Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Brown, Trisha, 1936-2017
2. Brown, Trisha, 1936-2017.
3. Childs, Lucinda
4. Childs, Lucinda.
5. Gordon, David, 1936-2022
6. Dunn, Douglas, 1942-
7. King, Kenneth, 1948-
8. Monk, Meredith
9. Rudner, Sara
10. Blackwood, Michael.
11. Siegel, Marcia B.
12. Michael Blackwood Productions.

Description

1. 1 videocassette (90 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)

Summary

1. An exploration of the work of seven New York-based post-modern choreographers: Trisha Brown, Lucinda Childs, David Gordon, Douglas Dunn, Kenneth King, Meredith Monk, and Sara Rudner. In interviews interspersed with rehearsals and performance excerpts the dancer-choreographers discuss the nature of dance and the evolution of their own work.

Uniform title

1. Accumulation with Talking plus Watermotor (Choreographic work : Brown)
2. Line up (Choreographic work : Brown)
3. Glacial decoy (Choreographic work : Brown)
4. Dance (Choreographic work : Childs)
5. Foot rules (Choreographic work : Dunn)
6. Audience with the Pope (Choreographic work : Gordon)
7. Matter (Choreographic work : Gordon)
8. Word raid (Choreographic work : King)
9. Wor(l)d (T)raid (Choreographic work : King)
10. Education of the girlchild (Choreographic work : Monk)
11. Modern dances (Choreographic work : Rudner)

Subject

1. Choreography
2. Choreographers > United States

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Motion pictures.
3. Video.
4. Dance rehearsals.

Contents

1. Includes dance excerpts from: Trisha Brown's Accumulation with talking plus water motor, Line up, and Glacial decoy; Lucinda Childs' Dance; Douglas Dunn's Footrules; David Gordon's An audience with the Pope, and The matter; Kenneth King's Word raid, and Wor(l)d (T)raid; Meredith Monk's Education of the girlchild and her musical composition Dolmen music; and Sara Rudner's Modern dances.

Call number

1. *MGZIA 4-6658

Credits (note)

1. Photography, Mead Hunt ; written by Marcia Siegel.

Title

1. Making dances [videorecording] / Michael Blackwood Productions ; produced and directed by Michael Blackwood.

Imprint

1. U.S. : Michael Blackwood Productions, c2003, 1980.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

Credits

1. Photography, Mead Hunt ; written by Marcia Siegel.

Local subject

1. Motion pictures. Making dances.
2. Postmodern dance.

Added author

1. Brown, Trisha, 1936-2017, choreographer.
2. Brown, Trisha, 1936-2017. Interviewee
3. Childs, Lucinda, choreographer.
4. Childs, Lucinda. Interviewee
5. Gordon, David, 1936-2022, choreographer.
6. Gordon, David, 1936-2022, interviewee.
7. Dunn, Douglas, 1942- choreographer. Interviewee
8. King, Kenneth, 1948- choreographer.
9. King, Kenneth, 1948- interviewee.
10. Monk, Meredith, choreographer.
11. Monk, Meredith, interviewee.
12. Rudner, Sara, choreographer. Interviewee
13. Blackwood, Michael. Producer. Director
14. Siegel, Marcia B. Author
15. Michael Blackwood Productions.

Added title

1. Accumulation with Talking plus Watermotor (Choreographic work : Brown)
2. Line up (Choreographic work : Brown)
3. Glacial decoy (Choreographic work : Brown)
4. Dance (Choreographic work : Childs)
5. Foot rules (Choreographic work : Dunn)
6. Audience with the Pope (Choreographic work : Gordon)
7. Matter (Choreographic work : Gordon)
8. Word raid (Choreographic work : King)
9. Wor(l)d (T)raid (Choreographic work : King)
10. Education of the girlchild (Choreographic work : Monk)
11. Modern dances (Choreographic work : Rudner)

Research call number

1. *MGZIA 4-6658
2. *MGZHB 16-2216 Additional copy; 2 film reels (3240 ft.) 16mm; in storage; use *MGZIA 4-6658 instead