Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Schönberg, Bessie.
2. Roberts, Louise.
3. Ipiotis, Celia.
4. Zollar, Jawole Willa Jo
5. Thompson, Paul Andrew
6. Setterfield, Valda.
7. Lee, Phil.
8. Bush, Jeffrey C.
9. Turocy, Catherine.
10. Urban Bush Women (Dance company)
11. New York Baroque Dance Company.
12. Concert Royal (Musical group : U.S.)
13. ARC Videodance (Firm)

Description

1. 1 videocassette (U-matic, NTSC) (29 min.) : sd., col.; 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Bessie Schoenberg and Louise Roberts, who have devoted their lives to encouraging the work of emerging dancers and choreographers, talk about some past and present activities. Schoenberg reminisces about studying at the Neighborhood Playhouse, contrasting this with the high cost of studying dance today. She and Roberts discuss the importance of risk-taking, conviction, and self-evaluation in a dancer's career. Roberts recalls her Sunday workshop programs, which allowed choreographers to show their works to live audiences, and discusses how dancers should treat reviews. Schoenberg describes her approach to teaching dance composition, and briefly discusses the Bessie Awards. Dance excerpts depict works by two choreographers aided by Roberts: Anarchy, wild women and Dinah by Jawole Zollar, performed by Urban Bush Women; and Paul Andrew Thompson's Frantic romanticism. In addition, Valda Setterfield is seen introducing Schoenberg at the first annual presentation of the Bessies in 1984. Esoterica balletica, narrated by Phil Lee, presents a brief history of different methods of dance notation, illustrated by excerpts of the New York Baroque Dance Company and Concert Royal in performance at Hunter College, dancing Baroque works reconstructed by Catherine Turocy.

Series statement

1. Eye on dance ; 201

Uniform title

1. Anarchy, wild women and Dinah (Choreographic work : Zollar)
2. Frantic romanticism (Choreographic work : Thompson)

Subject

1. Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre
2. Television > Esoterica balletica
3. Dance notation > Systems
4. Television > Nurturing new generations of dancers
5. Choreography > Study and teaching
6. Dance notation > History
7. New York Dance and Performance Awards
8. Baroque dancing
9. Television > Eye on dance
10. Dance criticism

Call number

1. *MGZIC 9-2993

Note

1. Produced by ARC Videodance as part of the television series Eye on dance. Recorded on October 9, 1986 at the studios of WNYC, New York. Telecast on October 31, 1986. Producers: Celia Ipiotis and Jeff Bush. Video director: Richard Sheridan. Program director: Celia Ipiotis. Technical director: Jeff Bush. Host: Celia Ipiotis.

Title

1. Nurturing new generations of dancers [videorecording]

Imprint

1. 1986.

Series

1. Eye on dance ; 201

Local subject

1. Television. Nurturing new generations of dancers.
2. Television. Eye on dance.

Local subject

1. New York Dance and Performance Awards.

Local subject

1. Television. Esoterica balletica.
2. Baroque dancing.

Local subject

1. Dance notation -- Systems.

Added author

1. Schönberg, Bessie. Interviewee
2. Roberts, Louise. Interviewee
3. Ipiotis, Celia. Host. Producer. Director
4. Zollar, Jawole Willa Jo, choreographer.
5. Thompson, Paul Andrew, choreographer.
6. Setterfield, Valda. Speaker
7. Lee, Phil. Narrator
8. Bush, Jeffrey C. Producer
9. Turocy, Catherine. Restager
10. Urban Bush Women (Dance company)
11. New York Baroque Dance Company.
12. Concert Royal (Musical group : U.S.)
13. ARC Videodance (Firm)

Added title

1. Anarchy, wild women and Dinah (Choreographic work : Zollar)
2. Frantic romanticism (Choreographic work : Thompson)

Research call number

1. *MGZIC 9-2993