Moor’s Pavane, The

Synopsis

Condensed version of José Limón’s ballet directed and filmed by Walter Slate. Limón dances the title role.

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

1950

Duration

16 mins

Credits

Director

Walter Strate

Cinematographer

Walter Strate

Music

Henry Purcell

Costume

Pauline Lawrence

Choreographer

José Limón

Cast

José Limón	The Moor (Othello)
Betty Jones	His Wife (Desdemona)
Lucas Hoving	His Friend (Iago)
Ruth Currier	His Friend’s Wife (Emilia)

Additional Details

Production type

Dance

Plays

Othello

Subjects

Dance

Keywords

ballet; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Archive

Name

Dance Collection, Jerome Robbins Dance Division

Email

dance@nypl.org

Web

http://www.nypl.org/research/lpa/dan/dan.html External site opens in new window

Phone

212 870 1657

Fax

212 870 1869

Address

New York Library for the Performing Arts
40 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York
NY 10023 7498