Research Catalog

Title

José Limón Dance Company gala [videorecording].

Publication

1982.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Limón, José
• Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958
• Stackhouse, Sarah
• Maxwell, Carla
• Koner, Pauline
• Venable, Lucy
• Hoving, Lucas
• Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750
• Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695
• Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827
• Dello Joio, Norman, 1913-2008
• Kodály, Zoltán, 1882-1967
• Lewis, Daniel
• Morgan, Clyde
• Masters, Gary
• Nelson, Richard, 1938-1996
• Limón, José.
• José Limón Dance Company
• Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) cmp

Description

3 videodiscs (NTSC) (58 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of the Limón Dance Company.

Uniform Title

• Chaconne (Choreographic work : Limón)
• Air for the G string (Choreographic work : Humphrey)
• Unsung (Choreographic work : Limón)
• Orfeo (Choreographic work : Limón)
• There is a time (Choreographic work : Limón)
• Missa brevis (Choreographic work : Limón)

Genre/Form

• Dance.
• Video.

Credits (note)

• Lighting, Richard Nelson.

Event (note)

• Videotaped in performance at the Joyce Theater in New York City on Dec. 2, 1982.

Funding (note)

• This videorecording was preserved with support provided in part by Save America's Treasures through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

System Details (note)

• DVD.

Contents

• Disc 1 (58 min.): Introduction by Carla Maxwell (4 min.) -- Chaconne (12 min.) / choreographed by José Limón ; music by Johann Sebastian Bach ; dancer, Sarah Stackhouse -- The moors pavane (7 min.) / choreographed by José Limón ; music by Henry Purcell -- Speech by Pauline Koner (12 min.) -- Speech by Lucy Venable (3 min.) -- Air for the G string (6 min.) / choreographed by Doris Humphrey ; music, Johann Sebastian Bach -- The unsung (14 min.) / choreographed by José Limón ; featured dancers, Daniel Lewis, Clyde Morgan.
• Disc 2 (17 min.): Orfeo (7 min.) / choreographed by José Limón ; music by Ludwig van Beethoven ; dancer, Gary Masters -- There is a time. Opening circle (10 min.) / choreographed by José Limón ; music by Norman Dello Joio.
• Disc 3 (37 min.): Missa Brevis / choreographed by José Limón ; music by Zoltán Kodály ; introduced by Lucas Hoving.

Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-859

OCLC

NYPY06-F90

Title

José Limón Dance Company gala [videorecording].

Imprint

1982.

Country of Producing Entity

United States.

Credits

Lighting, Richard Nelson.

Event

Videotaped in performance at the Joyce Theater in New York City on Dec. 2, 1982.

Funding

This videorecording was preserved with support provided in part by Save America's Treasures through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

System Details

DVD.

Added Author

Limón, José, choreographer.

Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958, choreographer.

Stackhouse, Sarah, dancer.

Maxwell, Carla. Speaker

Koner, Pauline. Speaker

Venable, Lucy. Speaker

Hoving, Lucas. Speaker

Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Suites, orchestra, BWV 1068, D major. Air; arranged.

Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695. Composer

Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Composer

Dello Joio, Norman, 1913-2008. Composer

Kodály, Zoltán, 1882-1967. Composer

Lewis, Daniel, dancer.

Morgan, Clyde, dancer.

Masters, Gary, dancer.

Nelson, Richard, 1938-1996, lighting designer.

José Limón Dance Company.

Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) Composer

Limón, José. Moor's pavane.

Added Title

Chaconne (Choreographic work : Limón)

Air for the G string (Choreographic work : Humphrey)

Unsung (Choreographic work : Limón)

Orfeo (Choreographic work : Limón)

There is a time (Choreographic work : Limón)

Missa brevis (Choreographic work : Limón)

Research Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-859