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Dance for six ; [and] The spirit of Denishawn [excerpts]

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Joyce Trisler Video Archive

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Dance for six ; [and] The spirit of Denishawn [excerpts]

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Title
Dance for six ; [and] The spirit of Denishawn [excerpts]
Additional title: Dance for six (Choreographic work : Trisler)
Additional title: Gnossienne, no 1 (Choreographic work : Shawn)
Additional title: Sonata pathétique (Choreographic work : St. Denis and Humphrey)
Additional title: Bach's inventions (Choreographic work : Shawn)
Additional title: Liebestraum (Choreographic work : St Denis)
Additional title: Japanese spear dance (Choreographic work : Shawn)
Additional title: Soaring (Choreographic work : Humphrey)
Additional title: Spirit of Denishawn (Choreographic work : Pinska)
Names
Moretton, Lonné (Dancer)
Colahan, Nancy (Dancer)
Soleau, William (Dancer)
Vivaldi, Antonio, 1678-1741 (Composer)
Trisler, Joyce, 1934-1979 (Choreographer)
Pinska, Klarna (Restager)
Schlenck, John (Dancer)
Satie, Erik, 1866-1925 (Composer)
Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972 (Choreographer)
St. Denis, Ruth, 1880-1968 (Choreographer)
Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958 (Choreographer)
Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827 (Composer)
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750 (Composer)
Horst, Louis (Composer)
Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856 (Composer)
Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886 (Composer)
Joyce Trisler Danscompany (Performer)
Collection

Joyce Trisler Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1979
Table of Contents
Dance for six. Choreography: Joyce Trisler. Music: Vivaldi. -- The spirit of Denishawn. Staged by Klarna Pinska. Excerpts include: Single and double scarf technique; music: Satie; performed by John Schlenck. Gnossienne; choreography: Ted Shawn; music: Satie; performed by Lonné Moretton. Sonata pathétique; choreography: Ruth St. Denis and Doris Humphrey; music: Beethoven. Bach; choreography: Ted Shawn; music: J.S. Bach. Liebestraum; choreography: St. Denis; music: Liszt; performed by Nancy Colahan. Spear dance Japonesque; choreography: Shawn; music: Horst; performed by William Soleau. Soaring; choreography: St. Denis and Humphrey; music; Schumann.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 7280
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-186 (former)
Topics
Festival of Two Worlds
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Performers: Performed by the Joyce Trisler Danscompany.
Venue: Taped in performance at the Festival of Two Worlds, Spoleto, Italy, in 1979.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (50 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY817023257-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12159220
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3257b0c0-7b91-0135-3283-5fe54f85f1f8
Rights Statement
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  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Dance for six ; [and] The spirit of Denishawn [excerpts]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1979. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3493e7f9-d204-4f53-9acc-364d81418bdd

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Dance for six ; [and] The spirit of Denishawn [excerpts]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3493e7f9-d204-4f53-9acc-364d81418bdd

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1979). Dance for six ; [and] The spirit of Denishawn [excerpts] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3493e7f9-d204-4f53-9acc-364d81418bdd

Wikipedia Citation

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Dance for six ; [and] The spirit of Denishawn [excerpts]