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
Sections
- 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.
Production Company
- Name
Editions á voir
- Name
Ghent
- Name
Netherlands
- Name
Utrecht
Sponsor
Distributor
- Name
Art Data
- tim@artdata.co.uk
- Web
- http://www.artdata.co.uk External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 8747 1061
- Fax
- 020 8742 2319
- Address
- 12 Bell Industrial Estate
50 Cunningham Street
London
W4 5HB
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