EYE ON DANCE & The Arts Video Catalog

DANCE ISSUES AND PERFORMANCE EXCERPTS ON VIDEO CASSETTE

Hailed as "one of the liveliest and most intelligent programs on the arts," by the NEW YORK TIMES, EYE ON DANCE & The Arts is the only series of its kind. Launched in 1981, this issue-driven series chronicles over a decade of dance and arts figures. Propelled by lively discussions, each program documents cutting-edge, established and historical voices. Photographs, video tape excerpts of peformances and demonstrations enhance each segment's visual content.
Each # refers to an individual one-half hour program.

All programs are hosted by Program Director/Producer CELIA IPIOTIS unless otherwise noted.



EYE ON DANCE & The Arts Video Catalog

TITLE: EOD TITLES AVAILABLE ON DVD
SERIES #: 0
SUMMARY: Contact Information: [email protected]
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PARTICIPANTS: Alvin Ailey, Agnes de Mille, Lloyd Newson and Abdel Salaam, Edward Villella, "Wiggles" and "Fabel" and "D'Incredible", Peggy Baker and Jean Claude West and Irene Dowd, Jeffrey Gribler, Laurie Carlos and Marlies Yearby, Holly Hughes and Richard Elovich, Luciana Proano and Astrid Hadad, Lynn Garafola and Tim Scholl, Glen Tetley, Joan Myers Brown, Jimmy Slyde and Barry Harris, Doug Varone and Carlos Solana and Carol Vance, Yvonne Rainer and Sara Rudner, LaVaughn Robinson
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TITLE: Dance On Video: New Steps for an Old Art
SERIES #: 1
SUMMARY: Discussing the technique of putting dance on video.
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PARTICIPANTS: Richard Steffenhagen,Celia Ipiotis,Jeff Bush
Category: Documentation, Film/Videodance

TITLE: Journey: A Videodance by Elizabeth Gottlieb
SERIES #: 2
SUMMARY: Designing dance elements for the camera as seen in "Journey" a videodance.
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PARTICIPANTS: Elizabeth Gottlieb,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Film/Videodance

TITLE: Four Moves in Space: A Videodance Suite
SERIES #: 3
SUMMARY: Dancer and vide artist combine a vivid array of colors and special effects in the creation of a videodance piece.
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PARTICIPANTS: Celia Ipiotis,Jeff Bush
Category: Film/Videodance

TITLE: Terrains
SERIES #: 4
SUMMARY: Earthly patterns surface in the videodance selection"Terrains: An Exploration of the Human Body" by Jeff Bush.
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PARTICIPANTS: Jeff Bush
Category: Film/Videodance

TITLE: Images In Distracted Time
SERIES #: 5
SUMMARY: An intimate view of the body in motion.
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PARTICIPANTS: Celia Ipiotis,Jeff Bush
Category: Film/Videodance

TITLE: On Your Own: Former members of major companies
SERIES #: 6
SUMMARY: Leaving the San Francisco Ballet and NYC Ballet to form independent companies.
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PARTICIPANTS: David Anderson,Elizabeth Gottlieb,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Ballet, Survival Skills

TITLE: On Your Own: Former members of major companies
SERIES #: 7
SUMMARY: The financial gamble and creative freedom of running a dance troupe.
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PARTICIPANTS: Peter Sparling,Nina Weiner,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Modern Dance, Survival Skills

TITLE: On Your Own: Former members of major companies
SERIES #: 8
SUMMARY: What is involved in making the choice to go freelance or launch a company.
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PARTICIPANTS: Jennifer Muller,Marjorie Mussman,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Modern Dance, Survival Skills

TITLE: On Your Own: Former members of major companies
SERIES #: 9
SUMMARY: Reinventing one's identity when switching from performer to choreographer.
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PARTICIPANTS: Phyllis Lamhut,Dan Wagoner,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Modern Dance, Survival Skills

TITLE: Partners in Dance: Working together as a team
SERIES #: 10
SUMMARY: Sharing creative and financial risks in a creative venture.
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PARTICIPANTS: Kathryn Bernson,Stormy Mullis,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Modern Dance, Survival Skills

TITLE: Partners in Dance: Working together as a team
SERIES #: 11
SUMMARY: Taking inspiration from the famed black vaudeville dance teams.
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PARTICIPANTS: Loretta Abbott,Alfred Perryman,Celia Ipiotis
Category: History, Minority Artists, Peerless Performers, Social Dance, Variety Performance

TITLE: Partners in Dance: Working together as a team
SERIES #: 12
SUMMARY: Merging creative works while retaining individual identities.
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PARTICIPANTS: Eiko & Koma,Sara Pearson,Jerry Pearson,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Asian Influence, Experimental, Minority Artists, Modern Dance

TITLE: Partners in Dance: Working together as a team
SERIES #: 13
SUMMARY: A New York City Ballet dance partnership based on trust and humor.
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PARTICIPANTS: Sean Lavery,Merrill Ashley,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Ballet, Peerless Performers, Performance Technique

TITLE: Care & Feeding of Dancers: Dancers' injuries
SERIES #: 14
SUMMARY: Rehabilitation of dancers' injuries.
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PARTICIPANTS: William Hamilton,Merike Molnar,Margaret Pierpont
Category: Health

TITLE: Care & Feeding of Dancers: Misconceptions
SERIES #: 15
SUMMARY: Misconceptions regarding good health care: Setting the record straight.
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PARTICIPANTS: William Liebler,Larry Vincent,Margaret Pierpont
Category: Health

TITLE: Care & Feeding of Dancers: Changing habits
SERIES #: 16
SUMMARY: Changing movement habits through mental and physical processes.
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PARTICIPANTS: Richard Bachrach,Irene Dowd,Margaret Pierpont
Category: Health, Training

TITLE: Care & Feeding of Dancers: Role of Movement Habits
SERIES #: 17
SUMMARY: The role of everyday movement habits in chronic injuries.
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PARTICIPANTS: Linda Roberts,Jessica Wolf,Margaret Pierpont
Category: Health, Training

TITLE: Retrospective
SERIES #: 18
SUMMARY: Assesing various aspects of the field of dance.
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PARTICIPANTS: Margaret Pierpont,Julinda Lewis,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Commentary/Criticism

TITLE: Third World Dance: Beyond The White Stream
SERIES #: 19
SUMMARY: Historical perspectives on the development of black dancers in America and the formation of the Dance Theater of Harlem.
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PARTICIPANTS: Joe Nash,Karel Shook,Julinda Lewis
Category: Ballet, Cultural Identities, History, Minority Artists, Pioneers

TITLE: Third World Dance: Beyond the White Stream
SERIES #: 20
SUMMARY: Defining black dance from abstract forms to traditional roots.
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PARTICIPANTS: Gus Solomons, Jr.,Nana Yao Opare Dinizulu,Julinda Lewis
Category: African American Dance, Cultural Identities, Experimental, Minority Artists

TITLE: Third World Dance: Beyond the White Stream
SERIES #: 21
SUMMARY: Ethnic dance and how those of other cultures perceive it.
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PARTICIPANTS: Sachiyo Ito,Ritha Devi,Sun Ock Lee,Julinda Lewis
Category: Asian Influence, Cultural Identities, Ethnic/Folk, Minority Artists, Peerless Performers, Ritual/Sacred Dance

TITLE: Third World Dance: Beyond the White Stream
SERIES #: 22
SUMMARY: Working towards a broader understanding of the implications and applications of ethnic dance.
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PARTICIPANTS: Beate Gordon,Sally Sommer,Julinda Lewis
Category: Commentary/Criticism, Cultural Identities, Ethnic/Folk

TITLE: Dance on Television
SERIES #: 23
SUMMARY: Producing dance specials for consumption by the mass market. Esoterica: Impact of Diaghilev's Ballets Russes on music, design, perfume companies and fashion houses in Paris.
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PARTICIPANTS: Shareen Blair Brysac,Richard Lorber,Betty Low
Category: Business/Economics, Electronic Media

TITLE: Dance on Television
SERIES #: 24
SUMMARY: Distribution of dance programming to electronic media markets.
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PARTICIPANTS: Howard Wise,Barbara Bryant,Richard Lorber
Category: Business/Economics, Electronic Media

TITLE: Dance on Television
SERIES #: 25
SUMMARY: Narrow-casting dance for cable television audiences. Esoterica: Dancers' superstitions.
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PARTICIPANTS: Peter Caranicas,Bobby Mariano,Richard Lorber,Betty Low
Category: Electronic Media

TITLE: Dance on Television
SERIES #: 26
SUMMARY: Dance programming configured for the new video technologies.
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PARTICIPANTS: Sheva Sheingarten,Gene Fairly,Richard Lorber
Category: Electronic Media

