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Additional authors

1. Graham, Martha
2. Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958
3. Horst, Louis
4. Wood, David, 1925-2002
5. Thomas, Marnie
6. McDonald, Gene
7. Godwin, Dwight
8. Rogers, Helen Priest
9. Limón, José
10. Ide, Letitia
11. Currier, Ruth, 1926-2011
12. English, Abigail
13. Lawrence, Pauline
14. Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958.
15. Graham, Martha
16. Connecticut College American Dance Festival
17. American Dance Festival

Description

1. 1 videodisc (59 min.) : sd. , col. and b&w; 4 3/4 in.

Uniform title

1. Day on earth (Choreographic work : Humphrey)
2. Song of the West (Choreographic work : Humphrey)

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Video.
3. Filmed dance.
4. Filmed performances.

Contents

1. El penitente (sd., b&w) (ca. 20 min.) / choreography by Martha Graham (1940) ; reconstruction, Martha Graham ; music, Louis Horst ; setting, Isamu Noguchi ; produced and filmed by Dwight Godwin ; danced by David Wood (Penitent), Marnie Thomas (Mary figure), and Gene McDonald (Christ figure).
2. The Shakers (si., b&w) (ca. 8 min.) / choreography by Doris Humphrey (1931) ; music, traditional (1931) ; photographed by Helen Priest Rogers ; danced by Doris Humphrey's repertory class.
3. Day on earth (si., b&w) [original version may have sound] (ca. 19 min.) / choreography, Doris Humphrey ; music by Aaron Copland ; costumes by Pauline Lawrence ; filmed by Helen Priest Rogers (part of the Film Notation Project) ; dancers, José Limón (man), Letitia Ide (woman), Ruth Currier (young girl) and Abigail English (child).
4. Song of the west (si., b&w) (ca. 11 min.) / choreography, Doris Humphrey ; music, Roy Harris (1939) ; filmed by Helen Priest Rogers ; dancers, Doris Humphrey's repertory class.

Call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-7073

Note

1. Poor visual quality.
2. This DVD contains the same footage as: *MGZHB 8-43 El penitente (Motion picture), *MGZHB 4-50 The Shakers (Motion picture), *MGZHB 9-2113 Day on earth [videorecording], and *MGZHB 4-835 Song of the west (Motion picture); use this DVD to view these performances.
3. "Filmed for the preservation of the choreography, dance notation analysis, and use in rehearsals." -- DVD credits.

Credits (note)

1. Choreography by Martha Graham and Doris Humphrey.

Event (note)

1. El penitente was filmed at Connecticut College in 1964; The Shakers was filmed at Palmer Auditorium, Connecticut College in Aug. 1955; Day on earth was filmed at Connecticut College in 1959; Song of the west was filmed at Connecticut College in 1956.

System details (note)

1. DVD.

Source (note)

1. Mark Litvin;

Title

1. [American Dance Festival] [videorecording].

Imprint

1. 1955-1964.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

System details

1. DVD.

Original version

1. Original format: 1 open reel ; 1/2 in.

Event

1. El penitente was filmed at Connecticut College in 1964; The Shakers was filmed at Palmer Auditorium, Connecticut College in Aug. 1955; Day on earth was filmed at Connecticut College in 1959; Song of the west was filmed at Connecticut College in 1956.

Credits

1. Choreography by Martha Graham and Doris Humphrey.

Source

1. Gift; Mark Litvin; Nov. 1, 2011. NN-PD

Added author

1. Graham, Martha, choreographer (expression)
2. Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958, choreographer (expression)
3. Horst, Louis. Penitente.
4. Wood, David, 1925-2002, dancer.
5. Thomas, Marnie, dancer.
6. McDonald, Gene, dancer.
7. Godwin, Dwight, producer.
8. Rogers, Helen Priest, director of photography.
9. Limón, José, dancer.
10. Ide, Letitia, dancer.
11. Currier, Ruth, 1926-2011, dancer.
12. English, Abigail, dancer.
13. Lawrence, Pauline, costume designer.
14. Connecticut College American Dance Festival.
15. American Dance Festival.
16. Litvin, Mark, donor.
17. Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958. Shakers.
18. Graham, Martha. Penitente

Added title

1. Day on earth (Choreographic work : Humphrey)
2. Song of the West (Choreographic work : Humphrey)

Research call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-7073