Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972
2. Mumaw, Barton, 1912-
3. Overlees, Frank
4. McCormack, Wilbur
5. Landers, Dennis
6. Hearn, Fred
7. Fitz-Simons, Foster
8. Delmar, Frank
9. Delmar, John
10. Meeker, Jess.
11. Owen, Norton.
12. Honsa, Ron.
13. Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750.
14. Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers.
15. Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival.

Description

1. 2 videocassettes (68 min.) : sd., b&w NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of Jacob's Pillow.

Uniform title

1. Labor symphony (Choreographic work : Shawn)
2. Dome (Choreographic work : Shawn)
3. Kinetic molpai (Choreographic work : Shawn)

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Video.

Contents

1. The dome (ca. 24 min.): Arioso, Two part invention, 6th prelude from The well-tempered clavichord, Three part invention, Bourree from 2nd violin sonata (solo performed by Barton Mumaw), Toccata and fugue in D minor, Ich ruf zu Dir (solo performed by Ted Shawn), Jesu, joy of man's desiring / music, J. S. Bach.
2. Kinetic Molpai (ca. 22 min.) / music, Jess Meeker.
3. Labor symphony (ca. 18 1/2 min.): Labor of the fields, Labor of the forest, Labor of the sea, Mechanized labor (Dynamo) / music, Jess Meeker ; each section danced by ensemble preceded by a solo danced by Shawn.

Call number

1. *MGZIA 4-5509

Note

1. Originally filmed in 1938-39 as a silent film, made with a hand-cranked camera, at Jacob's Pillow in Lee, Massachusetts. Sound version produced in 1985 with the addition of piano accompaniment edited to fit the movement.

Credits (note)

1. Project director, Norton Owen ; musical director and pianist, Jess Meeker ; technical consultant, Ron Honsa.

Title

1. Ted Shawn's men dancers [videorecording] / produced by Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival ; choreography by Ted Shawn.

Imprint

1. c1985.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

Credits

1. Project director, Norton Owen ; musical director and pianist, Jess Meeker ; technical consultant, Ron Honsa.

Performer

1. Performed by Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers: Barton Mumaw, Frank Overlees, Wilbur McCormack, Dennis Landers, Fred Hearn, Foster Fitz-Simons, Frank Delmar, John Delmar.

Local subject

1. Motion pictures. Ted Shawn's men dancers.
2. Motion pictures. Labor symphony.
3. Motion pictures. The dome.
4. Motion pictures. Kinetic molpai.
5. Male dancing.

Added author

1. Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972, choreographer, dancer.
2. Mumaw, Barton, 1912- dancer.
3. Overlees, Frank, dancer.
4. McCormack, Wilbur, dancer.
5. Landers, Dennis, dancer.
6. Hearn, Fred, dancer.
7. Fitz-Simons, Foster, dancer.
8. Delmar, Frank, dancer.
9. Delmar, John, dancer.
10. Meeker, Jess. Composer. Instrumentalist
11. Owen, Norton.
12. Honsa, Ron. Producer. Director
13. Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Composer
14. Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers.
15. Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival.

Added title

1. Labor symphony (Choreographic work : Shawn)
2. Dome (Choreographic work : Shawn)
3. Kinetic molpai (Choreographic work : Shawn)

Research call number

1. *MGZIA 4-5509