TITLE: Third World Dance: Tracing Roots
SERIES #: 27
SUMMARY: Some of the earliest efforts aimed at organizing black ballet companies in America. Esoterica: A remembrance of the revered classical tutu maker Karinska.
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PARTICIPANTS: Eugene Van Grona,Lavinia Williams,Julinda Lewis,Betty Low
Category: Ballet, Cultural Identities, History, Minority Artists, Peerless Performers, Pioneers

TITLE: Third World Dance:Tracing Roots
SERIES #: 28
SUMMARY: Origins and influences of ethnic dance from Middle Eastern and Asian countries. Esoterica: Martha Graham's talent as a costume designer and maker.
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PARTICIPANTS: Ibrahim Farrah,Islene Pinder,Carola Goya,Julinda Lewis,Betty Low
Category: Cultural Identities, Ethnic/Folk, Latino, Minority Artists, Peerless Performers, Ritual/Sacred Dance

TITLE: Third World Dance:Tracing Roots
SERIES #: 29
SUMMARY: Rhythm's the name of the game when demonstrating and discussing the "Lindy Hop."
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PARTICIPANTS: Sugar Sullivan,Al Minns,Jane Goldberg,Julinda Lewis
Category: History, Minority Artists, Peerless Performers, Social Dance, Tap

TITLE: Third World Dance:Tracing Roots
SERIES #: 30
SUMMARY: Legendary women in dance: Syvilla Fort and Thelma Hill. Esoterica: Loie Fuller's innovative use of lighting.
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PARTICIPANTS: Ayoka Chenzira,Kathe Sandler,Shawneequa Baker Scott,Julinda Lewis,Betty Low
Category: Documentation, History, Minority Artists, Modern Dance, Peerless Performers, Pioneers, Training

TITLE: The Business & Law of Dance
SERIES #: 31
SUMMARY: Developing and protecting artistic assets. Esoterica: Mathilde Kchessinka's life in Paris as a Russian emigree.
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PARTICIPANTS: Leonard Easter,Rachal Harms,Nicholas Arcomano,Arlene Shuler,Betty Low
Category: Business/Economics, Minority Artists

TITLE: The Business & Law of Dance
SERIES #: 32
SUMMARY: Managing dancers. Esoterica: Adopting a wayward dog while on tour with Col De Basil's Ballet Russe.
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PARTICIPANTS: David White,Ivan Sygoda,Barbara Hauptman,Arlene Shuler,Betty Low
Category: Business/Economics

TITLE: The Business & Law of Dance
SERIES #: 33
SUMMARY: The arts in a changing economic climate. Esoterica: Irina Boronova and Paul Petrov's costume disaster during Fokine's "Firebird."
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PARTICIPANTS: Richard Mittenthal,Henry Young,Ellen Jacobs,Arlene Shuler,Betty Low
Category: Business/Economics

TITLE: The Business & Law of Dance
SERIES #: 34
SUMMARY: Let's make a deal: Cable vs. dance. Esoterica: Recalling the great ballet teachers Egorova, Preobrajenska and Kchessinska in Paris in the 1930's & 40"s.
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PARTICIPANTS: May O'Donnell,Ray Green,Kenneth Rinker,Timothy DeBaets,Arlene Shuler,Betty Low
Category: Business/Economics, Electronic Media

TITLE: Second Time Around: Career Options for Dancers
SERIES #: 35
SUMMARY: Applying dance skills to writing, directing and TV programming. Esoteric: Coping with an avalanche in Wyoming during a Ballet Russe cross country tour by train.
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PARTICIPANTS: Deborah Jowitt,Sally Brayley-Bliss,Helen Heineman,Ted Striggles,Betty Low
Category: Commentary/Criticism, Survival Skills

TITLE: Second Time Around: Career Options for Dancers
SERIES #: 36
SUMMARY: Transferring the love of dance to related industries. Esoterica: Memorable events while touring by train across America with Col De Basil's Ballet Russe.
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PARTICIPANTS: Jo Ellen Grzyb,Ellen Jacob,Mara Greenberg,Ted Striggles,Betty Low
Category: Business/Economics, Survival Skills

TITLE: Second Time Around: Career Options for Dancers
SERIES #: 37
SUMMARY: How the goal-oriented dance training suits second careers. Esoterica: Part I: the first ballet strike in ballet history during the 1940's in Havana with Col De Basil's Ballet Russe.
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PARTICIPANTS: Laura Reitman,Nancy Reynolds,Ted Striggles,Betty Low
Category: Training

TITLE: Second Time Around: Career Options for Dancers
SERIES #: 38
SUMMARY: Achieving acclaim as directors of dance centers. Esoterica: Russianized names given to dancers in the Ballet Russe.
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PARTICIPANTS: Stuart Hodes,Liz Thompson,Brann Wry,Ted Striggles,Betty Low
Category: Survival Skills

TITLE: Broadway Dance
SERIES #: 39
SUMMARY: The development of theater dance. Esoterica: Part II of the ballet strike in Havana and resources used to survive the 4 month long action.
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PARTICIPANTS: Buzz Miller,Lee Theodore,Barbara Naomi Cohen-Stratyner,Julinda Lewis,Betty Low
Category: Peerless Performers, Theater Dance

TITLE: Broadway Dance
SERIES #: 40
SUMMARY: Preparing the dancer for the demands of Broadway. Esoterica: Part III of the original strike in Havana by dancers of Ballet Russe and their final return to the USA.
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PARTICIPANTS: Alvin McDuffie,Wade Goss,Phil Black,Robin Black,Julinda Lewis,Betty Low
Category: Minority Artists, Theater Dance

TITLE: Broadway Dance
SERIES #: 41
SUMMARY: Preparing theater dance productions. Esoterica:Dancer's relationship to pointe shoes.
PARTICIPANTS: Mabel Robinson,Nat Horne,Julinda Lewis,Betty Low
Category: Minority Artists, Theater Dance

TITLE: Broadway Dance
SERIES #: 42
SUMMARY: Today's Broadway gypsies. Esoterica:Marcel Marceau's American debut at the Phoenix.
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PARTICIPANTS: Maurice Hines,Dean Badolato,Mercedes Ellington,Valarie Pettiford,Julinda Lewis,Betty Low
Category: Minority Artists, Theater Dance

TITLE: Dance on TV & Film
SERIES #: 43
SUMMARY: The earliest days of dance on television. Esoterica: The evolution and composition of dance tights.
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PARTICIPANTS: Valerie Bettis,Pauline Koner,Celia Ipiotis,Betty Low
Category: Film/Videodance, Modern Dance, Peerless Performers, Pioneers

TITLE: Dance on TV & Film
SERIES #: 44
SUMMARY: The development of videodance with the advent of portable video equipment.
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PARTICIPANTS: Merce Cunningham,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Film/Videodance, Modern Dance, Pioneers

TITLE: Dance on TV & Film
SERIES #: 45
SUMMARY: Dancers, choreographers and videographers collaborating on videodance projects.
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PARTICIPANTS: Merce Cunningham,Charles Atlas,Chris Komar,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Film/Videodance, Modern Dance, Pioneers

TITLE: Dance on TV & Film
SERIES #: 46
SUMMARY: Dancing in commercials. Esoterica: Edgar Degas' documentation of dancers at the Paris Opera.
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PARTICIPANTS: Jud Alper,Wayne Cilento,Celia Ipiotis,Betty Low
Category: Film/Videodance, Popular Dance

TITLE: Dance on TV & Film
SERIES #: 47
SUMMARY: New stages for dance in the electronic media. Esoterica: The 15th century dance master Guglielmo Ebreo.
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PARTICIPANTS: Ed Kresley,Phillip Gay,Janet Eilber,Celia Ipiotis,Betty Low
Category: Film/Videodance

TITLE: The Health & Well-being of Dancers
SERIES #: 48
SUMMARY: Dance fashion. Esoterica: The invention of the leotard, attributed to Jules (here identified as Jacques) Leotard.
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PARTICIPANTS: Gayle Miller,Nadine Revene,Celia Ipiotis,Betty Low
Category: Stagecraft/Backstage

TITLE: Health & Well-Being of Dancers
SERIES #: 49
SUMMARY: Warm-up and conditioning. Esoterica: Rudolf Laban's contributions to Central European expressionistic dance.
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PARTICIPANTS: Risa Friedman,Peter Justice,Irene Dowd,Betty Low
Category: Training

