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Scintilla

Title
Scintilla [videorecording] / produced by Directional Concepts Dance Theatre ; [video] directed by Charles Atlas ; choreography and costumes by James Waring ; music by Louis Moreau Gottschalk.
Publication
1976.

Available Online

NYPL Digital Collections

Details

Additional Authors
  • Barreau, Pierre
  • DeGange, Ann
  • Gornel, William
  • Johnson, Raymond, -1987
  • Prior, Candice
  • Zand, Fern
  • Waring, James
  • Gottschalk, Louis Moreau, 1829-1869.
  • Atlas, Charles.
  • Directional Concepts Dance Theatre Foundation.
  • DHCA.
Description
  • 1 streaming video file (45 min., 36 sec.) : si. and sd., col.; 3/4 in.
  • 1 videocassette (U-matic, NTSC) (45 min.) : si. and sd., col. ;
Summary
Dance work in four sections: Polka, Trio, Mort [danced by a second trio of dancers], Gallop.
Uniform Title
Scintilla (Choreographic work : Waring)
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Note
  • No audio until ca. 42 min. into tape.
  • Unedited footage.
  • Contents identified through accompanying notes.
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming video file online only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped at the Merce Cunningham Studio, New York, in summer 1976.
Contents
  • Polka (two repetitions, ca. 9 min. total, si.) / danced in costume by entire cast.
  • Polka (ca. 5 min., si.) / excerpt beginning with solo passage for the woman costumed in green ; danced in practice clothes.
  • Polka (ca. 5 min., si.) / same excerpt as above, danced in costume.
  • Trio (two repetitions, ca. 8 min. total, si.) / recorded first from stage right, then stage left ; danced by two women and a man.
  • Mort (two repetitions, ca. 15 min. total, si.) / recorded first from stage right, then stage left ; false start in second repetition ; danced by two men and a woman.
  • Gallop (ca. 3 min., sd.) / danced in practice clothes or costumes covered by warmups ; danced by entire cast.
Call Number
*MGZIDF 8218
OCLC
NYPY98-F909
Title
Scintilla [videorecording] / produced by Directional Concepts Dance Theatre ; [video] directed by Charles Atlas ; choreography and costumes by James Waring ; music by Louis Moreau Gottschalk.
Imprint
1976.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Event
Videotaped at the Merce Cunningham Studio, New York, in summer 1976.
Performer
Danced by Pierre Barreau, Ann DeGange, William Gornel, Raymond Johnson, Candice Prior, and Fern Zand.
Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming video file online only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Local Note
Former call number: *MGZIC 9-5521.
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Added Author
Barreau, Pierre, dancer.
DeGange, Ann, dancer.
Gornel, William, dancer.
Johnson, Raymond, -1987, dancer.
Prior, Candice, dancer.
Zand, Fern, dancer.
Waring, James, choreographer. Costume designer
Gottschalk, Louis Moreau, 1829-1869. Composer
Atlas, Charles. Director
Directional Concepts Dance Theatre Foundation.
DHCA.
Added Title
Scintilla (Choreographic work : Waring)
Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 8218
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