Early Days of Cinema and the Beginning of Modern Dance, The

Synopsis: Focuses on dance from the early days of cinema 1894-1912, and on the pioneering work of Ted Shawn and Ruth St Denis (1912-1950), who created modern dance, inspired by ethnic theatre traditions and the Eastern, mystic and sensual rituals.
Series: History of Dance on Film & Video, The: Series
Language: English
Country: Netherlands
Medium: Video; Videocassette. VHS. st. b&w. 60 min.
Year of production: 1996
Availability: Sale; 1997 sale: NLG 59.00 (inclusive)
Notes: First in the series
Subjects: Dance
Keywords: choreography; dance history; early cinema; modern dance; performances

Title: Early dance films
Synopsis: 1 (USA, 1984-1912, 12 min. compilation by University of Rochester (NY) Dance Film Archive, director Thomas A Edison): Eleven short dance films: CHRISSIE SHERIDAN, ARMETA and ANNABELLE - three LoÔe Fuller imitations; ANIMATED PICTURE STUDIO by LoÔe Fuller
Title: Dance of the ages / On the shore
Synopsis: 2 (USA, 1913 and 1930s, 6 min., producer, choreographer and directors Ruth St Denis and Ted Shawn, silent): DANCE OF THE AGES is a trick film from 1913 with various dance styles; ON THE SHORE consists of theatrical poses by Ruth St Denis.
Title: Ruth St Denis by Baribault
Synopsis: 3 (USA, 1940-50, 24 min., producer, choreographer and director Phillip Baribault): Five filmed choreographies: WHITE JADE, RED AND GOLD SARI, GREGORIAN SAND, TILLERS OF THE SOIL (featuring Ted Shawn) and INCENSE.
Title: Denishawn
Synopsis: 4 (USA, 1915, 10 min., producer, choreographer and director Ruth St Denis): Recordings of the Denishawn School in 1915 including a number of solos by Ruth St Denis.