The New Dance Group gala concert : an historic retrospective of New Dance Group presentations, 1930's-1970's / The American Dance Guild presents ; produced by The American Dance Guild ; video directed by Johannes Holub ; concert production, producer/artistic director, Muriel Manings.

Format Video (DVD)
Publication Info[Flemington, N.J.] : Dancetime Publications, ©2008.
Description2 videodiscs (140 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Subjects

Other author/creatorHolub, Johannes, director, cinematographer.
Other author/creatorManings, Muriel producer.
Other author/creatorHolub, Jenny, cinematographer.
Other author/creatorAnthony, Mary choreographer.
Other author/creatorGentry, Eve, choreographer.
Other author/creatorAul, Ronne, choreographer.
Other author/creatorBeatty, Talley choreographer.
Other author/creatorBettis, Valerie, 1919-1982, choreographer.
Other author/creatorWeidman, Charles, choreographer.
Other author/creatorPrimus, Pearl choreographer.
Other author/creatorGifford, Joseph, 1920-2017 choreographer.
Other author/creatorHadassah, 1909?-1992, choreographer.
Other author/creatorDudley, Jane choreographer.
Other author/creatorBurton, Irving, choreographer.
Other author/creatorMcKayle, Donald, 1930-2018 choreographer.
Other author/creatorErdman, Jean choreographer.
Other author/creatorSokolow, Anna choreographer.
Other author/creatorTrisler, Joyce, 1934-1979 choreographer.
Other author/creatorNagrin, Daniel choreographer.
Other author/creatorMaslow, Sophie choreographer.
Included WorkErdman, Jean. Transformations of Medusa.
Other author/creatorAmerican Dance Guild.
Other author/creatorNew Dance Group (New York, N.Y.)
Other author/creatorDancetime Publications.
Portion of title Historic retrospective of New Dance Group presentations, 1930's-1970's
Variant title Title on disc labels & menu screen: New Dance Group gala historical concert : retrospective, 1930s-1970s
Contents 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. Lynchtown / Charles Weidman -- The Negro speaks of rivers / Pearl Primus -- Pursued. The flight / Joseph Gifford -- Shuvi Nafshi. Return oh my soul unto thee / Hadassah.
Contents 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.
Abstract 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.
General noteOriginally produced in 1994.
General noteSpecial feature: DVD-ROM access to .PDF file of concert program.
CreditsCameras, Johannes Holub, Jenny Holub ; editorial assistant, Jenny Holub.
Performer Dancers & musicians vary for each piece.
Date/time/place of a event noteRecorded in performance on June 11, 1993 at LaGuardia High School of the Performing Arts in New York City.
Technical detailsDVD.
LanguageIn English.
Genre/formDance films.
Genre/formFilmed dance.
Genre/formNonfiction films.
Contains title Songs (Choreographic work : Anthony). To each his own.
Contains title Tenant of the street (Choreographic work : Gentry)
Contains title Blues (Choreographic work : Aul)
Contains title Southern landscape (Choreographic work : Beatty). Mourner's bench.
Contains title Desperate heart (Choreographic work : Bettis)
Contains title Lynchtown (Choreographic work : Weidman)
Contains title Negro speaks of rivers (Choreographic work : Primus). Selections.
Contains title Pursued (Choreographic work : Gifford). Flight.
Contains title Shuvi nafshi (Choreographic work : Hadassah). Return oh my soul unto thee.
Contains title Time is money (Choreographic work : Dudley)
Contains title Harmonica breakdown (Choreographic work : Dudley)
Contains title Sign dance for Sarah (Choreographic work : Burton)
Contains title Rainbow 'round my shoulder (Choreographic work : McKayle). Selections.
Contains title Lyric suite (Choreographic work : Sokolow). Selections.
Contains title Strange hero (Choreographic work : Nagrin)
Contains title Concerto in E (Choreographic work : Trisler). Selections.
Contains title Folksay (Choreographic work : Maslow) Selections.
UPC 880104455803

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