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Additional authors

1. Contreras, Gloria
2. Donneaud M., Gerardo
3. Mahler, Gustav, 1860-1911.
4. Pergolesi, Giovanni Battista, 1710-1736.
5. Bartók, Béla, 1881-1945.
6. Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827.
7. Velázquez, Leonardo, 1935-
8. López Moreno, Roberto, 1942-
9. Reynoso, Manuel
10. Rubio, Domingo
11. Diz, Maite
12. Llorente, Alejandra
13. Melgoza, Rocío
14. Correa, Marcela
15. Arámbula, Andrés
16. Isla, Mónica
17. García, Fidel
18. Terrero, Alberto
19. Hernández, Claudia
20. Cobo, Rebeca
21. Ruelas, Eduardo
22. Rodríguez, Mireya
23. Vázquez, Arturo
24. Taller Coreográfico de la UNAM.

Description

1. 2 videocassettes (VHS, NTSC) (123 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. Compilation of five dance works, performed onstage; preceded by Coreografías de Gloria Contreras, a montage of highlights from her works. The recording concludes with part of a documentary, The art of the dance, on the Taller Coreográfico de la UNAM and Contreras.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of Gloria Contreras.

Uniform title

1. Danzas para los niños muertos (Choreographic work : Contreras)
2. Danza para mujeres (Choreographic work : Contreras)
3. Divertimiento SZ 113 (Choreographic work : Contreras)
4. Dueto Rasoumovsky 2 (Choreographic work : Contreras)
5. Abandono (Choreographic work : Contreras)
6. Gran ciaccona (Choreographic work : Contreras)

Alternative title

1. Gloria Contreras' works, II

Subject

1. Ballet > Mexico
2. Dance
3. Choreographers > Mexico
4. Dance companies > Mexico
5. Taller Coreográfico de la UNAM
6. Video
7. Documentaries and factual films and programs

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Documentaries and factual films and programs.
3. Video.

Contents

1. Cassette 1. Coreografías de Gloria Contreras (ca. 14 min.) / montage of performance excerpts from: La consagración de la primavera (The rite of spring) (music, Igor Stravinsky); El abandono (music, Leonardo Velázquez; poetry, Roberto López Moreno); Noche de encantamiento (music, Silvestre Revueltas); Huapango (music, José Pablo Moncayo); Redes (music, Silvestre Revueltas); Danzas para cuerdas, percusiones y celesta (music, Béla Bartók); Danza para mujeres (music, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi); Requiem de Mozart (music, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart); Danzas para los niños muertos (music, Gustav Mahler); Sacrificio (music, Igor Stravinsky); Redencion (music, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart); Ofrenda (music, Johann Sebastian Bach); Variaciones Goldberg (music, Johann Sebastian Bach); Claro de luna (music, Claude Debussy); Opus 45 (music, Alban Berg); Dueto Rasoumovsky 2 (music, Ludwig van Beethoven); Habanera (music, Ernesto Lecuona); Romeo y Julieta (music, Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky); Pájaro de fuego (Firebird) (music, Igor Stravinsky); El mercado (music, Blas Galindo); Danzon num. 2 (music, Arturo Márquez).
2. Danzas para los niños muertos (1998; ca. 30 min.) / music, Gustav Mahler (Canciones para los niños muertos [Kindertotenlieder]); danced by Domingo Rubio, Maite Diz, Alejandra Llorente, Rocío Melgoza.
3. Danza para mujeres (1998; ca. 20 min.) / music, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (excerpts from Stabat mater); danced by Marcela Correa, Maite Diz, Alejandra Llorente, Rocío Melgoza.
4. Divertimento SZ 113 (opening only; recorded in full on cassette 2).
5. Cassette 2. Divertimento SZ 113 (c2002; ca. 10 min.) / music, Béla Bartók (Divertimento SZ 113, second movement); costumes, Manuel Reynoso; stage lighting, Javier Rodríguez, Francisco Murguía; danced by Andrés Arámbula, Mónica Isla.
6. Dueto Rasoumovsky 2 (1998; ca. 15 min.) / music, Ludwig van Beethoven (Quartet no. 8 for strings in E minor, Op. 59, no. 2, "Rasumovsky"; second movement); danced by Maite Diz, Fidel García.
7. El abandono (c1999; ca. 27 min.) / music, Leonardo Vélazquez; poetry, Roberto López Moreno; costumes, Manuel Reynoso; dancers (in order of appearance), Fidel García, Maite Diz, Alberto Terrero; with Rebeca Cobo, Claudia Hernández, Sergio Hernández, Mireya Rodríguez, Eduardo Ruelas, Arturo Vázquez.
8. The art of dance (first 7 min. only) / narrated in English. Documentary on Taller Coreográfico de la UNAM (translated as Choreographic Workshop of the National University of Mexico), described as the most important classical dance company of Mexico, and its founder/director Gloria Contreras. The company is seen in class, rehearsal, and performance, including footage of Contreras working with the dancers on her piece Gran ciaccona, to the music of Bach.

Call number

1. *MGZIA 4-7197

Note

1. Title from original container and wrapper.
2. The first segment, Coreografías de Gloria Contreras, also appears on *MGZIA 4-7200 Coreografías de Gloria Contreras.

Language (note)

1. Credits in Spanish. The documentary "The art of the dance" on cassette 2 is narrated in English.

Title

1. Taller Coreográfico de la UNAM. Gloria Contreras' works, II [videorecording] / [presented by] Taller Coreográfico de la UNAM ; directed by Gerardo Donneaud ; choreography by Gloria Contreras.

Imprint

1. 1998-2002.

Country of producing entity

1. Mexico.

Performer

1. Danced by the Taller Coreográfico de la UNAM.

Language

1. Credits in Spanish. The documentary "The art of the dance" on cassette 2 is narrated in English.

Added author

1. Contreras, Gloria, choreographer.
2. Donneaud M., Gerardo. Director
3. Mahler, Gustav, 1860-1911. Kindertotenlieder.
4. Pergolesi, Giovanni Battista, 1710-1736. Composer
5. Bartók, Béla, 1881-1945. Composer
6. Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Composer
7. Velázquez, Leonardo, 1935- Composer
8. López Moreno, Roberto, 1942- Author
9. Reynoso, Manuel. Costume designer
10. Rubio, Domingo, dancer.
11. Diz, Maite, dancer.
12. Llorente, Alejandra, dancer.
13. Melgoza, Rocío, dancer.
14. Correa, Marcela, dancer.
15. Arámbula, Andrés, dancer.
16. Isla, Mónica, dancer.
17. García, Fidel, dancer.
18. Terrero, Alberto, dancer.
19. Hernández, Claudia, dancer.
20. Cobo, Rebeca, dancer.
21. Ruelas, Eduardo, dancer.
22. Rodríguez, Mireya, dancer.
23. Vázquez, Arturo, dancer.
24. Taller Coreográfico de la UNAM.

Added title

1. Danzas para los niños muertos (Choreographic work : Contreras)
2. Danza para mujeres (Choreographic work : Contreras)
3. Divertimiento SZ 113 (Choreographic work : Contreras)
4. Dueto Rasoumovsky 2 (Choreographic work : Contreras)
5. Abandono (Choreographic work : Contreras)
6. Gran ciaccona (Choreographic work : Contreras)

Research call number

1. *MGZIA 4-7197