TITLE: Health & Well-being of Dancers
SERIES #: 50
SUMMARY: Strategies that improve movement performance. Esoterica: Rudolf Laban's activities in England after his flight from Hitler's Germany.
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PARTICIPANTS: Carol Lynne Moore,Howard Siegel,Irene Dowd,Betty Low
Category: Health, Psychology

TITLE: Health & Well-being of Dancers
SERIES #: 51
SUMMARY: Exercise for pregnant women. Esoterica: Errant sandal smacks conductor while on tour in San Franciso with Ballet Russe.
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PARTICIPANTS: Hans Kraus,Sandra Jamrog,Priscilla Tablante,Irene Dowd,Betty Low
Category: Health

TITLE: Comedy & Outrage in Dance
SERIES #: 52
SUMMARY: Culling big concepts and laughs from miniature ideas. Esoterica: Performing in the premiere of David Lichine's "Le Pavillon" in a costume designed by Cecil Beaton.
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PARTICIPANTS: James Cunningham,Matthew Nash,Ted Striggles,Celia Ipiotis,Betty Low
Category: Humor, Modern Dance, Theater Arts

TITLE: Comedy & Outrage in Dance
SERIES #: 53
SUMMARY: Challenging gender stereotypes and ideas of beauty. Esoterica: The tumultuous premiere of Vaslav Nijinsky's "The Rite of Spring."
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PARTICIPANTS: Martha Clarke,Senta Driver,Ted Striggles,Celia Ipiotis,Betty Low
Category: Gender Issues, Modern Dance

TITLE: Comedy & Outrage in Dance
SERIES #: 54
SUMMARY: Confronting audiences with personal anger and the vaudevillian's dark humor. Esoterica: Mikhail Fokine and his wife Vera Fokina while on tour in New Zealand with the Ballet Russe.
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PARTICIPANTS: Bill T. Jones,Bill Irwin,Ted Striggles,Celia Ipiotis,Betty Low
Category: Cultural Identities, Humor, Minority Artists, Modern Dance, Peerless Performers, Variety Performance

TITLE: Comedy & Outrage in Dance
SERIES #: 55
SUMMARY: Tickling the funny bone with dance puns. Esoterica: How Leonide Massine attempted to have Tamara Toumanova fly in "Symphonie Fantastique."
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PARTICIPANTS: Bob Bowyer,JoAnn Bruggeman,Mitchell Rose,Celia Ipiotis,Ted Striggles,Betty Low
Category: Humor, Modern Dance

TITLE: Glance at the Past
SERIES #: 56
SUMMARY: Producing dance documentaries that feature Alexandra Danilova passing on dance and the making of "Giselle." Esoterica: Reaction to the premiere of Vaslav Nijinsky's "L'apres-midi d'un faune."
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PARTICIPANTS: Anne Belle,Joseph Wishy,Celia Ipiotis,Betty Low
Category: Documentation, Film/Videodance, History

TITLE: Glance at the Past
SERIES #: 57
SUMMARY: Dancing with Martha Graham and Anna Pavlova. Esoterica: Improvisational settings for company classes while touring with Ballet Russe.
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PARTICIPANTS: Muriel Stuart,Gertrude Schurr,Celia Ipiotis,Betty Low
Category: Ballet, History, Modern Dance, Pioneers

TITLE: Glance at the Past
SERIES #: 58
SUMMARY: Documenting jazz dance that thrived in the clubs during the 1940's.
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PARTICIPANTS: Mura Dehn,Sally Sommer,Sule Greg Wilson,Julinda Lewis
Category: Documentation, Film/Videodance, Jazz, Minority Artists, Social Dance

TITLE: Glances at the Past
SERIES #: 59
SUMMARY: Video excerpts from the historical dance documentary "An Inroduction to Baroque Dance" and a live performance of the minuet. Esoterica: Nicholas Legat's ballet classes in England.
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PARTICIPANTS: Catherine Turocy,Ann Jacoby,Roger Tolle,Celia Ipiotis,Betty Low
Category: Historical Dance, History

TITLE: Passing on Dance
SERIES #: 60
SUMMARY: Recreating the earliest modern dances made by Isadora Duncan and Vaslav Nijinsky. Esoterica: Nijinsky's final performance in 1919 and the analyses of his diary by his biographer Francoise Reiss.
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PARTICIPANTS: Millicent Hodson,Annabelle Gamson,Julinda Lewis,Millicent Hodson
Category: Documentation, History, Modern Dance, Pioneers

TITLE: Passing On Dance
SERIES #: 61
SUMMARY: Modern dance reconstructions of woby modern dance pioneer Doris Humphrey. Esoterica: Reasons for choreographers to draw-up wills.
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PARTICIPANTS: Phoebe Neville,Tom Brown,Muriel Topaz,Julinda Lewis,Timothy DeBaets
Category: Documentation, Modern Dance, Pioneers

TITLE: Passing On Dance
SERIES #: 62
SUMMARY: Reconstruction of early ballet repertory from the turn of the twentieth century. Esoterica: Nijinsky's integration of tango rhythms into the choreography of "L'apres-midi d'un faun."
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PARTICIPANTS: Donna Baldwin,Isabelle Fokine,Gretchen Shumaker,Julinda Lewis,Millicent Hodson
Category: Ballet, Documentation, History, Pioneers

TITLE: Passing On Dance
SERIES #: 63
SUMMARY: Carrying on a dance tradition after the founding choreographer is no longer living. Esoterica: Collaborataive exchanges of Nicholas Roerich, designer of Vaslav Nijinsky's "The Rite of Spring" and the composer Nicholas Rimsky-Korsakov.
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PARTICIPANTS: Carla Maxwell,Daniel Lewis,Milton Meyers,Julinda Lewis,Kenneth Archer
Category: History, Minority Artists, Modern Dance

TITLE: The Experimentalists
SERIES #: 64
SUMMARY: Criss-crossing text with pedestrian movement and personal politics.
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PARTICIPANTS: Tim Miller,Pooh Kaye,Ishmael Houston Jones,John Howell
Category: Experimental, Minority Artists, Mixed Media

TITLE: The Experimentalists
SERIES #: 65
SUMMARY: Mobilizing new movement through improvisation and aerobics. Esoterica: Relating anecdotes about Marie Rambert.
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PARTICIPANTS: Molissa Fenley,Marta Renzi,Dana Reitz,John Howell,Richard Alston
Category: Improvisation, Modern Dance

TITLE: The Experimentalists
SERIES #: 66
SUMMARY: Producing creative works that reflect the view of an outsider. Esoterica: The last onstage appearance of Marie Rambert.
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PARTICIPANTS: Douglas Dunn,Ping Chong,John Howell,Richard Alston
Category: Asian Influence, Minority Artists, Mixed Media, Modern Dance, Social Political

TITLE: The Experimentalists
SERIES #: 67
SUMMARY: Redefining the dance vocabulary during the post modern era. Esoterica: Creation of Frederick Ahston's "Capriol Suite" in the early days of the Rambert Company.
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PARTICIPANTS: Robert Dunn,Kenneth King,John Howell,Richard Alston
Category: Experimental, History

TITLE: Changing Images of Men & Women Dancing
SERIES #: 68
SUMMARY: Comparison of work actions (strikes) and demnads by ABT dancers and NFL football players. Esoterica: Recounting amusing stories related by Walter Terry about Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn.
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PARTICIPANTS: George Martin,Frank Smith,Christine Spizzo,Leonard Liebowitz,Ted Striggles,David Anderson
Category: Athletics

TITLE: Changing Images of Men & Women Dancing
SERIES #: 69
SUMMARY: Changing psychology and attitudes in the ballet world. Esoterica: Walter Terry's inside stories about dance.
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PARTICIPANTS: Mel Tomlinson,Delia Peters,Judith Kupersmith,Celia Ipiotis,Anna Kisselgoff
Category: Ballet, Minority Artists, Psychology, Survival Skills

TITLE: Changing Images of Men & Women Dancing
SERIES #: 70
SUMMARY: Choreographers reflecting their urban environments and the emergence of "break dancing."
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PARTICIPANTS: John Bernd,Johanna Boyce,Julie Fraad,Ritchie Williams,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Experimental, Minority Artists, Popular Dance

TITLE: Changing Images of Men & Women Dancing
SERIES #: 71
SUMMARY: New expressions of female identity in dance. Esoterica: How Ben Sommers and Walter Terry organized a demonstration during WWII to advocate dance as a form of physical fitness for women.
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PARTICIPANTS: Meg Harper,Elizabeth Streb,Blondell Cummings,Celia Ipiotis,Ben Sommers
Category: Cultural Identities, Gender Issues, Minority Artists, Modern Dance

