Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Limón, José
2. Linke, Susanne, 1944-
3. Lubovitch, Lar, 1943-
4. Maxwell, Carla.
5. Masters, Gary.
6. Meek, Leonard.
7. Schoonmaker, Charles.
8. Sullivan, Ted.
9. Kurtág, György.
10. Sciarrino, Salvatore.
11. Williams, Marion, costume designer.
12. Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.
13. De Velder, Anne.
14. Taylor, Clifton.
15. Alter, Kathryn
16. Boumaïla, Raphaël
17. Douglas, Kurt
18. Foote, Kristen
19. Juste, Roxane d'Orleans
20. Kudo, Ryoko
21. Monroe-Cook, Brenna
22. Regala, Robert
23. Riedel, Jonathan
24. Ruvalcaba, Francisco
25. Scott, Charles
26. Seeber, Roel
27. Wang, Ru-Ping
28. Diamond, Dennis.
29. José Limón Dance Company.
30. José Limón Dance Foundation.
31. Joyce Theater Foundation.
32. New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Dance Collection.
33. Video D Studios.

Description

1. 2 videodiscs (108 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Evening-length performance of modern dance.

Uniform title

1. Unsung (Choreographic work : Limón)
2. Extreme beauty (Choreographic work : Linke)
3. Concerto six twenty-two (Choreographic work : Lubovitch)

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Video.

Contents

1. Disc 1. The unsung (ca. 33 min.) / choreography, José Limón; staging and direction, Gary Masters; rehearsal direction, Carla Maxwell, Nina Watt, Clay Taliaferro; costumes, Charles Schoonmaker; lighting, Ted Sullivan; danced by Roel Seeber, Kurt Douglas, Charles Scott, Francisco Ruvalcaba, Raphaël Boumaïla, Robert Regala, Jonathan Riedel. "This is a paean to the heroic defenders of the American patrimony. The Pantheon: Metacomet, Pontiac, Tecumseh, Red Eagle, Black Hawk, Osceola, Sitting Bull, Geronimo." Danced without musical accompaniment.
2. Extreme beauty (world premiere) (ca. 41 min.) / choreography, Susanne Linke; music, György Kurtág, Salvatore Sciarrino; costumes, Marion Williams; lighting, Ted Sullivan; danced by Kathryn Alter, Roxane D'Orléans Juste, Kristen Foote, Ryoko Kudo, Brenna Monroe-Cook. In four sections: The burden -- Flying Eros -- The initiation -- Extreme beauties.
3. Disc 2. Concerto six twenty-two (company premiere) (ca. 34 min.) / choreography, Lar Lubovitch (1986); restaged by Leonard Meek; music, W.A. Mozart (Concerto for clarinet and orchestra, K. 622); costumes, Anne C. de Velder; original lighting, Craig J. Miller; lighting adaptation for the Limón Company, Clifton Taylor. Cast: Allegro, danced by Ryoko Kudo, Kurt Douglas, Ruping Wang, Raphaël Boumaïla, Brenna Monroe-Cook, Jonathan Riedel, Kristen Foote, Charles Scott -- Adagio, danced by Jonathan Riedel, Charles Scott -- Rondo (Allegro), danced by Roxane D'Orléans Juste, Francisco Ruvalcaba, Kathryn Alter (trio); Kurt Douglas, Kristen Foote, Ryoko Kudo (soloists).

Call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-89

Note

1. Program A.
2. Accompanied by house program.
3. Recording made possible by the cooperation of the Limón Dance Company, the Joyce Theater, and the Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image, Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

Credits (note)

1. Artistic mentor, Donald McKayle ; artistic associates, Roxane D'Orléans Juste and Nina Watt; music director, David LaMarche.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped in performance at the Joyce Theater, New York, N.Y., on Sept. 26, 2004; video production: Video D Studios; director, Dennis Diamond; camera, Thomas Kennedy, Dennis Diamond; AVID editor, David Quinn.

Funding (note)

1. This recording is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency.
2. Recorded with the assistance of grants from New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.

System details (note)

1. DVD.

Title

1. Limón Dance Company [videorecording] : in celebration of the life of Carlos Orta / presented by José Limón Dance Foundation, Inc. in association with the Joyce Theater Foundation, Inc. ; artistic director, Carla Maxwell.

Imprint

1. c2004.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

System details

1. DVD.

Credits

1. Artistic mentor, Donald McKayle ; artistic associates, Roxane D'Orléans Juste and Nina Watt; music director, David LaMarche.

Performer

1. Danced by the Limón Dance Company: Kathryn Alter, Raphaël Boumaïla, Kurt Douglas, Kristen Foote, Roxane D'Orléans Juste, Ryoko Kudo, Brenna Monroe-Cook, Robert Regala, Jonathan Riedel, Francisco Ruvalcaba, Charles Scott, Roel Seeber, Ruping Wang.

Event

1. Videotaped in performance at the Joyce Theater, New York, N.Y., on Sept. 26, 2004; video production: Video D Studios; director, Dennis Diamond; camera, Thomas Kennedy, Dennis Diamond; AVID editor, David Quinn.

Funding

1. This recording is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency.
2. Recorded with the assistance of grants from New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Added author

1. Limón, José, choreographer.
2. Linke, Susanne, 1944- choreographer.
3. Lubovitch, Lar, 1943- choreographer.
4. Maxwell, Carla. Director
5. Masters, Gary. Director. Restager
6. Meek, Leonard. Restager
7. Schoonmaker, Charles. Costume designer
8. Sullivan, Ted. Lighting designer
9. Kurtág, György. Composer
10. Sciarrino, Salvatore. Composer
11. Williams, Marion, costume designer. Costume designer
12. Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Composer
13. De Velder, Anne. Costume designer
14. Taylor, Clifton. Lighting designer
15. Alter, Kathryn, dancer.
16. Boumaïla, Raphaël, dancer.
17. Douglas, Kurt, dancer.
18. Foote, Kristen, dancer.
19. Juste, Roxane d'Orleans, dancer.
20. Kudo, Ryoko, dancer.
21. Monroe-Cook, Brenna, dancer.
22. Regala, Robert, dancer.
23. Riedel, Jonathan, dancer.
24. Ruvalcaba, Francisco, dancer.
25. Scott, Charles, dancer.
26. Seeber, Roel, dancer.
27. Wang, Ru-Ping, dancer.
28. Diamond, Dennis. Videographer
29. José Limón Dance Company.
30. José Limón Dance Foundation.
31. Joyce Theater Foundation.
32. New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Dance Collection.
33. Video D Studios.

Added title

1. Unsung (Choreographic work : Limón)
2. Extreme beauty (Choreographic work : Linke)
3. Concerto six twenty-two (Choreographic work : Lubovitch)

Research call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-89