Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Collins, Leon
2. Raff, Pamela
3. Hetherington, Clara
4. Hill, Joan.
5. Barasch, Mark.
6. DeSantis, Carl.
7. Kain, Dan.
8. Walker, Dianne
9. Thompson, Caro.
10. Rutenbeck, James.
11. Tapsimatisamology, inc.
12. Leon Collins Archive, inc.
13. Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival.

Description

1. 1 videodisc (NTSC) (60 min.) : sd. col. & b&w; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of the Leon Collins Archive.

Subject

1. Tap dancing
2. Video
3. Dance

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Video.

Contents

1. The essence of rhythm (b&w, ca. 17 min.) / solo performance presented by Tapsimatisamology, Inc. ; videographer, unknown ; Collins dances Out of nowhere (with Mark Barasch, guitar) and Poet and peasant overture (with Joan Hill, piano) -- Leon Collins at Jacob's Pillow (col., ca. 25 min.) / videographer, Caro Thompson ; Collins dances Out of nowhere, Flight of the bumblebee/Begin the beguine, Serenade for a soul sister, Bugler's holiday, and Satin doll ; musicians, Joan Hill (piano), Carl deSantis (bass) -- Leon Collins on Five All Night Live (col., ca. 9 min.) ; host, Dan Kain ; Collins dances One good turn and Watch what happens ; music pre-recorded by Erroll Garner -- Collins and Company studio rehearsals (b&w, ca. 9 min.) / producer/director, James Rutenbeck ; Collins, Pamela Raff, Clara "CB" Hetherington, and Dianne Walker rehearse In the mood and Routine 53 ; musicians, Joan Hill (piano), Mark Barasch (guitar), unidentified bass player.

Call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-1994

Note

1. Compilation of motion picture and videotape footage from the collection of the Leon Collins Archive, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
2. No picture for approx. 1 min. at the beginning of Routine 53.

Event (note)

1. Peformance of Essence of rhythm given in Los Angeles in Feb. 1983.
2. Leon Collins solo performance at the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Lee, Mass. performed in June 1983.
3. Leon Collins on Five All Night Live telecast on Five All Night Live, WCVB-TV, Boston, on June 29, 1982.
4. Rehearsal for Collins and Company studio rehearsals held at the Leon Collins Dance Studio, Brookline, Mass., in April 1983.

Funding (note)

1. 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)

1. DVD.

Title

1. Leon Collins, 1982-1983 [videorecording].

Imprint

1. 1982-1983.

Event

1. Peformance of Essence of rhythm given in Los Angeles in Feb. 1983.
2. Leon Collins solo performance at the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Lee, Mass. performed in June 1983.
3. Leon Collins on Five All Night Live telecast on Five All Night Live, WCVB-TV, Boston, on June 29, 1982.
4. Rehearsal for Collins and Company studio rehearsals held at the Leon Collins Dance Studio, Brookline, Mass., in April 1983.

Funding

1. 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

1. DVD.

Local note

1. Former classmark: *MGZIA 4-658.

Added author

1. Collins, Leon, dancer.
2. Raff, Pamela, dancer.
3. Hetherington, Clara, dancer.
4. Hill, Joan. Instrumentalist
5. Barasch, Mark. Instrumentalist
6. DeSantis, Carl. Instrumentalist
7. Kain, Dan. Host
8. Walker, Dianne, dancer.
9. Thompson, Caro. Videographer
10. Rutenbeck, James. Director
11. Rutenbeck, James. Producer
12. Tapsimatisamology, inc.
13. Leon Collins Archive, inc.
14. Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival.

Research call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-1994