TITLE: Changing Images of Men & Women Dancing
SERIES #: 72
SUMMARY: Broadening opportunities for dancers. Esoterica: Why "The Nutcracker" is the most popular and lucrative ballet in the U.S.
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PARTICIPANTS: George De La Pena,Rebecca Wright,Celia Ipiotis,Doris Hering
Category: Ballet, Survival Skills

TITLE: Dancing Families
SERIES #: 73
SUMMARY: Events that led to the families formation and involvement with dance. Esoterica: Anecdotes about Christian Holder as a child.
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PARTICIPANTS: Geoffrey Holder,Carmen DeLavallade,Christian Holder,Celia Ipiotis,Bosco Holder,Sheila Holder
Category: History, Minority Artists, Modern Dance, Peerless Performers, Theater Dance

TITLE: Dancing Families
SERIES #: 74
SUMMARY: Sisters who dance together. Esoterica: Review of "The Ballet Quiz Book" and the "Biographical Dictionary of Dance."
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PARTICIPANTS: Carolyn Adams,Olive Adams,Laurie Woodard,Leslie Woodard,Celia Ipiotis,Nancy Reynolds
Category: Ballet, Minority Artists

TITLE: Dancing Families
SERIES #: 75
SUMMARY: A family applies their dance training to ballet, Broadway, choreography and photography and does a live "family" dance for the camera. Esoterica: The difficulties of a dancer's life as detailed in "The Unmaking of a Dancer" and "Winter Season."
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PARTICIPANTS: Jacques d'Amboise,Carolyn d'Amboise,Christopher d'Amboise,Charlotte d'Amboise,Kate d'Amboise,Celia Ipiotis,Nancy Reynolds
Category: Ballet, Peerless Performers, Theater Dance

TITLE: Dancing Families
SERIES #: 76
SUMMARY: Dancing mothers talk about their ballet and Indian dancing daughters. Esoterica: Hodson's use of costumes as clues to movement in her reconstruction of Nijinsky's "The Rite of Spring."
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PARTICIPANTS: Indrani,Isabel Brown,Sally Nichols,Celia Ipiotis,Millicent Hodson
Category: Asian Influence, Ethnic/Folk, Minority Artists

TITLE: Dance on Television
SERIES #: 77
SUMMARY: The experiences of working with TV. Esoterica: Clarifying the origin of Igor Stravinsky's"The Right of Spring" conceived by designer Nicholas Roerich.
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PARTICIPANTS: Meredith Monk,Laura Dean,Celia Ipiotis,Kenneth Archer
Category: Film/Videodance, Mixed Media, Modern Dance

TITLE: Dance on Television
SERIES #: 78
SUMMARY: Roots of dance on TV and footage of "Nine Variations on a Dance Theme" by Hilary Harris. Esoterica: Cullberg's innovative dance television projects in the 1970's in collaboration with director Mans Reutersward.
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PARTICIPANTS: Mary Anthony,Betty deJong,Celia Ipiotis,Birgit Kullberg
Category: Film/Videodance, History, Modern Dance, Peerless Performers, Pioneers

TITLE: Dance on Television
SERIES #: 79
SUMMARY: Opportunities presented on television. Esoterica: Eubie Blake's influence on American musical theater and his musical comedy "Shuffle Along."
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PARTICIPANTS: Rhoda Grauer,John Job,Celia Ipiotis,Dianne McIntyre
Category: Business/Economics, Electronic Media

TITLE: Dance on TV
SERIES #: 80
SUMMARY: Interfacing choreographers with the new technology and computer generated graphics. Esoterica: Eubie Blake's musical "Chocolate Dandies."
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PARTICIPANTS: Dianne McIntyre,Rebecca Allen,Celia Ipiotis,Dianne McIntyre
Category: Film/Videodance, Minority Artists, Modern Dance

TITLE: Dancers' Health
SERIES #: 81
SUMMARY: Dance training from modern & ballet perspectives. Esoterica: Harvey Lichtenstein's days in the corps de ballet of NYC Opera performing "Aida" and "Hansel & Gretel."
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PARTICIPANTS: Dorothy Vislocky,Gabriela Taub-Darvash,Irene Dowd,Harvey Lichtenstein
Category: Ballet, Modern Dance, Training

TITLE: Dancers' Health
SERIES #: 82
SUMMARY: Nutrition: Two different viewpoints. Esoterica: Graham's singular ways during an appearance at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
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PARTICIPANTS: Wendy Banker,Marilyn Schorin,Irene Dowd,Harvey Lichtenstein
Category: Health

TITLE: Dancers' Health
SERIES #: 83
SUMMARY: Emergency care: Guidelines for the proper handling of dancers' injuries. Esoterica: Inventive dealings with unions during Merce Cunningham and Twyla Tharp's appearances at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
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PARTICIPANTS: Linda Hodes,Larry DeMann,Andre Rodriguez,Irene Dowd,Harvey Lichtenstein
Category: Health

TITLE: Dancers' Health
SERIES #: 84
SUMMARY: Feet: Their care & repair. Esoterica: A witty enumeration of dance's good points.
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PARTICIPANTS: Merrill Ashley,Joseph D'Amico,Tom Novella,Irene Dowd,Harvey Lichtenstein
Category: Ballet, Health

TITLE: Dance in Religion & Ritual
SERIES #: 85
SUMMARY: Ritual vs. social dance in indigenous populations. Esoterica: Likening the rhythyms of Eubie Blake's piano playing to the drumming of his African heritage.
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PARTICIPANTS: Charles Moore,Obara Wali Rahman,Henry Smith,Julinda Lewis,Dianne McIntyre
Category: African American Dance, Cultural Identities, Minority Artists, Native American, Peerless Performers, Ritual/Sacred Dance, Social Dance

TITLE: Dance in Religion & Ritual
SERIES #: 86
SUMMARY: Ritual dance in three oriental cultures. Esoterica: Contrasting the advantages and disadvantages of job security in German and American ballet companies.
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PARTICIPANTS: Desak Ketut Suarni,Du-Yee Chang,Chiang Ching,Julinda Lewis,John Neumeier
Category: Asian Influence, Cultural Identities, Cultural Identities, Minority Artists, Ritual/Sacred Dance

TITLE: Dance in Religion & Ritual
SERIES #: 87
SUMMARY: Cultural experience reflected in dance. Esoterica: Building the first professional school for contemporary dance in Britain.
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PARTICIPANTS: Matteo,Alan Lynes,Julinda Lewis,Robert Cohan
Category: Cultural Identities, Ethnic/Folk, Latino

TITLE: Dance in Religion & Ritual
SERIES #: 88
SUMMARY: Dance in the Christian tradition. Esoterica: The personal significance of "St. Matthew Passion" to John Neumeier.
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PARTICIPANTS: Al Carmines,Carla De Sola,Bill Gordh,Julinda Lewis,John Neumeier
Category: Cultural Identities, Ritual/Sacred Dance

TITLE: Update: Topics of Current Concern
SERIES #: 89
SUMMARY: Challenges running a dance company. Esoterica: Frederic Franklin's contact with George Balanchine during "Jeu de Cartes" with Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo.
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PARTICIPANTS: Robert Yesselman,William Hammond,Ted Striggles,Frederick Franklin
Category: Business/Economics

TITLE: Update: Topics of Current Concern
SERIES #: 90
SUMMARY: Politics and the arts. Esoterica: Frederick Franklin's days as a member of the Lancashire Lads and an encounter with Mistinguett.
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PARTICIPANTS: Ted Weiss,Richard Gottfried,Deborah Sale,Frederick Franklin
Category: Social Political

TITLE: Update: Topics of Current Concern
SERIES #: 91
SUMMARY: The dance critic's role. Esoterica: Advocating a direct experience with dance including dance exercises for laypeople.
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PARTICIPANTS: Burt Supree,Linda Winer,Francis Mason,Celia Ipiotis,Peter Rosenwald
Category: Commentary/Criticism

TITLE: Update: Topics of Current Concern
SERIES #: 92
SUMMARY: Dancers' changing attitudes about performance style and commitment. Esoterica: Stories about the partnership between Frederic Franklin and Alexandra Danilova.
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PARTICIPANTS: Mary Hinkson,Zachary Solov,Celia Ipiotis,Frederick Franklin
Category: Ballet, Minority Artists, Modern Dance, Peerless Performers, Performance Technique

TITLE: Collaborations
SERIES #: 93
SUMMARY: A historical look at collaborations in the dance world. Esoterica: Debating the advantages and disadvantages of subsidies and job security for dancers.
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PARTICIPANTS: Dale Harris,Parmenia Ekstrom,Nancy Reynolds,Celia Ipiotis,Domy Reiter Soffer
Category: Ballet, History, Mixed Media, Pioneers, Visual Elements

