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  1. Ballets Russes (2006)

    Director
    Dayna Goldfine; Daniel Geller
    Subject
    Dance
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL), £19.99

    The film charts the histories of the Massine and de Basil Ballets Russes companies from the 1930s onwards, seen through the eyes of the dancers who were still alive when the film was made (several have since...

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  2. Laban Dance Works, Recreations from Laban’s Chamber Dance Repertoire, 1923-1928 (2002)

    Subject
    Dance
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL NTSC, 30 mins approx.), £17.99

    A short documentary showing the reconstruction and performance of excerpts from some of Rudolf Laban’s early dance works, by staff and students at the Laban Centre in London.

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  3. Early Days of Cinema and the Beginning of Modern Dance, The (1996 Video)

    Subject
    Dance
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. st. b&w. 60 min., 1997 sale: NLG 59.00 (inclusive)

    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...

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  4. Early Dance: Part 1: From the Greeks to the Renaissance (1995)

    Subject
    Dance
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 22 minutes), £29.99

    Isa Partsch-Bergsohn and Hal Bergsohn present the concise history of Greek to Elizabethan dance using engravings, prints, and paintings with accompanying music and narration. Period-costumed dancers...

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  5. Early Dance: Part 2: The Baroque Era (1995)

    Subject
    Dance
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 30 minutes), £29.99

    Isa Partsch-Bergsohn and Hal Bergsohn show the development of dance from the entertainments of the French court of Louis XIII to the theatrical art form during the reign of Louis XIV. The DVD provides a rich...

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  6. Polka (1986 Video)

    aka: Polka: Roots of Conjunto Accoridion Playing in South Texas

    Director
    Robert Boozajer Flaes; Maarten Rens
    Subject
    Anthropology; Music
    Distribution
    Hire (RAI Film & Video Library) Sale (RAI), Videocassette. VHS. col. 50 min., 2000 hire: £15.00 (+VAT +p&p) 2000 sale: £50.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Compares the accordion music of Chicano immigrants in southern Texas with the traditional music of accordion players in Austria. Without making any final judgements on the roots of ‘conjunto’ music of...

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  7. Respond to Sound 2

    Director
    Adrian Younge
    Subject
    Dance
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 82 minutes), £15.99

    Documentary depicting the evolution of Black American street dance from 1760s to the 1960s, illustrating how Hip Hop and freestyle dancing have a longer history than most people imagine.

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