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Invention

Title
Invention [videorecording] / produced by Fritz Ludin of Dances We Dance, Inc. and by Carl Hefner ; original choreography by Doris Humphrey, reconstructed by Betty Jones ; music by Norman Lloyd.
Publication
1985.

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Jones, Betty, 1926-2020.
  • Limón, José
  • Currier, Ruth, 1926-
  • Wright, Dennis
  • Casey, Jo
  • Flaharty, Cheryl
  • Unterecker, John Eugene, 1922-
  • Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958
  • Lloyd, Norman, 1909-1980.
  • Lawrence, Pauline.
  • Ludin, Fritz.
  • Dances We Dance (Dance company)
Description
  • 1 streaming video file (27 min., 7 sec.) : sd., col.; 3/4 in. (U-matic)
  • 1 videocassette (26 min.) : sd., col. NTSC ;
Summary
Includes interview by John Unterecker with Betty Jones. Also included is footage from the motion picture Creative leisure showing José Limón, Betty Jones, and Ruth Currier in the original production of the work performed in 1949 at the American Dance Festival.
Uniform Title
Invention (Choreographic work : Humphrey)
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Interviews.
  • Video.
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming video file online only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits (note)
  • Original costume design, Pauline Lawrence.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped by Bernie Kuebitz.
Call Number
*MGZIDF 8085
OCLC
NYPY887030725-F
Title
Invention [videorecording] / produced by Fritz Ludin of Dances We Dance, Inc. and by Carl Hefner ; original choreography by Doris Humphrey, reconstructed by Betty Jones ; music by Norman Lloyd.
Imprint
1985.
Event
Videotaped by Bernie Kuebitz.
Credits
Original costume design, Pauline Lawrence.
Performer
Performed by members of Dances We Dance: Dennis Wright, Jo Casey, and Cheryl Flaharty.
Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming video file online only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Local Note
Former call number: *MGZIC 9-1155.
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Local Subject
Television. Invention.
Choreography -- Reconstruction.
Added Author
Jones, Betty, 1926-2020. Interviewee. rsg, dancer.
Limón, José, dancer.
Currier, Ruth, 1926- dancer.
Wright, Dennis, dancer.
Casey, Jo, dancer.
Flaharty, Cheryl, dancer.
Unterecker, John Eugene, 1922- Interviewer
Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958, choreographer.
Lloyd, Norman, 1909-1980. Composer
Lawrence, Pauline. Costume designer
Ludin, Fritz. Producer
Dances We Dance (Dance company)
Added Title
Invention (Choreographic work : Humphrey)
Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 8085
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