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Additional authors

1. Belilove, Lori
2. Lytton, Madeleine
3. Harris, Julie, 1925-2013
4. Rudisill, Abra
5. Taylor, Susan
6. Owen, Patti
7. Jonas, Lauren
8. Duncan, Isadora, 1877-1927
9. Goldfine, Dayna.
10. Geller, Daniel.
11. Mitchell, Margaretta.
12. Jaffe, Susan.
13. Kaplan, Barbara Paige.
14. Perron, Wendy.
15. Oakland Ballet Company.
16. KQED-TV (Television station : San Francisco, Calif.)
17. WNYE (Television station : Brooklyn, N.Y.)

Description

1. 1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (60 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. Telecast of a documentary made in 1988; includes additional introduction and afterword. Documentary on Isadora Duncan's life and art, narrated as though by Duncan herself, and illustrated with historical footage, still photographs, and dances from her repertory, as handed down by her students and adopted daughters Anna, Irma, and Lisa Duncan.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of Wendy Perron, Dance Magazine.

Series statement

1. DanceNY

Uniform title

1. Dance Magazine.

Alternative title

1. Dance New York. Isadora Duncan: movement from the soul
2. Isadora Duncan movement from the soul

Subject

1. Biographies
2. Television
3. Duncan, Isadora, 1877-1927
4. Dance
5. Video

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Biographies.
3. Video.
4. Television.

Contents

1. Dance excerpts: Water study (ca. 1900) / music, Schubert (waltz); danced by Lori Belilove.
2. Duncan master class at Mills College, Oakland, California, taught by Madeleine Lytton.
3. Narcissus (ca. 1900) / music, Chopin (Op. 64, no. 2); danced by Lori Belilove.
4. Momente musicale (ca. 1907) / music, Schubert; danced by Madeleine Lytton.
5. Gypsy mazurka (ca. 1902) / music, Chopin; danced by Madeleine Lytton.
6. The blue Danube waltz (ca. 1902) / music, Johann Strauss, Jr.; danced by Lori Belilove.
7. Dance of the furies (ca. 1911) / music, Gluck (from Orfeo); danced by Lori Belilove.
8. Classical duet (ca. 1906) / music, Schubert (waltz); danced by Lori Belilove and Madeleine Lytton.
9. The Amazons (ca. 1906) / music, Gluck; danced by Madeleine Lytton.
10. Dance of the blessed spirits (ca. 1907) / music, Gluck (from Orfeo); danced by Lori Belilove and members of the Oakland Ballet.
11. Allegro vivace (ca. 1915) / music, Tchaikovsky (from Symphonie pathètique); danced by Lori Belilove and members of the Oakland Ballet.
12. Revolutionary (ca. 1921) / music, Scriabin (Etude); danced by Lori Belilove.
13. Mother (ca. 1921) / music, Scriabin (Etude); danced by Belilove.
14. Dance of the blessed spirits [reprise] / see credits above.

Call number

1. *MGZIA 4-7590

Note

1. Logo of WNYE appears intermittently on frame.
2. Title on original container: Dance New York.
3. For a recording of the 1988 documentary, without the added introduction and afterword, see: *MGZIC 9-2147 Isadora Duncan: movement from the soul.

Credits (note)

1. Choreography, Isadora Duncan, restaged by Madeleine Lytton and Lori Belilove ; script, Daniel Geller and Dayna Goldfine, based on the writings and speeches of Isadora Duncan ; scenery, Alan Voorhees ; lighting, Ashley James ; director of photography, Ashley James ; artistic consultants, Lori Belilove, Madeleine Lytton, Margaretta K. Mitchell.
2. Credits for telecast: executive producer, Barbara Paige Kaplan ; script writer and commentator, Wendy Perron.

Performer (note)

1. Host for telecast: Susan Jaffe.

Event (note)

1. Telecast by WNYE-TV, Channel 25, Brooklyn, N.Y., on the series DanceNY, on March 27, 2003.

Title

1. DanceNY. Isadora Duncan: movement from the soul [videorecording] / WNYE ; Dance Magazine ; a Geller/Goldfine production in association with KQED, San Francisco ; directed, produced, and edited by Dayna Goldfine and Daniel Geller.

Imprint

1. Brooklyn, N.Y. : WNYE, 2003.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

Series

1. DanceNY

Event

1. Telecast by WNYE-TV, Channel 25, Brooklyn, N.Y., on the series DanceNY, on March 27, 2003.

Credits

1. Choreography, Isadora Duncan, restaged by Madeleine Lytton and Lori Belilove ; script, Daniel Geller and Dayna Goldfine, based on the writings and speeches of Isadora Duncan ; scenery, Alan Voorhees ; lighting, Ashley James ; director of photography, Ashley James ; artistic consultants, Lori Belilove, Madeleine Lytton, Margaretta K. Mitchell.
2. Credits for telecast: executive producer, Barbara Paige Kaplan ; script writer and commentator, Wendy Perron.

Performer

1. Dances performed by Madeleine Lytton, Lori Belilove, and members of the Oakland Ballet: Abra Rudisill, Susan Taylor, Patti Owen, Erica Smith, and Lauren Jonas; additional dancers, Joanne Koch, Deborah Isaacson, Meeka Schmalle (as young Duncan).
2. Narrator/voice of Isadora Duncan: Julie Harris.
3. Piano accompaniment: France Pennetier.
4. Host for telecast: Susan Jaffe.

Added author

1. Belilove, Lori, dancer.
2. Lytton, Madeleine, dancer.
3. Harris, Julie, 1925-2013, narrator.
4. Rudisill, Abra, dancer.
5. Taylor, Susan, dancer.
6. Owen, Patti, dancer.
7. Jonas, Lauren, dancer.
8. Duncan, Isadora, 1877-1927, choreographer. Author in quotations or text abstracts
9. Goldfine, Dayna. Director. Producer. Film editor. Screenwriter
10. Geller, Daniel. Director. Producer. Film editor. Screenwriter
11. Mitchell, Margaretta. Consultant
12. Jaffe, Susan. Host
13. Kaplan, Barbara Paige. Producer
14. Perron, Wendy. Author
15. Oakland Ballet Company.
16. KQED-TV (Television station : San Francisco, Calif.)
17. WNYE (Television station : Brooklyn, N.Y.)

Added title

1. Dance Magazine.

Research call number

1. *MGZIA 4-7590