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A video recording of Catherine Seymour’s contemporary dance first performed in 1993. The connection to Shakespeare’s play beyond the title is unknown (5/2008).
Television arts programme hosted by Tommy Tweed. Includes a performance of The Moor’s Pavane (c 21min) and a lecture-demonstration (c 10min) in which Limón discusses how modern dance has evolved a new...
Experimental modern dance from the Amsterdam-based company Dansproduktie, choreographed by Phil Griffin and inspired by Venus and Adonis.
Two contemporary dance works. 1. Romeo and Juliet choreographed by Todd Bolender. 2. Emperor Jones choreographed by José Limón. Choreographer Hanya Holm introduces the programme with a discussion of the...
Jose Limon’s ballet danced by the American Dance Company with Limon dancing the role of The Moor.
A contemporary dance conceived, directed and choreographed by Jane Comfort. Macbeth is presented as a cautionary tale of the 1980s, the piece juxtaposed with Wall Street yuppies and punk rocker witches in a...
Romeo and Juliet choreographed by Jean-Christophe Maillot with Bernice Coppieters and Chris Roelandt in the title roles. Music performed by the St. Petersburg Kirov Orchestra, conducted by Valery Gergiev.
Preview of a work described in the programme notes as ‘an amalgam of Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story with the aesthetic of contemporary hip hop’. Choreography and direction by Rennie Harris, musical...
Recording of the 2019 production, a contemporary take on Shakespeare’s classic love story by director and choreographer Matthew Bourne, featuring new orchestrations by Terry Davies of the Prokofiev score...
Anthology arts series hosted by Alistair Cooke. One section (16 mins) includes José Limon’s contemporary ballet inspired by Othello. Music by Henry Purcell arranged by Simon Sadoff. The director of the...