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The life and art of Isadora Duncan

Title
  1. The life and art of Isadora Duncan [videorecording] / series producer, Alan J. Pally ; presented by The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
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  1. c2002.

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Additional authors
  1. Duncan, Isadora, 1877-1927
  2. Kurth, Peter.
  3. Belilove, Lori.
  4. Belilove, Lori
  5. Pally, Alan J.
  6. New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
Description
  1. 1 videodisc (67 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
  1. Peter Kurth (author) discusses his biography of Isadora Duncan, her childhood and dance career, her death and her children's deaths, her move to Moscow in 1921 to open a school, brief talk about the Rose petals dance, her move to New York and then to Europe, and concludes with a Question and Answer session.
Alternative title
  1. Rose petals (Choreographic work : Duncan)
Subject
  1. Duncan, Isadora, 1877-1927
  2. Modern dance > 20th century
Genre/Form
  1. Dance.
  2. Video.
  3. Filmed dance.
  4. Filmed performances.
  5. Interviews.
  6. Nonfiction films.
Contents
  1. Introduction (2 min.) / speakers, Alan Pally -- Discussion of his Isadora Duncan book (17 min.) / by Peter Kurth -- Greeting, Lullaby, and Gypsy (5 min.) / choreography, Isadora Duncan ; dancer, Lori Belilove ; pianist, John Galvachin -- Discussion (8 min.) / by Peter Kurth -- Mother (ca. 1921-1925) (3 min.) / choreography, Isadora Duncan ; dancer, Lori Belilove ; pianist, John Galvachin -- Discussion (7 min.) / by Peter Kurth -- Revolutionary (Ode to the Oppressed (ca. 1921-1925) (3 min.) / choreography, Isadora Duncan ; dancer, Lori Belilove ; pianist, John Galvachin ; music, Aleksandr Scriabin (Etudes, op. 2, no. 1 and Op. 8, no. 12) -- Discussion (8 min.) / by Peter Kurth -- Rose petals (ca. 1912) (2 min.) / choreography, Isadora Duncan ; dancer, Lori Belilove ; pianist, John Galvachin ; music, Johannes Brahms (Waltz, op. 39, no. 15) -- Question and Answer session (11 min.) / with Peter Kurth and Lori Belilove.
Call number
  1. *MGZIDVD 5-7049
Note
  1. Credits from accomp. house program.
Event (note)
  1. Videotaped in performance at the Bruno Walter Auditorium, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, New York, N.Y. on Mar. 23, 2002.
System details (note)
  1. DVD.
Title
  1. The life and art of Isadora Duncan [videorecording] / series producer, Alan J. Pally ; presented by The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
Imprint
  1. c2002.
Country of producing entity
  1. U.S.
System details
  1. DVD.
Original version
  1. Original format: 1 videocassette (VHS) ; 1/2 in.
Event
  1. Videotaped in performance at the Bruno Walter Auditorium, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, New York, N.Y. on Mar. 23, 2002.
Performer
  1. Speakers, Lori Belilove (dancer), Pete Kurth (author) and Alan Pally (series producer).
  2. Dancer, Lori Belilove ; pianist, John Galvachin.
Added author
  1. Duncan, Isadora, 1877-1927, choreographer.
  2. Kurth, Peter. Author
  3. Kurth, Peter. Speaker
  4. Belilove, Lori. Speaker
  5. Belilove, Lori, dancer.
  6. Pally, Alan J., producer.
  7. Pally, Alan J., speaker.
  8. New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
Added title
  1. Rose petals (Choreographic work : Duncan)
Research call number
  1. *MGZIDVD 5-7049
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