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A choreographic offering

Title
A choreographic offering [videorecording] / Dance Conduit/Antidote Films ; directed by Malachi Roth ; produced by Ann Vachon and Jeffrey Levy-Hinte ; choreography by José Limón ; music by Johann Sebastian Bach (A musical offering)
Publication
[199-?]

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Additional Authors
  • Limón, José
  • Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750.
  • Roth, Malachi.
  • Vachon, Ann.
  • Levy-Hinte, Jeff.
  • José Limón Dance Company.
  • Dance Conduit (Company)
  • Antidote Films (Firm)
Description
1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (43 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.
Summary
Unedited footage recorded for the documentary Limón: a life beyond words. José Limón's dance work A choreographic offering, first performed in 1964, was created in memory of his artistic mentor Doris Humphrey, and its choreography is based on movements from her dances. The first 14 min. of this tape contain candid footage of a rehearsal onstage, with the dancers dressed in rehearsal clothes. They practice brief excerpts from the piece, sometimes without music. A full performance of the work, in costume, begins at ca. 15 min. into the tape.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Ann Vachon, Dance Conduit/Antidote Films.
Series Statement
Limón: a life beyond words
Uniform Title
Choreographic offering (Choreographic work : Limón)
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in stage rehearsal and performance at Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-8165
OCLC
NYPY05-F10120
Title
A choreographic offering [videorecording] / Dance Conduit/Antidote Films ; directed by Malachi Roth ; produced by Ann Vachon and Jeffrey Levy-Hinte ; choreography by José Limón ; music by Johann Sebastian Bach (A musical offering)
Imprint
[199-?]
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Series
Limón: a life beyond words
Performer
Danced by the Limón Dance Company.
Event
Videotaped in stage rehearsal and performance at Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.
Added Author
Limón, José, choreographer.
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Composer
Roth, Malachi. Director
Vachon, Ann. Producer
Levy-Hinte, Jeff. Producer
José Limón Dance Company.
Dance Conduit (Company)
Antidote Films (Firm)
Added Title
Choreographic offering (Choreographic work : Limón)
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-8165
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