Invention in dance

Duration: 0:29:00

Genre: Dance | Educational | Historical

Year Published: 1960

Creator: Indiana University Audio-Visual Center: Distributor | National Educational Television: Distributor

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Mr. Alwin Nikolais and Miss Myers discuss the dancer’s need to say something new in terms of his medium, and the resulting break with the classical forms which was pioneered by Isadora Duncan and Ruth St. Denis. Film clips show Miss St. Denis’ famous dance “Rhada,” and one of Miss Duncan’s students demonstrating some of Miss Duncan’s techniques. Finally, Mr. Nikolais and his troupe present examples of modern techniques to express ideas such as fear, love, height, and weight. They perform excerpts from four of the concert pieces they have created., Discusses and illustrates techniques used to express the medium of modern dance. Features Alwin Nikolais and his troupe who demonstrate innovations in modern dance including the use of electronic music, stage properties, and lighting, and a new concept of how to use dancers themselves. Concludes with performances from four concert pieces.

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AV Geeks Archive, Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive, University of Maryland 16mm

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