoto, Kumiko.
- Siegenfeld, Billy
- Astaire, Fred
- Rogers, Ginger, 1911-1995
- Schmidt, Gordon Pierce
- Stifler, Venetia Chakos
- Watson, Sam.
- Amato, Meg.
- Horosko, Marian.
- Muntu Dance Theatre.
- Joel Hall Dancers.
- Gus Giordano Jazz Dance Company.
- Ballet Chicago.
- Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.)
- American Jazz Dance World Congress.
- DHCA.
- Description
- 1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (115 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences; 1/2 in.
- Summary
- Documentary on the First American Jazz Dance World Congress, sponsored by Gus Giordano and the Theatre Department and Dance Program of Northwestern University, chaired by Susan Lee. Footage of classes, rehearsals, and performances are interspersed with commentaries by organizers and participants, among them Gus Giordano, Nan Giordano, Patsy Swayze, and Judi Sheppard Missett; a brief history of jazz dancing; interviews with choreographers Sam Watson, Kumiko Sakamoto, and Rick Odums; reflections on dancers' health problems by Lynne Chervony Belsky, Alice Brandfonbrener, Susan Lee, and Judith Scott; and profiles of master teachers Matt Mattox, Luigi, Gus Giordano, Frank Hatchett, and Joe Tremaine. Dancers Ann Newlin and Derrick Evans discuss the qualities of a good jazz dancer. Represented through archival footage are Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, Jack Cole, Katherine Dunham, Bob Fosse, and Alvin Ailey. Three complete dance works conclude the program: By Django (choreography, Gordon Pierce Schmidt ; performed by Ballet Chicago) -- Michelangelo: images in stone (choreography, Gus Giordano ; performed by Gus Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago) -- Judy's man that got away (choreography, Sherry Zunker-Dow ; performed by Zunker-Dow and Seth Hoff.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Gift of Marian Horosko, additional copy.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Dance.
- Video.
- Credits (note)
- Script consultant, Marian Horosko. Narrator: Carol Ann Sumners.
- Performer (note)
- Narrator: Carol Ann Sumners.
- Event (note)
- Recorded at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, during the first American Jazz Dance World Congress in August 1990.
- Call Number
- *MGZIA 4-1353
- OCLC
- NYPY926025429-F
- Title
- The jazz dance jigsaw [videorecording] / Jazz Dance World Congress ; directed and written by Meg Amato.
- Imprint
- c1991.
- Country of Producing Entity
- U.S.
- Performer
- Narrator: Carol Ann Sumners.Dance companies appearing in performance excerpts: Compagnie Rick Odums (Paris), Movement Company (Köln), Muntu Dance Theatre (Chicago), Joel Hall Dancers (Chicago), Alexander/Michaels Future Movement (Chicago), Billy Siegenfeld and the Jump Rhythm Jazz Project (New York), Gus Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago, Mishiro Masashi and Action Machine (Nagoya, Japan), Brown and Davis (Chicago), First City Dance Theatre (Pensacola, Florida), Venetia Stiflerm and Concert Dance Inc. (Chicago).
- Credits
- Script consultant, Marian Horosko. Narrator: Carol Ann Sumners.
- Event
- Recorded at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, during the first American Jazz Dance World Congress in August 1990.
- Added Author
- Cole, Jack, 1911-1974, dancer.Dunham, Katherine, dancer.Fosse, Bob, 1927-1987, dancer.Ailey, Alvin, dancer.Giordano, Gus, choreographer. CommentatorOdums, Rick. IntervieweeGiordano, Nan. CommentatorPhilp, Richard. CommentatorChervony, Lynne. CommentatorBrandfonbrener, Alice G. CommentatorLee, Susan A. CommentatorScott, Judith. CommentatorNewlin, Ann. CommentatorEvans, Derrick. CommentatorPierce-Sands, Toni, choreographer.Dow, Sherry Zunker, choreographer, dancer.Hoff, Seth, dancer.Swayze, Patsy. CommentatorMorgan, Earnest, dancer.Missett, Judi Sheppard, 1944- CommentatorSakamoto, Kumiko. IntervieweeSiegenfeld, Billy, choreographer.Astaire, Fred, dancer.Rogers, Ginger, 1911-1995, dancer.Schmidt, Gordon Pierce, choreographer.Stifler, Venetia Chakos, choreographer.Watson, Sam. IntervieweeAmato, Meg. Director. AuthorHorosko, Marian. ScreenwriterMuntu Dance Theatre.Joel Hall Dancers.Gus Giordano Jazz Dance Company.Ballet Chicago.Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.)American Jazz Dance World Congress.DHCA.
- Research Call Number
- *MGZIA 4-1353