Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Forti, Simone.
2. Martin, Nina.
3. Silvers, Sally.
4. Ipiotis, Celia.
5. Bush, Jeffrey C.
6. Channel Z (Company)
7. ARC Videodance (Firm)

Description

1. 1 videocassette (U-maitic, NTSC) (29 min.) : sd., color with b&w sequence; 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Dancers/choreographers Simone Forti, Nina Martin, and Sally Silvers talk about various aspects of their improvisational work, including the place of improvisational dance in the theatrical community and in dance education, their use of structured improvisation, and their working methods. They note the need for thought and inner motivation in improvisation, and compare improvisation and set choreography from the performer's and the audience's points of view. Forti discusses what constitutes body intelligence, and describes her News animations, in which she comments on current events. Performance excerpts include Martin's Modern daze and Blue sail fish (b&w), Silvers's Tizzy boost and Likely suite, and Forti's Green mountain and News animations, as well as an unidentified work by the improvisational collective Channel Z.

Series statement

1. Eye on dance ; 270

Uniform title

1. Modern daze (Choreographic work : Martin)
2. Likely suite (Choreographic work : Silvers)
3. Green mountain (Choreographic work : Forti)
4. News animations (Choreographic work : Forti)

Subject

1. Improvisation in dance
2. Politics in art

Call number

1. *MGZIC 9-3058

Note

1. Produced by ARC Videodance as part of the television series Eye on dance. Recorded on November 21, 1988 at the studios of WNYC-TV, New York. Telecast on December 8, 1988. Producers: Celia Ipiotis and Jeff Bush. Video director: Richard Sheridan. Program director: Celia Ipiotis. Technical director: Jeff Bush. Host: Celia Ipiotis.

Title

1. Improvisation: Organic movement and social comment [videorecording]

Imprint

1. 1988.

Series

1. Eye on dance ; 270

Local subject

1. Television. Improvisation.
2. Television. Eye on dance.

Added author

1. Forti, Simone. ive, choreographer.
2. Martin, Nina. ive, choreographer.
3. Silvers, Sally. ive, choreographer.
4. Ipiotis, Celia. Host. Producer. Director
5. Bush, Jeffrey C. Producer. Director
6. Channel Z (Company)
7. ARC Videodance (Firm)

Added title

1. Modern daze (Choreographic work : Martin)
2. Likely suite (Choreographic work : Silvers)
3. Green mountain (Choreographic work : Forti)
4. News animations (Choreographic work : Forti)

Research call number

1. *MGZIC 9-3058