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Additional authors

1. Lang, Pearl, 1921-2009.
2. Lang, Pearl, 1921-2009
3. Graff, Ellen
4. Wiseman, Martha, speaker
5. Hinkson, Mary
6. Jefferson, Denise
7. Mécène, Virginie
8. Billington, Ken, 1946-
9. Stevens, Nancy (Dancer)
10. Predmore, Kevin
11. Betts, Ian
12. Graham, Martha
13. Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance
14. Joyce Theater (New York, N.Y.)

Description

1. 1 videodisc (79 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Speakers discuss and pay tribute to the choreographer and dancer Pearl Lang.

Alternative title

1. Pearl Lang memorial
2. Dream voyages (Choreographic work : Lang)
3. Tehillim (Choreographic work : Lang)

Subject

1. Dance
2. Filmed performances
3. Dance > Study and teaching > New York (State) > New York
4. Filmed dance
5. Filmed interviews
6. Video
7. Lang, Pearl, 1921-2009

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Video.
3. Filmed dance.
4. Filmed performances.
5. Interviews.
6. Nonfiction films.

Contents

1. Introduction and film excerpts (13 min.) / speakers, Ellen Graff and Martha Wiseman (Pearl Lang's step-daughter) -- Diversion of angels (red duet excerpt) (2 min.) / choreography, Martha Graham -- Mary Hinkson (3 min.) -- Denise Jefferson (8 min.) -- Virginie Mécène (3 min.) -- Class with Pearl (with film excerpts of Pearl Lang teaching) (10 min.) / dancers, Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance students -- Ken Billington (6 min.) -- Nancy Stevens (8 min.) -- Dream voyages (11 min.) / choreographed by Pearl Lang in collaboration with Kevin Predmore ; dancer, Kevin Predmore? -- Ellen Graff (reading of Christine Dakin letter) (3 min.) -- Ian Betts (7 min.) -- Tehillim (7 min.) / choreography, Pearl Lang -- Ellen Graff (thank you and closing) (1 min.).

Call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-7014

Note

1. Widescreen.
2. Film excerpts in the introduction include Pearl Lang dancing in Martha Graham's Letter to the world, and Pearl Lang's Shirah and The possessed.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped in performance during memorial at the Joyce Theater, New York, N.Y., on June 26, 2009.

System details (note)

1. DVD.

Source (note)

1. Nancy Stevens;

Title

1. Remembering Pearl [Lang] [videorecording] / [presented by the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance].

Imprint

1. c2009.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

System details

1. DVD.

Event

1. Videotaped in performance during memorial at the Joyce Theater, New York, N.Y., on June 26, 2009.

Performer

1. Speakers, Ellen Graff, Martha Wiseman (Pearl Lang's step-daughter), Denise Jefferson, Mary Hinkson, Virginie Mécène (director, Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance), Ken Billington (lighting designer), Nancy Stevens, Ian Betts.

Source

1. Gift; Nancy Stevens; Oct. 18, 2011. NN-PD

Added author

1. Lang, Pearl, 1921-2009. Honoree
2. Lang, Pearl, 1921-2009, choreographer.
3. Lang, Pearl, 1921-2009, dancer.
4. Lang, Pearl, 1921-2009. Teacher
5. Graff, Ellen. Speaker
6. Wiseman, Martha, speaker. Speaker
7. Hinkson, Mary. Speaker
8. Jefferson, Denise. Speaker
9. Mécène, Virginie. Speaker
10. Billington, Ken, 1946- speaker.
11. Stevens, Nancy (Dancer) Speaker
12. Predmore, Kevin, dancer.
13. Betts, Ian. Speaker
14. Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance.
15. Joyce Theater (New York, N.Y.)
16. Stevens, Nancy. Donor
17. Graham, Martha. Diversion of angels

Added title

1. Dream voyages (Choreographic work : Lang)
2. Tehillim (Choreographic work : Lang)

Research call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-7014