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[Interview with Mel Tomlinson] ; [and] [Clay Taliaferro restaging The moor's pavane]

Title
[Interview with Mel Tomlinson] ; [and] [Clay Taliaferro restaging The moor's pavane] [videorecording] / Dance Conduit/Antidote Films ; directed by Malachi Roth ; produced by Ann Vachon and Jeffrey Levy-Hinte.
Publication
1996.

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Additional Authors
  • Tomlinson, Mel.
  • Taliaferro, Clay.
  • Stone, Alison.
  • Roth, Malachi.
  • Vachon, Ann.
  • Levy-Hinte, Jeff.
  • Charleston Ballet Theatre.
  • Dance Conduit (Company)
  • Antidote Films (Firm)
Description
1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (46 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.
Summary
Unedited footage recorded for the documentary Limón: a life without words. The first segment contains an interview with Mel Tomlinson, a multifaceted dancer whose many roles included the Moor (Othello) in The moor's pavane. The second segment depicts Clay Taliaferro, a former member of the José Limón Dance Company and an eminent interpreter of the Moor, as he works with the cast of The moor's pavane, which he restaged for Charleston Ballet Theatre in 1996.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Ann Vachon, Dance Conduit/Antidote Films.
Series Statement
Limón: a life beyond words
Uniform Title
Moor's pavane (Choreographic work : Limón)
Alternative Title
[Clay Taliaferro restaging The moor's pavane]
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in Charleston, S.C., on March 19, 1996.
Contents
  • [Interview with Mel Tomlinson] (ca. 31 min.) / topics include: studying Limón technique with Pauline Koner at North Carolina School of the Arts; a comparison of Limón, Graham, and Horton techniques; his own experience of dancing the role of the Moor, taught to him by Jennifer Scanlon; his training and career in classical and modern dance; his experience as an African-American in the dance world; living with AIDS; his concept of the role of the Moor; dancing Limón technique; the relation of Limón's choreography and his life; Limón's realism; Limón's works as classics.
  • [Clay Taliaferro restaging The moor's pavane] (ca. 15 min.) / Taliaferro gives notes to the cast after a dress rehearsal onstage. His remarks provide valuable insights into both the technical and expressive performance of the work. He rehearses the dancers in excerpts from the piece, to counts. For additional footage of this restaging, see *MGZIA 4-8175 [Clay Taliaferro restaging The moor's pavane].
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-8174
OCLC
NYPY05-F10131
Title
[Interview with Mel Tomlinson] ; [and] [Clay Taliaferro restaging The moor's pavane] [videorecording] / Dance Conduit/Antidote Films ; directed by Malachi Roth ; produced by Ann Vachon and Jeffrey Levy-Hinte.
Imprint
1996.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Series
Limón: a life beyond words
Performer
Interviewer: Alison Stone.
Event
Videotaped in Charleston, S.C., on March 19, 1996.
Local Subject
Interpretation in dance performance.
Modern dance -- Technique -- Limón.
Race and dance.
Added Author
Tomlinson, Mel. Interviewee
Taliaferro, Clay. Restager
Stone, Alison. Interviewer
Roth, Malachi. Director
Vachon, Ann. Producer
Levy-Hinte, Jeff. Producer
Charleston Ballet Theatre.
Dance Conduit (Company)
Antidote Films (Firm)
Added Title
Moor's pavane (Choreographic work : Limón)
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-8174
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