Research Catalog
Charles Weidman: "On his own"
- Title
- Charles Weidman: "On his own" [electronic resource]
- Publication
- c1990.
Available Online
Details
- Additional Authors
- Weidman, Charles
- Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958
- Seckler, Beatrice.
- Sherman, Lee.
- Towner, Janet
- Hamilton, Peter.
- Nielsen, Douglas
- Carr, Deborah.
- Mezzacappa, Carol.
- Nikolais, Alwin.
- Schurman, Nona.
- Barzel, Ann.
- Thompson, Betty Lynd.
- Knight, Helen.
- O'Sullivan, Margaret.
- Brooks, Virginia Loring.
- Mendelsohn, Janet.
- Cooper, Miriam Raphael.
- Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958.
- Humphrey-Weidman Company.
- Charles Weidman Dance Theatre.
- Deborah Carr Theatre Dance Ensemble.
- Charles Weidman Modern Dance Foundation.
- Description
- 1 streaming video file (U-matic, NTSC) (60 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences.
- Summary
- Documentary on the life and career of Charles Weidman, illustrated with historical footage and contemporary reconstructions of his choreography. Lee Sherman and Beatrice Seckler, former members of the Humphrey-Weidman Company, reminisce about him, as does Janet Towner, formerly with Weidman's own company. Weidman himself is seen in a dance workshop recorded in 1970 and an interview recorded in 1973. Reconstructions are performed by members of the Deborah Carr Theatre Dance Ensemble and the Mezzacappa/Gabrian Dance Company.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Gift of the Charles Weidman Dance Foundation.
- Uniform Title
- On my mother's side (Choreographic work : Weidman)
- Flickers (Choreographic work : Weidman)
- Lynchtown (Choreographic work : Weidman)
- Brahms waltzes, opus 39 (Choreographic work : Weidman)
- Christmas oratorio (Choreographic work : Weidman)
- Duo-drama (Choreographic work : Humphrey)
- Traditions (Choreographic work : Weidman)
- Visualization, or From a farm in New Jersey (Choreographic work : Weidman)
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Biographies.
- Note
- Presented by the Charles Weidman Dance Foundation. Distributed as a videocassette by Dance Horizons Video, Princeton Book Company, Publishers, Pennington, New Jersey. Executive producer: Miriam Raphael Cooper. Directors/editors: Virginia Brooks, Janet Mendelsohn. Artistic directors: Beatrice Seckler, Nona Schurman. Writer: Janet Mendelsohn. Narrator: Alwin Nikolais. Film score: Peter Carino.
- Access (note)
- Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
- Contents
- DANCE CONTENTS. - Choreography by Weidman except where noted otherwise. Reconstructions in order of appearance: On my mother's side: Excerpts. Staged/directed by Peter Hamilton. Music: Lionel Nowak. Text: William Archibald. Performed by Douglas Nielsen. - Study in contrast. Performed by Patricia Ambrose, Priscilla Davidson, and Robert Garcia. - New dance: Men's dance. Staged/directed by Deborah Carr. Music: Wallingford Riegger. Performed by Garcia and Sam Harris. - Flickers: Excerpt. Staged/directed by Carr. Music: Nowak. Performed by Gail Corbin, Garcia, and Harris. - Lynchtown. Staged/directed by Carol Mezzacappa. Artistic advisor: Margaret O'Sullivan. Performed by the Mezzacappa/Gabrian Dance Company. - Brahms waltzes: Excerpts. Staged/directed by Carr. Music: Brahms. Performed by Harris and members of the Deborah Carr Theatre Dance Ensemble. - Christmas oratorio: Excerpts. Staged/directed by Carr. Music: Bach. Performed by Carr, Corbin, and Laren Lynn. - Archival dance excerpts in order of appearance: New dance. Choreography: Humphrey. Music: Riegger. Filmed by Helen B. Knight, 1935. Performed by the Humphrey-Weidman Company. - Duo-drama. Choreography: Humphrey. Music: Roy Harris. Performed by Humphrey and Weidman. - New dance: Men's dance. Performed by the Humphrey-Weidman Company. - Traditions. Music: Lehman Engel. Filmed by Ann Barzel, 1938. Performed by Weidman, José Limón, and George Bachman. - Visualization
- or from a farm in New Jersey. Music: Camille Saint-Saëns. Recorded in 1974. Performed by Towner. - Additional dances filmed by Betty Lynd Thompson, 1938.
- Call Number
- *MGZIDF 5006
- OCLC
- NYPY916015185-F
- Title
- Charles Weidman: "On his own" [electronic resource]
- Imprint
- c1990.
- Restricted Access
- Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
- Local Note
- Former call number: *MGZIC 9-2472.
- Connect to:
- Local Subject
- Television. Charles Weidman: on his own.Modern dance -- Technique -- Humphrey.
- Added Author
- Weidman, Charles, choreographer.Weidman, Charles, dancer.Weidman, Charles, iveHumphrey, Doris, 1895-1958, choreographer.Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958, dancer.Seckler, Beatrice. Director. CommentatorSherman, Lee. CommentatorTowner, Janet, dancer. CommentatorHamilton, Peter. RestagerNielsen, Douglas, dancer.Carr, Deborah. RestagerMezzacappa, Carol. RestagerNikolais, Alwin. NarratorSchurman, Nona. DirectorBarzel, Ann. CinematographerThompson, Betty Lynd. CinematographerKnight, Helen. CinematographerO'Sullivan, Margaret. ConsultantBrooks, Virginia Loring. DirectorMendelsohn, Janet. Director. AuthorCooper, Miriam Raphael. ProducerHumphrey-Weidman Company.Charles Weidman Dance Theatre.Deborah Carr Theatre Dance Ensemble.Charles Weidman Modern Dance Foundation.Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958. New dance.
- Added Title
- On my mother's side (Choreographic work : Weidman)Flickers (Choreographic work : Weidman)Lynchtown (Choreographic work : Weidman)Brahms waltzes, opus 39 (Choreographic work : Weidman)Christmas oratorio (Choreographic work : Weidman)Duo-drama (Choreographic work : Humphrey)Traditions (Choreographic work : Weidman)Visualization, or From a farm in New Jersey (Choreographic work : Weidman)
- Research Call Number
- *MGZIDF 5006*MGZIC 9-2472 (former)