TITLE: Collaborations
SERIES #: 94
SUMMARY: Visual and music artists engaged with the Eric Hawkins Company.
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PARTICIPANTS: Erick Hawkins,Ralph Lee,Lucia D'Lugoszewski,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Mixed Media, Modern Dance, Music, Native American, Peerless Performers, Ritual/Sacred Dance, Visual Elements

TITLE: Collaborations
SERIES #: 95
SUMMARY: Mixing media and presentational approaches. Esoterica: The impact of life experiences on artistic work.
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PARTICIPANTS: Leslie-Jane Pessemeier,Mark Kloth,Rika Burnham,Celia Ipiotis,Domy Reiter Soffer
Category: Mixed Media, Modern Dance, Visual Elements

TITLE: Collaborations
SERIES #: 96
SUMMARY: How an architect, musician and choreographer merge arts. Esoterica: The experience of a visual artist collaborating with an architect and choreographer.
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PARTICIPANTS: Julia Simonne,Mary Hurt,Geraldine Pontius,Celia Ipiotis,Tom Hatch
Category: Mixed Media, Modern Dance, Music, Visual Elements

TITLE: Behind the Scenes
SERIES #: 97
SUMMARY: Rehearsing a dance company. Esoterica: Sharing thoughts passing through a ballet dancer's mind while warming-up for a performance.
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PARTICIPANTS: Rosemary Dunleavy,Mary Barnett,Alan Lewis,Celia Ipiotis,Christine Spizzo
Category: Ballet, Minority Artists, Music, Stagecraft/Backstage, Training

TITLE: Behind the Scenes
SERIES #: 98
SUMMARY: The technical side of concert productions. Esoterica: A production manager's view of constructive approaches to problem-solving while touring.
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PARTICIPANTS: Alma Law,Phil Lee,Beverly Emmons,Celia Ipiotis,David Rosenberg
Category: Stagecraft/Backstage, Theater Arts

TITLE: Behind the Scenes
SERIES #: 99
SUMMARY: Being creative as a company manager and costume designer. Esoterica: The art of accompanying ballet classes.
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PARTICIPANTS: Sylvia Nolan,Paul Moore,Celia Ipiotis,Diana Byer
Category: Ballet, Stagecraft/Backstage

TITLE: Behind The Scenes
SERIES #: 100
SUMMARY: An insider's view of juggling and the art of stage make-up. Esoterica: Preparing pointe shoes.
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PARTICIPANTS: Brian Dube,Leopold Allen,Raymond Serrano,Celia Ipiotis,Christine Spizzo
Category: Ballet, Minority Artists, Stagecraft/Backstage, Variety Performance

TITLE: Broadway
SERIES #: 101
SUMMARY: Broadway choreographers. Esoterica: A family affair: dancing with Alvin Ailey in the 1060's.
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PARTICIPANTS: Graciela Daniele,Margo Sappington,Celia Ipiotis,Hope Clark
Category: Latino, Minority Artists, Theater Dance

TITLE: Broadway
SERIES #: 102
SUMMARY: The tale of the Gypsy Robe. Esoterica: The Ladies and Gentlemen of musical comedies.
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PARTICIPANTS: Sammy Williams,Bill Bradley,Gloria Rosenthal,Celia Ipiotis,Helen Marie Guditis
Category: History, Theater Dance

TITLE: Broadway
SERIES #: 103
SUMMARY: Members of the original cast of "A Chorus Line" cast talk about life after the groundbreaking musical. Esoterica: Auditioning for "Hair" with a wordless song by Meredith Monk.
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PARTICIPANTS: Michel Stuart,Tommy Walsh,Ronald Dennis,Celia Ipiotis,John Bernd
Category: Minority Artists, Theater Dance

TITLE: Broadway
SERIES #: 104
SUMMARY: Ballet stars move to Broadway. Esoterica: Rain on stage during performances in Italy.
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PARTICIPANTS: Galena Panova,Lilliana Montevecchi,Celia Ipiotis,John Bernd
Category: Ballet, Peerless Performers, Theater Dance

TITLE: Broadway
SERIES #: 105
SUMMARY: Remembering the great jazz dancer/choreographer Jack Cole.
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PARTICIPANTS: Hal Schaefer,Ethel Martin,Celia Ipiotis
Category: History, Pioneers, Theater Dance

TITLE: Dance on Television & Film
SERIES #: 106
SUMMARY: The challenge of transferring stage works to television.
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PARTICIPANTS: Murray Louis,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Documentation, Film/Videodance, Modern Dance, Peerless Performers

TITLE: Dance on Television & Film
SERIES #: 107
SUMMARY: The story of the"Dance in America" television series. Esoterica: Innovations of filmmaker Maya Deren.
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PARTICIPANTS: Merrill Brockway,Judy Kinberg,Celia Ipiotis,Catrina Neiman
Category: Ballet, Documentation, Film/Videodance, Modern Dance

TITLE: Dance on Television & Film
SERIES #: 108
SUMMARY: Innovative dance/visual environments designed for the camera.
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PARTICIPANTS: Alwin Nikolais,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Film/Videodance, Modern Dance, Pioneers

TITLE: Dance on Television & Film
SERIES #: 109
SUMMARY: Financing and making dance films. Esoterica: Combining cinematic animation with live performance.
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PARTICIPANTS: Derek Hart,Rachal Feldman,Carl Tillmans,Celia Ipiotis,Kathy Rose
Category: Business/Economics, Film/Videodance

TITLE: Dance on Television & Film
SERIES #: 110
SUMMARY: Dance & the new music video industry.
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PARTICIPANTS: Martin Kahan,Rodney Nugent,Louis Falco,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Film/Videodance, Minority Artists, Popular Dance

TITLE: Great Performers
SERIES #: 111
SUMMARY: Excelling in the performance style of Merce Cunningham, Paul Taylor & Twyla Tharp. Esoterica: The lindy hop rage at the Savoy Ballroom.
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PARTICIPANTS: Louise Burns,Jennifer Way,Kate Johnson,Celia Ipiotis,Mama Lou Parks
Category: Modern Dance, Performance Technique

TITLE: Great Performers
SERIES #: 112
SUMMARY: Claiming an audience's laughter and revealing the magnestism of Martha Grahm on stage.
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PARTICIPANTS: Lotte Goslar,Bertram Ross,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Humor, Modern Dance, Peerless Performers, Performance Technique, Pioneers, Variety Performance

TITLE: Great Performers
SERIES #: 113
SUMMARY: How attention to detail and nuance sensationalizes a performance. Esoterica: The interpretive ballroom dance team: Norton and Margo.
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PARTICIPANTS: Igor Youskevitch,Eleanor D'Antuono,Celia Ipiotis,Margot Webb
Category: Ballet, Peerless Performers, Performance Technique

TITLE: Great Performers
SERIES #: 114
SUMMARY: Producing charisma on Broadway: it takes rigorous technical preparation and dedication. Esoterica: Demonstrating the pony, twist, jerk, monkey etc.
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PARTICIPANTS: Hinton Battle,Gwen Verdon,Celia Ipiotis,Mama Lou Parks
Category: Minority Artists, Peerless Performers, Performance Technique, Theater Dance

TITLE: Great Performers
SERIES #: 115
SUMMARY: How the spirit overwhelms and guides the body during a performance.
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PARTICIPANTS: John McLaughlin,Dyane Harvey,Sarah Stackhouse,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Minority Artists, Modern Dance, Peerless Performers, Performance Technique

TITLE: Political & Social Comment in Dance
SERIES #: 116
SUMMARY: Putting a political spin on performance and dance theater events. Esoterica: Jose Limon's inspiration for Missa Brevis.
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PARTICIPANTS: Gina Wendkos,Anne Bogart,Celia Ipiotis,Barry Laine,Daniel Lewis
Category: Experimental, Gender Issues, Social Political, Theater Arts

TITLE: Political & Social Comment in Dance
SERIES #: 117
SUMMARY: Dance & social consciousness in the 1930's & 1940's.
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PARTICIPANTS: Anna Sokolow,Sophie Maslow,Celia Ipiotis,Barry Laine
Category: History, Modern Dance, Pioneers, Social Political

TITLE: Political & Social Comment in Dance
SERIES #: 118
SUMMARY: American and Latin political consciousness in dance. Esoterica: Guesting with the Dublin City Ballet.
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PARTICIPANTS: Martha Bowers,Myrna Renaud,Celia Ipiotis,Barry Laine,William Starret
Category: Latino, Minority Artists, Social Political

