| Description |
1 online resource (59 min.) |
| Series |
Speaking of dance |
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Dance in video.
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| Contents |
Dance excerpts (all choreographed by Talley Beatty): Road of the Phoebe Snow / danced by Dayton Contemporary Dance Company -- Mourner's bench / danced by W. Dean Arnett of Dayton Contemporary Dance Company -- Mourner's bench / recorded at Jacob's Pillow in 1948 ; danced by Talley Beatty -- A study in choreography for camera / directed by Maya Deren ; danced by Talley Beatty -- Celebration [complete?] / originally choreographed ca. 1973 ; performed by students of the six week school of the American Dance Festival -- A study in choreography for camera [complete] (silent) / see credits above |
| Summary |
In interviews interspersed with performance, class, and rehearsal footage, Talley Beatty, recipient of the 1993 Samuel H. Scripps American Dance Festival Award for Lifetime Achievement in Choreography, looks back at his life and career. He describes his first choreography in the film A study in Choreography for Camera (1945), directed by Maya Deren ; his experiences as a member of the Katherine Dunham Company ; dancing in the musical Cabin in the sky, which was choreographed by George Balanchine ; creating dance for television ; his partnership with Janet Collins ; running his own company ; staging his choreography for the students of Elma Lewis in Boston ; encountering and surmounting racial prejudice in the course of his career. He discusses the historical basis of two of his works, Road of the Phoebe Snow (1959) and Mourner's Bench, part of Southern Landscape (1947), and talks about the mix of dance forms in his recent restaging of Celebration (ca. 1973). He analyzes his own movement style, which he considers Graham-influenced rather than a type of jazz dance |
| Notes |
Previously released on DVD |
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Series subtitle: Conversations with contemporary masters of American modern dance |
| Credits |
Directed by Douglas Rosenberg; choreographed by Talley Beatty; produced by Douglas Rosenberg, Charles L. Reinhart and Stephanie Reinhart |
| Cast |
Performed by Charles L. Reinhart and Talley Beatty |
| Notes |
In English |
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Original language in English |
| Subject |
Arnett, W. Dean.
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Balanchine, George.
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Beatty, Talley -- Interviews
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Collins, Janet.
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Deren, Maya.
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Dunham, Katherine.
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Lewis, Elma.
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Truitte, James -- Interviews
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| SUBJECT |
Arnett, W. Dean. fast (OCoLC)fst00403446 |
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Balanchine, George. fast (OCoLC)fst00005551 |
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Beatty, Talley. fast (OCoLC)fst00302821 |
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Collins, Janet. fast (OCoLC)fst00378359 |
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Deren, Maya. fast (OCoLC)fst00118291 |
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Dunham, Katherine. fast (OCoLC)fst00034303 |
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Lewis, Elma. fast (OCoLC)fst00404991 |
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Truitte, James. fast (OCoLC)fst01594427 |
| Subject |
American Dance Festival.
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Dayton Contemporary Dance Company.
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Katherine Dunham Company.
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| SUBJECT |
American Dance Festival. fast (OCoLC)fst00654762 |
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Dayton Contemporary Dance Company. fast (OCoLC)fst00735844 |
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Katherine Dunham Company. fast (OCoLC)fst00705452 |
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Road of the Phoebe Snow (Choreographic work : Beatty) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n97825248
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Southern landscape (Choreographic work : Beatty) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n97828159
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Road of the Phoebe Snow (Choreographic work : Beatty) fast (OCoLC)fst01395971 |
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Southern landscape (Choreographic work : Beatty) fast (OCoLC)fst01386395 |
| Subject |
African American dancers.
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Choreographers -- United States -- Interviews
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Dancers -- United States -- Interviews
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Racism.
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African American dancers.
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Choreographers.
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Dancers.
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Racism.
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United States.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Interviews.
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Nonfiction films.
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Feature films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Films autres que de fiction.
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| Form |
Streaming video
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| Author |
Beatty, Talley, choreographer (expression), dancer.
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Deren, Maya, director.
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Reinhart, Charles L., performer, producer.
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Reinhart, Stephanie, producer.
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Rosenberg, Douglas, director, producer.
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American Dance Festival Video (Firm), production company.
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American Dance Festival, production company.
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