The New Dance Group gala concert a retrospective 1930s-1970s
Title
The New Dance Group gala concert [videorecording] : a retrospective 1930s-1970s / the American Dance Guild presents ; produced by the American Dance Guild ; video directed by Johannes Holub ; concert production, producer/artistic director, Muriel Manings.
2 videodiscs (160 min.) : sd., col. and b&w; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
The New Dance Group (ca. 1993) recreates 18 dances originally performed by the Group from 1934-1979. Each dance includes an introduction, usually by the original choreographers.
Uniform title
Songs (Choreographic work : Anthony) To each his own.
Tenant of the street (Choreographic work : Gentry)
Blues (Choreographic work : Aul)
Southern landscape (Choreographic work : Beatty) Mourner's bench.
Desperate heart (Choreographic work : Bettis)
Lynchtown (Choreographic work : Weidman)
Pursued (Choreographic work : Gifford) Flight.
Shuvi nafshi (Choreographic work : Hadassah) Return oh my soul unto thee.
Time is money (Choreographic work : Dudley)
Harmonica breakdown (Choreographic work : Dudley)
Sign dance for Sarah (Choreographic work : Burton)
Transformations of Medusa (Choreographic work : Erdman)
Strange hero (Choreographic work : Nagrin)
Negro speaks of rivers (Choreographic work : Primus). Selections.
Rainbow 'round my shoulder (Choreographic work : McKayle). Selections.
Lyric suite (Choreographic work : Sokolow). Selections.
Concerto in E (Choreographic work : Trisler). Selections.
Folksay (Choreographic work : Maslow). Selections.
Disc 1 (62 min.): Songs. pt. III: To each his own / Mary Anthony -- Tenant of the street / Eve Gentry -- Blues / Ronnie Aul -- Southern landscape. Mourner's bench / Talley Beatty -- The desperate heart / Valerie Bettis -- Ativisms [i.e. Atavisms]. Lynchtown / Charles Weidman -- The Negro speaks of rivers / Pearl Primus -- Pursued. The flight / Joseph Gifford -- Shuvi Nafshi. Return oh my soul unto thee / Hadassah.
Disc 2 (78 min.): Time is money ; Harmonica breakdown / Jane Dudley -- Sign dance for Sarah / Irving Burton -- Rainbow 'round my shoulder suite excerpt / Donald McKayle -- The transformations of Medusa / Jean Erdman -- Lyric suite duet excerpt / Anna Sokolow -- Strange hero / Daniel Nagrin -- Concerto in E. (Romeo and Juliet) excerpt / Joyce Trisler -- Folksay excerpt / Sophie Maslow.
Call number
*MGZIDVD 5-5006
Note
Originally produced in 1994.
Special feature: DVD-ROM access to .PDF file of concert program.
Credits (note)
Cameras, Johannes Holub, Jenny Holub ; editorial assistant, Jenny Holub.
Event (note)
Recorded in performance on June 11, 1993 at LaGuardia High School of the Performing Arts in New York City.
System details (note)
DVD; NTSC; full screen presentation.
Language (note)
In English.
Title
The New Dance Group gala concert [videorecording] : a retrospective 1930s-1970s / the American Dance Guild presents ; produced by the American Dance Guild ; video directed by Johannes Holub ; concert production, producer/artistic director, Muriel Manings.