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GREAT PERFORMANCES: DANCE IN AMERICA: THE PAUL TAYLOR DANCE COMPANY (TV)
Summary
One in this series of dance programs. In this program, the Paul Taylor Dance Company performs two pieces, each of which is preceded by narration written by Paul Taylor. The first piece, "Esplanade" (created in 1975), uses only running, skipping, walking, and jumping. The piece is choreographed to the E Major and D Minor violin concertos of J. S. Bach. The second piece, "Runes" (created in 1976) is subtitled "Secret Writings for Use in Casting a Spell," with music by Gerald Busby. (Presented under the umbrella of "Great Performances.")
Details
- NETWORK: PBS WNET New York, NY
- DATE: January 4, 1978 9:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:59:58
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:28301
- GENRE: Dance
- SUBJECT HEADING: Dance; Modern dance; Classical Music
- SERIES RUN: PBS - TV series, 1976-
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Jac Venza … Executive Producer
- Emile Ardolino … Producer
- Judy Kinberg … Associate Producer
- Merrill Brockway … Series producer
- Charles S. Dubin … Director
- Paul Taylor … Choreographer, Writer, Narration written by
- Arlene Croce … Consultant
- Gene Galusha … Narrator
- William Mickley … Art Director
- Ralph Holmes … Lighting Designer
- Donald York … Conductor
- Johann Sebastian Bach … Composer
- Gerald Busby … Composer
- Paul Taylor Dance Company, The … Dancer/Dancer Company
- Carolyn Adams … Dancer/Dancer Company
- De Jong, Bettie … Dancer/Dancer Company
- Nicholas Gunn … Dancer/Dancer Company
- Linda Kent … Dancer/Dancer Company
- Lila York … Dancer/Dancer Company
- Robert Kahn … Dancer/Dancer Company
- Monica Morris … Dancer/Dancer Company
- Ruth Andrien … Dancer/Dancer Company
- Elie Chaib … Dancer/Dancer Company