TITLE: Political & Social Comment in Dance
SERIES #: 119
SUMMARY: Black choreographers who weave social commentary within the structure of their work. Esoterica: Jose Limon's tributes to Native Americans: The Unsung and The Winged.
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PARTICIPANTS: Donald Byrd,Eleo Pomare,Celia Ipiotis,Barry Laine,Daniel Lewis
Category: Cultural Identities, Minority Artists, Modern Dance, Peerless Performers, Social Political

TITLE: Dancers' Bodies
SERIES #: 120
SUMMARY: Physical & emotional changes as a dance artist matures. Esoterica: Creating costumes for ballets by Eliot Feld.
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PARTICIPANTS: Martine Van Hamel,Hector Mercado,Celia Ipiotis,Willa Kim
Category: Ballet, Latino, Minority Artists, Performance Technique, Psychology, Theater Dance, Training

TITLE: Dancers' Bodies
SERIES #: 121
SUMMARY: Ballet competitions' effects on dancers' minds and bodies. Esoterica: Becoming ballet master for the Eglevsky Ballet.
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PARTICIPANTS: William Starret,David McNaughton,Anne Marie de'Angelo,Celia Ipiotis,Michael Vernon
Category: Ballet, Performance Technique, Psychology

TITLE: Dancers' Bodies
SERIES #: 122
SUMMARY: Performing after a serious injury. Esoterica: Effective ways to "pull up."
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PARTICIPANTS: Jean Pierre Frohlich,David Howard,Carey Erickson,Irene Dowd,Irene Dowd
Category: Ballet, Health, Psychology, Training

TITLE: Dancers' Bodies
SERIES #: 123
SUMMARY: Analyzing and preventing dance injuries. Esoterica: The essence of Limon's "Moor's Pavane."
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PARTICIPANTS: Mary Jane Liederbach,Annette Bressie,Peter Marshall,Irene Dowd,Daniel Lewis
Category: Ballet, Health

TITLE: Dancers' Bodies
SERIES #: 124
SUMMARY: Psychological aspects of dance performance and competition. Esoterica: Remembering Beryl Grey and Andre Eglevsky.
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PARTICIPANTS: Howard Siegel,Linda Bechtold,Marlin McKenzie,Irene Dowd,Michael Vernon
Category: Athletics, Ballet, Health, Performance Technique, Psychology

TITLE: Dancers' Bodies
SERIES #: 125
SUMMARY: Conditioning & weight training options for dancers. Esoterica: Weight training.
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PARTICIPANTS: Cathy Grant,Risa Steinberg,Chris Chadman,Irene Dowd,Angela Allyn
Category: Health, Theater Dance, Training

TITLE: Popular Culture in Dance
SERIES #: 126
SUMMARY: How the verve of popular dance stepped on stage. Esoterica: Social dancing in NYC clubs.
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PARTICIPANTS: Talley Beatty,Norma Miller,Celia Ipiotis,Micki Gifune
Category: Minority Artists, Modern Dance, Peerless Performers, Pioneers, Popular Dance, Social Dance

TITLE: Popular Culture in Dance
SERIES #: 127
SUMMARY: Black dancers and choreography in films and music videos. Esoterica: The Lower East Side art club scene in the '80's.
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PARTICIPANTS: Lester Wilson,Bernice Johnson,Celia Ipiotis,Roberto Gautier
Category: Film/Videodance, Minority Artists, Modern Dance, Popular Dance, Theater Dance, Training

TITLE: Popular Culture in Dance
SERIES #: 128
SUMMARY: The world of Hip Hop: rapping, break dancing and electric boogie.
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PARTICIPANTS: Henry Chalfont,Charlie Ahearn,Crazy Legs Ritchie Colon,Afrika Bambaataa,Sally Banes,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Cultural Identities, History, Minority Artists, Music, Popular Dance

TITLE: Dance & the Plastic Arts
SERIES #: 129
SUMMARY: Counter-culture dance at the clubs and alternate locations in New York. Esoterica: Isadora Duncan's house in Athens, Greece.
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PARTICIPANTS: Jack Waters,Yoshiko Chuma,Yves Musard,Celia Ipiotis,Adrian Saitch
Category: Asian Influence, Experimental, Improvisation, Minority Artists, Performance Art, Popular Dance

TITLE: Dance & the Plastic Arts
SERIES #: 130
SUMMARY: Experimenting with the design of dance in different media. Esoterica: Tips for dancers on bus tours.
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PARTICIPANTS: Remy Charlip,Elaine Summers,Celia Ipiotis,William Starrett
Category: Experimental, Film/Videodance, Mixed Media, Visual Elements

TITLE: Dance & the Plastic Arts
SERIES #: 131
SUMMARY: The impact of light sculpture and film in conjunction with dance. Esoterica: Exercises for temps.
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PARTICIPANTS: Mimi Garrard,Susan Salinger,Karen Bernhard,Celia Ipiotis,Gwen Krause
Category: Experimental, Film/Videodance, Mixed Media, Modern Dance, Visual Elements

TITLE: Dance & the Plastic Arts
SERIES #: 132
SUMMARY: Drawing Parallels between dance, the visual arts, and environments. Esoterica: Work sample using calligraphy, poetry, dance, and music.
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PARTICIPANTS: Mel Wong,Ruby Shang,Celia Ipiotis,Ohad Naharin
Category: Asian Influence, Minority Artists, Mixed Media, Modern Dance, Visual Elements

TITLE: Athleticism in Dance
SERIES #: 133
SUMMARY: Action-packed choreography placing equal demands on both genders. Esoterica: Applying elements of rural upbrining to dance.
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PARTICIPANTS: Elisa Monte,Arnie Zane,Celia Ipiotis,Dan Wagoner
Category: Athletics, Gender Issues, Modern Dance, Performance Technique

TITLE: Athleticism in Dance
SERIES #: 134
SUMMARY: How the acrobatics of the 18 century became today's ballet technique. Esoterica: Creating the dance "Brambles" with poet George Montgomery.
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PARTICIPANTS: Catherine Turocy,Celia Ipiotis,Dan Wagoner
Category: Historical Dance, History, Performance Technique

TITLE: Athleticism in Dance
SERIES #: 135
SUMMARY: Daring dancers doing contact improvisation, modern and aerial dance. Esoterica: Unexpected aspects of Contact Improvisation.
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PARTICIPANTS: Nancy Stark Smith,Christopher Gillis,Barbara Salz,Celia Ipiotis,Elizabeth Zimmer
Category: Athletics, Improvisation, Modern Dance, Performance Technique

TITLE: Athleticism in Dance
SERIES #: 136
SUMMARY: The parallel rise of ice dancing and sports influences on dance performances. Esoterica: Athletics and dance.
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PARTICIPANTS: Robin Cousins,Toby Towson,Celia Ipiotis,Elizabeth Streb
Category: Athletics, Performance Technique

TITLE: Dancers' Survival Tactics: Combining dance careers with making a living
SERIES #: 137
SUMMARY: Getting prepared for a dance career. Esoterica: Choreographing for the musical theater.
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PARTICIPANTS: Stephen Petronio,Diane Jacobowitz,Bebe Miller,Celia Ipiotis,Lisa Sagolla
Category: Experimental, Modern Dance, Survival Skills

TITLE: Dancers' Survival Tactics: Combining dance careers with making a living
SERIES #: 138
SUMMARY: Growth and varying patterns in the dancer's life. Esoterica: Qualities of a professional dancer.
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PARTICIPANTS: Hilda Morales,Tere O'Connor,Tim Wengerd,Celia Ipiotis,Thea Nerissa Barnes
Category: Ballet, Modern Dance, Performance Technique, Psychology, Survival Skills

TITLE: Dancers' Survival Tactics: Combining dance careers with making a living
SERIES #: 139
SUMMARY: Creative jobs dancers use to survive. Esoterica: The contents of a dance bag.
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PARTICIPANTS: Susana Hayman-Chaffey,Robert Small,Susan Rethorst,Celia Ipiotis,William Starrett
Category: Experimental, Modern Dance, Survival Skills

TITLE: Dancers' Survival Tactics: Combining dance careers with making a living
SERIES #: 140
SUMMARY: Reflecting on the life career of a ballet dancer. Esoterica: The proper use of rosin.
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PARTICIPANTS: Violette Verdy,Celia Ipiotis,William Starrett
Category: Ballet, Peerless Performers

TITLE: Demystifying the Man: Louis Horst
SERIES #: 141
SUMMARY: A prime mover in formalizing the craft of modern dance choreography. Esoterica: Excerpt of "The Transformation of Medusa" by Jean Erdman.
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PARTICIPANTS: Doris Rudko,Dorothy Bird,Marian Seldes,Celia Ipiotis,Jean Erdman,Muna Tseng
Category: History, Modern Dance, Music, Pioneers, Theater Arts, Training

