| Other author/creator | Limón, José choreographer, dancer. |
| Other author/creator | Hart, Harvey producer, director. |
| Other author/creator | Jones, Betty True, dancer. |
| Other author/creator | Hoving, Lucas, dancer. |
| Other author/creator | Lawrence, Pauline, costume designer. |
| Other author/creator | Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958 artistic director. |
| Other author/creator | Sadoff, Simon, arranger of music. |
| Other author/creator | Feldbrill, Victor conductor. |
| Other author/creator | McCrow, William, designer. |
| Other author/creator | Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Othello. |
| Other author/creator | O'Neill, Eugene, 1888-1953. Emperor Jones. |
| Other author/creator | Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695. Works. Selections. |
| Other author/creator | Schuller, Gunther. Symphonies, band, op. 16. |
| Other author/creator | Villa-Lobos, Heitor. Emperor Jones. |
| Other author/creator | José Limón Dance Company. |
| Other author/creator | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. |
| Other author/creator | Video Artists International. |
| Variant title |
3 modern dance classics |
| Portion of title |
Modern dance classics |
| Contents |
The moor's pavanne (21 min.) -- The traitor (19 min.) -- Eugene O'Neill's The Emperor Jones (23 min.). |
| Abstract |
Three of the most famous works by the Mexican-American choreographer, José Limón: in The moor's pavane, Limón distills the legend of Othello into a one-act drama; In The traitor, Judas is portrayed as if he were in modern times against a music score of violence, passion and tenderness; and in The Emperor Jones, based upon the play by Eugene O'Neill, a fugitive from a chain gang sets himself up as the ruler of an island domain. |
| General note | Compilation originally released as such in 1999. |
| Credits | In the first work: costumes, Pauline Lawrence ; artistic director, Doris Humphry [sic] ; music, Henry Purcell ; arranger, Simon Sadoff. In the second work: music, Gunther Schuller ; conductor, Victor Feldbrill. In the third work: design, Bill McCrow ; music, Heitor Villa-Lobos ; conductor, Victor Feldbrill. |
| Performer |
Dancers, José Limón, Betty Jones, Lucas Hoving and others from the José Limón Dance Company. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | "Historic telecasts, 1955-1957 from the archives of the CBC, Toronto"--Container. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Technical details | DVD; format 4:3; region code 0; mono. |
| Language | Television introductions in English. |
| Genre/form | Dance television programs. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction television programs. |
| Contains title |
Moor's pavane (Choreographic work : Limón) |
| Contains title |
Traitor (Choreographic work : Limón) |
| Contains title |
Emperor Jones (Choreographic work : Limón) |
| UPC |
089948422495 |
| Publisher number | 4224 Video Artists International |
| Publisher number | VAI DVD 4224 Video Artists International |
