| Description |
1 videodisc (30 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in |
| Contents |
The dome : Bach dances. Three part invention ; 6th prelude from The well-tempered clavichord ; Arioso ; Toccata & fugue in D minor |
| Summary |
Presents the story of the first all-male dance company in the United States, known as Ted Shawn's Men Dancers, including historic footage of the company performing in the 1930s, as well as the story of the founding of Jacob's Pillow |
| Notes |
Includes excerpts from The dome : Bach dances, Three part invention, 6th prelude from The well-tempered clavichord, Arioso, Toccata & fugue in D minor |
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Bonus features: The dome (1933 footage) and Barton Mumaw instructs Richard Cragun in a solo from Pierrot in the dead city (1982) |
| Credits |
Associate producer, Nan Penman ; editor, Ron Honsa ; music, Michael Becon ; narrator, Anne Weiner ; camera, Barry Rebo, Joel Gold, Ron Honsa |
| Performer |
Interviews: Barton Mumaw, Wilbur McCormack, Frank Overlees, Foster Fitzsimmons, John & Frank Delmar, Jess Meeker, Fred Hearn |
| Notes |
DVD, NTSC |
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Available for Deakin University staff and students only |
| Subject |
Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972.
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Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers.
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| SUBJECT |
Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87889916
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| Subject |
Choreographers -- United States -- Biography.
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Male dancers -- United States.
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Male dancers -- United States -- Interviews.
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Dance festivals -- Massachusetts.
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Modern dance -- United States -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Short films.
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Short films
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Video recordings.
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Biographies.
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| Author |
Honsa, Ron, producer, director
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Philp, Richard, author of screenplay
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Weiner, Anne, narrator
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Mumaw, Barton, 1912-2001, interviewee
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Cragun, Richard, performer
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Emerging Entertainment (Firm)
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