TITLE: Repertory Styles: How different is one ballet from another?
SERIES #: 142
SUMMARY: Small repertory companies and the importance of style. Esoterica: Viewer response.
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PARTICIPANTS: Diana Byers,Donald Mahler,George Daugherty,Celia Ipiotis,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Ballet, Performance Technique

TITLE: Repertory Styles: How different is one ballet from another?
SERIES #: 143
SUMMARY: Demands placed on principal dancers by choreographers. Esoterica: Gadgets used for exercises and massage.
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PARTICIPANTS: Donna Wood,Helgi Tomasson,Celia Ipiotis,William Starrett
Category: Ballet, Minority Artists, Modern Dance, Peerless Performers, Performance Technique

TITLE: Repertory Styles: How different is one ballet from another?
SERIES #: 144
SUMMARY: The all-round dancer: swinging from jazz to ballet. Esoterica: Carla Maxwell and Lucas Hoving discuss choreography.
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PARTICIPANTS: Lowell Smith,Nancy Raffa,Ginny Hounsell,Celia Ipiotis,Carla Maxwell,Lucas Hoving
Category: Ballet, Minority Artists, Performance Technique, Theater Dance

TITLE: Dance on TV & Film
SERIES #: 145
SUMMARY: Choreographers collaborate on video dance projects. Esoterica: Professional deductions.
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PARTICIPANTS: Cathy Weis,Wendy Perron,Deborah Gladstein,Sam Kantor,Celia Ipiotis,Douglas Burack
Category: Experimental, Film/Videodance, Gender Issues, Modern Dance, Social Political

TITLE: Dance on TV & Film
SERIES #: 146
SUMMARY: Dance as the subject in television and film. Esoterica: Physics and dance.
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PARTICIPANTS: Don Pennebaker,Kenneth Robbins,Celia Ipiotis,Barry Laine
Category: Documentation, Film/Videodance

TITLE: Dance on TV & Film
SERIES #: 147
SUMMARY: Video in combination with live dance performance. Esoterica: spoof of dance history.
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PARTICIPANTS: Lisa Kraus,Eva Maier,Stephanie Skura,Celia Ipiotis,Frances Becker
Category: Experimental, Film/Videodance, Mixed Media

TITLE: Dance on TV & Film
SERIES #: 148
SUMMARY: Creating dance for the camera. Esoterica: Dancers' survival manuels.
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PARTICIPANTS: Amy Greenfield,Peter Reed,Celia Ipiotis,Gwen Krause
Category: Experimental, Film/Videodance, Modern Dance, Survival Skills

TITLE: Social Dancing is Not Just For Fun! 16th century dance to ballroom dance
SERIES #: 149
SUMMARY: Demonstration and discussion of social dance in the Baroque Era. Esoterica: Masks made in Bali and Czechoslovakia.
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PARTICIPANTS: Wendy Hilton,Regine Astier,Celia Ipiotis,Islene Pinder
Category: Historical Dance, History, Social Dance

TITLE: Social Dancing is Not Just For Fun! 16th century dance to ballroom dance
SERIES #: 150
SUMMARY: Dancing at the Cotton Club and the Savoy. Esoterica: Women who popularized black dances
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PARTICIPANTS: Howard Johnson,C.Scoby Stroman,Celia Ipiotis,Norma Jean Darden
Category: History, Jazz, Minority Artists, Music, Social Dance

TITLE: Social Dancing is Not Just For Fun! 16th century dance to ballroom dance
SERIES #: 151
SUMMARY: Social dances of the American Indian, square dancing and the "swing" era.
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PARTICIPANTS: Pat Cannon,Louis Mofsie,John Lucchese,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Cultural Identities, Minority Artists, Native American, Social Dance

TITLE: Social Dancing is Not Just For Fun! 16th century dance to ballroom dance
SERIES #: 152
SUMMARY: Ballroom dance as an art form. Esoterica: Interracial social dances of the 1930's.
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PARTICIPANTS: Sandra Cameron,Pierre Dulane,Yvonne Marceau,Celia Ipiotis,Shelley Berg
Category: Social Dance, Training

TITLE: Dancers' Health Alert
SERIES #: 153
SUMMARY: Effects of pregnancy on dancers. Esoterica: Quotes from the book "Deep Song."
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PARTICIPANTS: Jane Comfort,Wilhelmina Frankfurt,Celia Ipiotis,Irene Dowd,Ernestine Stodelle
Category: Ballet, Health, Modern Dance, Training

TITLE: Dancers' Health Alert
SERIES #: 154
SUMMARY: Maturing patterns in dancers' lives. Esoterica: Applying gymmnastic training to Paul Taylor's dances.
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PARTICIPANTS: Ze'eva Cohen,Joshua Simon,Celia Ipiotis,Irene Dowd,Doug Wright
Category: Health, Modern Dance, Performance Technique, Psychology

TITLE: Dancers' Health Alert
SERIES #: 155
SUMMARY: Treatment available to the injured dancer. Esoterica: Testing the physical abilities of dancers.
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PARTICIPANTS: Loretta French,Martha Partridge,Celia Ipiotis,Irene Dowd,Mary Jean Liederbach
Category: Health, Modern Dance, Training

TITLE: Dancers' Health Alert
SERIES #: 156
SUMMARY: Arthritis and the dancer. Esoterica: Dance and rehabilitative physical therapy.
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PARTICIPANTS: Margaret Beals,Jay Aldersberg,Celia Ipiotis,Irene Dowd,Bernadette Hecox
Category: Health, Theater Arts, Training

TITLE: Shaping Today with Yesterday
SERIES #: 157
SUMMARY: Sensationalism caused by the 19th century waltz and Diaghilev's productions. Esoterica: Dancers' practice clothes.
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PARTICIPANTS: Lynn Garafola,Elizabeth Aldrich,Celia Ipiotis,William Starrett
Category: Historical Dance, History, Pioneers, Social Dance, Social Political

TITLE: Shaping Today with Yesterday
SERIES #: 158
SUMMARY: Morris dancers: ancient ritual English dances.
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PARTICIPANTS: Sarah Henry,John Dexter,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Ethnic/Folk, Ritual/Sacred Dance

TITLE: Shaping Today with Yesterday
SERIES #: 159
SUMMARY: Ballerinas compare notes on creating roles. Esoterica: Effect of exercises on the back.
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PARTICIPANTS: Cynthia Harvey,Sallie Wilson,Celia Ipiotis,Irene Dowd
Category: Ballet, Performance Technique

TITLE: Shaping Today with Yesterday
SERIES #: 160
SUMMARY: Tracing the roots of dance with Hanya Holm: a "founding mother" of American modern dance. Esoterica: A film portrait of Hanya Holm.
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PARTICIPANTS: Hanya Holm,Don Redlich,Celia Ipiotis,Nancy Mason Hauser film
Category: Film/Videodance, History, Modern Dance, Pioneers, Theater Dance

TITLE: Voices of Dance
SERIES #: 161
SUMMARY: Stars with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo reminisce about their legendary partnership.
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PARTICIPANTS: Alexandra Danilova,Frederic Franklin,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Ballet, History, Peerless Performers, Performance Technique

TITLE: Voices of Dance
SERIES #: 162
SUMMARY: Influences of Bauhaus and Russian constructivism on dance. Esoterica: Costumes as starting points for choreography.
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PARTICIPANTS: Debra McCall,James Saslow,Mel Gordon,Celia Ipiotis, Calck Hook
Category: History, Mixed Media, Modern Dance, Theater Arts, Visual Elements

TITLE: Voices of Dance
SERIES #: 163
SUMMARY: Change of attitudes within the ballet community from the 1930's. Esoterica: Exercises for slow rehearsals.
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PARTICIPANTS: John Taras,Francisco Moncion,Celia Ipiotis,William Starrett
Category: Ballet, History, Performance Technique

TITLE: Voices of Dance
SERIES #: 164
SUMMARY: Interpreting choreographers from the 50's & 60's such as James Waring and Anna Sokolow.
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PARTICIPANTS: Risa Steinberg,Jim May,Toby Armour,Celia Ipiotis
Category: History, Modern Dance, Performance Technique, Pioneers

TITLE: Terpsichorean Tales: Telling stories through dance
SERIES #: 165
SUMMARY: German/American modern dance arising against a background of controversy. Esoterica: Excerpts of "Blues Suite" shot for TV.
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PARTICIPANTS: Selma Jean Cohen,Laticia Ide,Lutz Forster,Celia Ipiotis,Pat Birch
Category: Cultural Identities, History, Modern Dance, Pioneers, Social Political, Training

