| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (58 min.) : sound, color (with some black and white sequences) ; 12 cm |
| Summary |
An exploration of the relationship between the complex technology of television and the realm of dance. Highlights a new work entitled Country dances, featuring Twyla Tharp, Tom Rawe, Jennifer Way, Shelley Washington, and Christine Uchida. In this work, which was choreographed especially for television, the camera is treated as a collaborative partner rather than as a simple observer. Also shows Twyla Tharp and Mikhail Baryshnikov rehearsing a work entitled Once more Frank |
| Credits |
Editor, Aviva Slesin ; photography, Joel Gold |
| Cast |
Tom Rawe, Jennifer Way, Shelley Washington, Christine Uchida, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Twyla Tharpe |
| Notes |
Rated: / No rating given |
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Originally produced for television [United States] : Twyla Tharp Dance Foundation Inc, c1977 |
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[Dolby Digital, all regions, NTSC] |
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DVD. Region unspecified |
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Available for Deakin University staff and students only |
| Subject |
Dance in motion pictures, television, etc.
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Modern dance.
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Choreography.
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Television -- Production and direction -- Case studies.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary television programs.
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Video recordings.
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Case studies.
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| Author |
Tharp, Twyla.
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Phoenix/BFA Films & Video.
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