Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Forsythe, William, 1949-
2. Caspersen, Dana
3. Caspersen, Dana
4. McManus, Thomas, 1963-
5. Steinhoff, Martin
6. Willems, Tom
7. Figgis, Mike
8. Gardiner, Sophie
9. Hauer, Debra
10. Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759.
11. Frankfurter Ballett
12. Warner Music Vision (Firm)
13. NVC Arts (Firm)
14. Channel Four (Great Britain)
15. Ovation (TV network)

Description

1. 1 videodisc (NTSC) (77 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. "From a classical position" constitutes a single experience of William Forsythe and Dana Caspersen's work, giving a vision of their art as choreographers, dancers and now film-makers. The piece is performed to an original score by Thomas Willems, a composition for a single piano. Just dancing around? is a documentary that focuses on the build-up to the first performance of Forsythe's "The loss of small detail" with rehearsal and performance excerpts, the soundtrack features the avant-garde music of Thomas Willems and Handel's Concerti grossi, and William Forsythe's choreographic process.

Uniform title

1. Loss of small detail (Choreographic work : Forsythe)
2. From a classical position (Choreographic work : Caspersen and Forsythe)

Alternative title

1. Just dancing around?
2. From a classical position

Subject

1. Dance
2. Loss of small detail (Choreographic work : Forsythe)
3. Forsythe, William
4. Documentaries and factual works
5. Video
6. Caspersen, Dana

Genre/Form

1. Documentaries and factual works.
2. Dance.
3. Video.

Contents

1. Just dancing around? (1996) (ca. 51 min.) / photographed & directed by Mike Figgis ; interviewees, William Forsythe, Leigh Matthews (ballet trainer), Martin Steinhoff (general director, Frankfurt Ballet), Ana Catalina (dancer), Alan Barnes (dancer), Antony Rizzi (dancer/choreographer) -- From a classical position (1992) (ca. 26 min.) / choreographed, directed and danced by Dana Caspersen and William Forsythe.

Call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-4465

Note

1. Euphoria Films productions for NVC Arts and Channel Four Television in association with Ovation, The Arts Network.
2. Just dancing around? includes dance excerpts: Loss of small detail (in Montpellier, on July 7, 1995) ; rehearsals including segment with dancer Thomas McManus.

System details (note)

1. DVD, NTSC, regions 2-5, 4:3 format; linear-PCM stereo.

Language (note)

1. In English with optional English or French subtitles.

Title

1. William Forsythe [videorecording] : Just dancing around? [and] From a classical position / producer, Sophie Gardiner ; series producer, Debra Hauer.

Imprint

1. [S.l.] : Warner Music Vision, 2007.

System details

1. DVD, NTSC, regions 2-5, 4:3 format; linear-PCM stereo.

Language

1. In English with optional English or French subtitles.

Added author

1. Forsythe, William, 1949- choreographer.
2. Forsythe, William, 1949- Interviewee
3. Forsythe, William, 1949- Director
4. Forsythe, William, 1949- dancer.
5. Caspersen, Dana, choreographer.
6. Caspersen, Dana. Director
7. Caspersen, Dana, dancer.
8. McManus, Thomas, 1963- dancer.
9. Steinhoff, Martin. Interviewee
10. Willems, Tom. Composer
11. Figgis, Mike. Director
12. Figgis, Mike. Photographer
13. Gardiner, Sophie. Producer
14. Hauer, Debra. Producer
15. Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Concerti grossi. Selections.
16. Frankfurter Ballett.
17. Warner Music Vision (Firm)
18. NVC Arts (Firm)
19. Channel Four (Great Britain)
20. Ovation (TV network)

Added title

1. Loss of small detail (Choreographic work : Forsythe)
2. From a classical position (Choreographic work : Caspersen and Forsythe)

Other standard identifier

1. 5051442217124

Publisher no.

1. 50-5144 22171-2-4 Warner Music Vision

Research call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-4465