Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Simonson, Lynn.
2. Brendel, Janie.
3. Meeker, Jess.
4. Sojkowski, Gary.
5. Perlman, Joel, 1943-
6. Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival.

Description

1. 1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (60 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. This program shares with the audience the training received by students in the Jacob's Pillow New vision for dance workshop. Director Lynn Simonson discusses the goals of the workshop, which focused on personal growth and healing within dance training. Dancers perform shortened versions of a ballet barre and combinations, a jazz warmup and routines created by Lynn Simonson, and modern dance routines created by guest teacher Janie Brendel. Sculptor Joel Perlman speaks about his experience as artist-in-residence at Jacob's Pillow. At the end of the program the dancers introduce themselves and there is a question-and-answer session with the audience. Simonson discusses how the workshop is run, and how it fits into the dancers' career paths.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival.

Subject

1. Jazz dance > Study and teaching
2. Ballet > Study and teaching
3. Dance
4. Video

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Video.

Call number

1. *MGZIA 4-7977

Credits (note)

1. Musical accompaniment by Jess Meeker and Gary Sojkowski.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped on the outdoor stage at Jacob's Pillow, Becket, Mass., on Aug. 3, 1990.

Title

1. New vision for dance workshop showing. Aug. 3, 1990 [videorecording]

Imprint

1. 1990.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

Credits

1. Musical accompaniment by Jess Meeker and Gary Sojkowski.

Performer

1. Speakers: Lynn Simonson, Janie Brendel, Joel Perlman.

Event

1. Videotaped on the outdoor stage at Jacob's Pillow, Becket, Mass., on Aug. 3, 1990.

Added author

1. Simonson, Lynn. Speaker. Teacher
2. Brendel, Janie. Teacher. Speaker
3. Meeker, Jess. Instrumentalist
4. Sojkowski, Gary. Instrumentalist
5. Perlman, Joel, 1943- Speaker
6. Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival.

Research call number

1. *MGZIA 4-7977