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Additional authors

1. Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958
2. Lloyd, Norman, 1909-1980.
3. Jones, Betty, 1926-2020.
4. Watt, Nina.
5. Lawrence, Pauline.
6. Williams, Marion, costume designer.
7. Sullivan, Ted.
8. Regala, Robert
9. Foote, Kristen
10. Corwin, Kimiye
11. Maxwell, Carla
12. Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828.
13. McDowell, Katherine.
14. Riedel, Jonathan
15. Linke, Susanne, 1944-
16. Kreisiment, Wilfried.
17. Juste, Roxane d'Orleans
18. Saint-Saëns, Camille, 1835-1921.
19. Riedel, Adele.
20. Rothman, Jessica.
21. Ruvalcaba, Francisco
22. Seeber, Roel
23. Alter, Kathryn
24. Douglas, Kurt
25. Scott, Charles
26. Kudo, Ryoko
27. Limón, José
28. Magnussen, Jon.
29. Woods, Steve.
30. Boumaïla, Raphaël
31. Monroe-Cook, Brenna
32. Diamond, Dennis.
33. José Limón Dance Company.
34. Joyce Theater Foundation.
35. New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Dance Collection.
36. Video D Studios.

Description

1. 1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (76 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Uniform title

1. Invention (Choreographic work : Humphrey)
2. Etude (Choreographic work : Maxwell)
3. Transfiguration (Choreographic work : Linke)
4. Unsightful nanny (Choreographic work : Riedel)
5. Psalm (Choreographic work : Limón)

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Video.

Contents

1. Invention (ca. 16 min.) / choreography, Doris Humphrey; music, Norman Lloyd, composed for the dance; staging and direction, Betty Jones; rehearsal direction, Nina Watt; costumes, Pauline Lawrence, recreated by Marion Williams; lighting, Ted Sullivan; danced by Robert Regala, Kristen Foote, Kimiye Corwin.
2. Etude (ca. 4 min.) / choreography, Carla Maxwell; music, Franz Schubert (D. 118, Gretchen am Spinnrade); costume, Katherine McDowell; lighting, Ted Sullivan; danced by Jonathan Riedel.
3. Transfiguration (ca. 13 min.) / choreography and costume, Susanne Linke; music, Franz Schubert; lighting, Wilfried Kreisiment, executed by Ted Sullivan; danced by Roxane d'Orléans Juste.
4. The unsightful nanny (ca. 9 min.) / choreography, Jonathan Riedel; music, Camille Saint-Saëns; scenery, Adele Riedel; costumes and props, Jessica Rothman; lighting, Ted Sullivan after original concept by Charles Pennebaker; danced by Francisco Ruvalcaba (the bully), Roel Seeber (the punk), Kristen Foote (the waif), Robert Regala (the wimp), Kathryn Alter (the flirt), Kurt Douglas (the tattletale), Charles Scott (the worrywart), Ryoko Kudo (the princess), Jonathan Riedel (the nanny). Inspired by Edward Gorey's The Gashlycrumb tinies.
5. Psalm (ca. 33 min.) / choreography, José Limón (1967); restaging and direction, Carla Maxwell (2002); music, Jon Magnussen (2002), composed for the dance; costumes, Marion Williams; lighting, Steve Woods; danced by Robert Regala (the just man), Roxane d'Orléans Juste and Kimiye Corwin (expiatory figures), and the Company. Re-staged version with newly commissioned score first performed at Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, as part of the Winter Olympics, on February 13, 2002, by the Limón Dance Company.

Call number

1. *MGZIA 4-7351

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

Event (note)

1. Videotaped in performance at the Joyce Theater, New York, N.Y., on May 9, 2003; video documentation, Dennis Diamond, Video D Studios, Inc.; director, Dennis Diamond; cameras, Dennis Diamond, Tom Kennedy; 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.

Title

1. Limón Dance Company [videorecording] / presented by the José Limón Dance Foundation, Inc. in association with The Joyce Theatre Foundation ; founders, José Limón and Doris Humphrey ; artistic director, Carla Maxwell ; artistic mentor, Donald McKayle ; artistic associates, Nina Watt and Roxane d'Orléans Juste.

Imprint

1. c2003.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

Event

1. Videotaped in performance at the Joyce Theater, New York, N.Y., on May 9, 2003; video documentation, Dennis Diamond, Video D Studios, Inc.; director, Dennis Diamond; cameras, Dennis Diamond, Tom Kennedy; AVID editor, David Quinn.

Performer

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

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. Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958, choreographer.
2. Lloyd, Norman, 1909-1980. Composer
3. Jones, Betty, 1926-2020.
4. Watt, Nina.
5. Lawrence, Pauline. Costume designer
6. Williams, Marion, costume designer. Costume designer
7. Sullivan, Ted. Lighting designer
8. Regala, Robert, dancer.
9. Foote, Kristen, dancer.
10. Corwin, Kimiye, dancer.
11. Maxwell, Carla, choreographer.
12. Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828. Composer
13. McDowell, Katherine. Costume designer
14. Riedel, Jonathan, dancer, choreographer.
15. Linke, Susanne, 1944- choreographer. Costume designer
16. Kreisiment, Wilfried. Designer
17. Juste, Roxane d'Orleans, dancer.
18. Saint-Saëns, Camille, 1835-1921. Composer
19. Riedel, Adele. Designer
20. Rothman, Jessica. Costume designer
21. Ruvalcaba, Francisco, dancer.
22. Seeber, Roel, dancer.
23. Alter, Kathryn, dancer.
24. Douglas, Kurt, dancer.
25. Scott, Charles, dancer.
26. Kudo, Ryoko, dancer.
27. Limón, José, choreographer.
28. Magnussen, Jon. Composer
29. Woods, Steve. Designer
30. Boumaïla, Raphaël, dancer.
31. Monroe-Cook, Brenna, dancer.
32. Diamond, Dennis.
33. José Limón Dance Company.
34. Joyce Theater Foundation.
35. New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Dance Collection.
36. Video D Studios.

Added title

1. Invention (Choreographic work : Humphrey)
2. Etude (Choreographic work : Maxwell)
3. Transfiguration (Choreographic work : Linke)
4. Unsightful nanny (Choreographic work : Riedel)
5. Psalm (Choreographic work : Limón)

Research call number

1. *MGZIA 4-7351