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Art of movement the First International Festival of Movement and Dance on the Volga

Title
Art of movement [videorecording] : the First International Festival of Movement and Dance on the Volga / video production, Margot Mink Colbert and Achmed Valk ; footage selection, Mary Ganzon and Achmed Valk ; directed by Achmed Valk.
Publication
c1994.

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Additional Authors
  • Sarach, Marian
  • Adams, Patricia
  • Labelle, Katherine
  • Ganzon, Mary
  • Colbert, Margot
  • Valk, Achmed
  • Leonard, Brian
  • Art of Movement (Festival : (1993 : Yaroslavl, Russia)
Description
1 videocassette (19 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Margot Mink Colbert.
Subject
  • Dance festivals > Russia
  • Improvisation in dance
  • Movement (Acting)
  • Hip-hop > Russia (Federation)
  • Contact improvisation
  • Duncan dancing
  • Rap dancing
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
  • Special event coverage and commentary.
Note
  • Shorter version of the 55-min. documentary Movement beyond the breadline. This version draws upon some of the same footage, but presents it in a different sequence ; some new footage is also included. An earlier version of Movement beyond the breadline was also titled Art of movement.
Credits (note)
  • Festival steering committee: international director, Lisa First ; director, Olga Sedmova ; executive director, Natasha Klimova ; producer, Nikolay Redkin.
Performer (note)
  • Narrator: Ralph Titus.
  • Festival participants seen on this tape include Marian Sarach, Patricia Adams, Katherine Labelle, Mary Ganzon, and others.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in Yaroslavl, Russia, on August 27-September 6, 1993 ; videography, Brian Leonard ; editing, Dennis G. Boyce.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-5415
OCLC
NYPY02-F104
Title
Art of movement [videorecording] : the First International Festival of Movement and Dance on the Volga / video production, Margot Mink Colbert and Achmed Valk ; footage selection, Mary Ganzon and Achmed Valk ; directed by Achmed Valk.
Imprint
c1994.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Event
Videotaped in Yaroslavl, Russia, on August 27-September 6, 1993 ; videography, Brian Leonard ; editing, Dennis G. Boyce.
Credits
Festival steering committee: international director, Lisa First ; director, Olga Sedmova ; executive director, Natasha Klimova ; producer, Nikolay Redkin.
Performer
Narrator: Ralph Titus.
Festival participants seen on this tape include Marian Sarach, Patricia Adams, Katherine Labelle, Mary Ganzon, and others.
Summary
Documentary on the First International Festival of Movement and Dance on the Volga, which included participants from Russia, North America, and western Europe, and offered lectures, classes, workshops, and performances, the last held in the Theater for Young Spectators in Yaroslavl. Classes and workshops in movement improvisation and contact improvisation, both a novelty to Russian participants, were a prominent part of the festival, and are highlighted in this recording. Performance footage features young Russian dancers in ballet, contemporary, and folk dance works ; Duncan dancer Patricia Adams ; Russian rap (hip-hop) dancers ; Katherine Labelle and Mary Ganzon in their own works ; and others. Visiting participants are also seen on sightseeing trips and in conversation with natives of Yaroslavl.
Local Subject
Contact improvisation.
Duncan dancing.
Rap dancing.
Added Author
Sarach, Marian.
Adams, Patricia, dancer.
Labelle, Katherine, choreographer, dancer.
Ganzon, Mary, choreographer, dancer.
Colbert, Margot. Producer
Valk, Achmed. Producer. Director
Leonard, Brian.
Art of Movement (Festival : (1993 : Yaroslavl, Russia)
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-5415
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