Jose Limon and dance company /

Jose Limon and his company of dancers perform dances choreographed by Doris Humphrey and himself. Includes six dances and Limon talking about his work. His company of dancers: Ruth Currier, Lucas Hoving, & Betty Jones. Dances include: "Day on Earth" -- choreography by Doris Humphrey. M...

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Corporate Author: José Limón Dance Company
Other Authors: Limon, Jose, Sadoff, Simon
Format: Electronic Video
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Aviva Films Ltd., 2007
Series:Dance in video.
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Summary:Jose Limon and his company of dancers perform dances choreographed by Doris Humphrey and himself. Includes six dances and Limon talking about his work. His company of dancers: Ruth Currier, Lucas Hoving, & Betty Jones. Dances include: "Day on Earth" -- choreography by Doris Humphrey. Music by Aaron Copland. "Lament for a Bullfighter" -- performed solo by Limon. Choreography is by Limon. This dance is based on the poem by Garcia Lorca and is performed to a reading of the poem. Piece based on "Othello" and choreographed by Limon. "The Exiles" without music. "Theater Piece" by Doris Humphrey, a satiric piece on theatricalism and overdone performances. Humphrey's "Nightspell."
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 streaming video (27 min.))
Playing Time:00:27:02
Language:Original language in English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record; title from resource description page (viewed May 8, 2009).