TITLE: Terpsichorean Tales: Telling stories through dance
SERIES #: 166
SUMMARY: Methods used to establish characters and themes within dances. Esoterica: Butoh improvisation on the theme of a butterfly.
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PARTICIPANTS: Peter Rose,Marleen Pennison,Ralph Lemon,Celia Ipiotis,Yuriko Maezawa
Category: Experimental, Minority Artists, Mixed Media, Performance Technique, Theater Arts

TITLE: Terpsichorean Tales: Telling stories through dance
SERIES #: 167
SUMMARY: Views on tampering humorously with subjects in dance. Esoterica: Performance piece based on time-saving.
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PARTICIPANTS: Eric Barsness,Diane Martel,Debra Wanner,Celia Ipiotis,Judy Trupin
Category: Humor, Mixed Media, Modern Dance

TITLE: Terpsichorean Tales: Telling stories through dance
SERIES #: 168
SUMMARY: The impact of Charles Weidman's theatrical brilliance on individuals in dance. Esoterica: Movements from Nijinska's "Les Noces."
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PARTICIPANTS: Deborah Carr,Bill Cratty,Lee Sherman,Celia Ipiotis,James Sewell
Category: History, Modern Dance, Performance Technique, Pioneers

TITLE: The Spirit of Vaudeville
SERIES #: 169
SUMMARY: The rejuvenation of the "vaudevillian" style by today's contemporary performing artists. Esoterica: A satirical explanation of Pina Bausch's works.
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PARTICIPANTS: Michael Moschen,Bob Berkey,Celia Ipiotis,Frances Becker
Category: Athletics, Performance Art, Variety Performance

TITLE: The Spirit of Vaudeville
SERIES #: 170
SUMMARY: Performance artists discuss sharp political commentary on male/female stereotypes. Esoterica: Alternatives to conventional practice clothes.
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PARTICIPANTS: Pat Oleszko,Beth Lapides,Celia Ipiotis,Frances Becker
Category: Gender Issues, Humor, Performance Art

TITLE: The Spirit of Vaudeville
SERIES #: 171
SUMMARY: The story of vaudeville and the singular contributions of black minstrelsy performers.
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PARTICIPANTS: Charles "Cookie" Cook,Hank Smith,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Cultural Identities, History, Minority Artists, Peerless Performers, Pioneers, Social Dance, Tap, Variety Performance

TITLE: The Spirit of Vaudeville
SERIES #: 172
SUMMARY: Anecdotes and commentary revealing the heart of vaudeville. Esoterica: How dancers remember steps.
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PARTICIPANTS: Eddie Bracken,Ralph Allen,Celia Ipiotis,Frances Becker
Category: History, Theater Arts, Theater Dance, Variety Performance

TITLE: George Balanchine's Relationship with Music
SERIES #: 173
SUMMARY: Describing ways Balanchine illuminated music through movement. Esoterica: Interpreting Fokin's "Petrouchka."
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PARTICIPANTS: Joseph Duell,Robert Irving,George Perle,Celia Ipiotis,David Bintley
Category: Ballet, Music, Pioneers

TITLE: Mythology & the Arts: Part I
SERIES #: 174
SUMMARY: Sharing perspectives on the role of the artist in society and a 50-year personal relationship.
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PARTICIPANTS: Joseph Campbell,Jean Erdman,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Modern Dance, Ritual/Sacred Dance

TITLE: Mythology & the Arts: Part II
SERIES #: 175
SUMMARY: The artist as hero and creator of myths for the modern world. Esoterica: Reviewing Jose Limon's dance technique.
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PARTICIPANTS: Joseph Campbell,Jean Erdman,Celia Ipiotis,Daniel Lewis
Category: Modern Dance, Ritual/Sacred Dance

TITLE: Musicians & Dancers: The beat goes on
SERIES #: 176
SUMMARY: Drawing connections between musicians and dancers from Baroque and contemporary eras. Esoterica: Inventing a personal notation system.
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PARTICIPANTS: Janis Pforsich,Jean Kopperud,Celia Ipiotis,Frances Becker
Category: Historical Dance, History, Mixed Media, Music

TITLE: Musicians & Dancers: The beat goes on
SERIES #: 177
SUMMARY: Putting movement back into the music. Esoterica: Greeting dancers after performances.
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PARTICIPANTS: Lenny Pickett,Edwina Lee Tyler,Celia Ipiotis,Frances Becker
Category: African American Dance, Cultural Identities, Ethnic/Folk, Jazz, Minority Artists, Music

TITLE: Musicians & Dancers: The beat goes on
SERIES #: 178
SUMMARY: A critical view on the impact of musicians collaborating with dancers. Esoterica: Lucas Hoving teaching class.
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PARTICIPANTS: John Rockwell,Anthony Davis,Celia Ipiotis,Lucas Hoving
Category: Minority Artists, Modern Dance, Music

TITLE: Musicians & Dancers: The beat goes on
SERIES #: 179
SUMMARY: Dance music composers on the art of integrating two separate art forms and personal identities.
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PARTICIPANTS: Sergio Cervetti,Tom Wachunas,Tigger Benford,A. Leroy,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Experimental, Music

TITLE: Musicians & Dancers: The beat goes on
SERIES #: 180
SUMMARY: Commentary on escalating interests in mixing movement and music. Esoterica: Flash card system of learning ballet positions.
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PARTICIPANTS: David Van Tieghem,Peter Gordon,Celia Ipiotis,Frances Becker
Category: Business/Economics, Experimental, Film/Videodance, Improvisation, Jazz, Mixed Media, Modern Dance

TITLE: Special Interest Series:The success and demise of dance publications
SERIES #: 181
SUMMARY: Guests debate the future of dance publications and criticism in a limited marketplace. Esoterica: Pointers for audience members.
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PARTICIPANTS: William Como,Marcia Siegel,Karl Reuling,Celia Ipiotis,Frances Becker
Category: Commentary/Criticism

TITLE: Special Interest Series: Negotiating Space for Artists
SERIES #: 182
SUMMARY: Creative solutions and hard facts about real estate in New York City as they affect non-profits. Esoterica: The importance of good dance teaching.
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PARTICIPANTS: Leonard Easter,Barbara Zinn-Krieger,Sara Garretson,Celia Ipiotis,Lison Kaye
Category: Business/Economics, Minority Artists

TITLE: Special Interest Series: Apartheid & the Arts
SERIES #: 183
SUMMARY: How the suffocation of individual freedoms unleashes a cascade of politically-motivated creative activity.
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PARTICIPANTS: Rob Nixon,Frances Becker,Welcome Msomi,Philemon Wakashe,Celia Ipiotis
Category: African American Dance, Ballet, Cultural Identities, History, Minority Artists, Social Political, Theater Arts

TITLE: Center Stage
SERIES #: 184
SUMMARY: Reflections on Mary Wigman: modern dance pioneer and major proponent of the German Expressionist dance movement.
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PARTICIPANTS: Walter Sorell,Susan Manning,Susanne Linke,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Cultural Identities, Modern Dance, Pioneers, Social Political

TITLE: Center Stage
SERIES #: 185
SUMMARY: The importance of character development & presence in all dance works. Esoterica: Tribute to Murray Louis.
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PARTICIPANTS: Clive Thompson,Dudley Williams,Celia Ipiotis,Alwin Nikolais
Category: Minority Artists, Modern Dance, Performance Technique

TITLE: Center Stage
SERIES #: 186
SUMMARY: Guests describe how they shift and grow inside the skin of a dance.
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PARTICIPANTS: Janis Brenner,Ellen Kogan,Sally Hess,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Modern Dance, Performance Technique

TITLE: Center Stage
SERIES #: 187
SUMMARY: Key contributions associated with the performance and experimental choreography of two female artists: Francoise Prevost (1680 - 1741) and Bronislava Nijinska (1891 - 1979). Esoterica: Masks and fan language in Baroque Dance.
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PARTICIPANTS: Irina Nijinska,Ann Jacoby,Celia Ipiotis,Catherine Turocy
Category: Ballet, Historical Dance, History, Performance Technique, Pioneers, Training

TITLE: Center Stage
SERIES #: 188
SUMMARY: Skills required in balancing performances charged with physicality and theatricality.
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PARTICIPANTS: Terry Creach,Sean Curran,Bronislav Tomich,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Humor, Modern Dance, Performance Technique, Training

TITLE: Center Stage
SERIES #: 189
SUMMARY: Comparing notes on methods used to elicit inspired performances regardless of dance form.
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PARTICIPANTS: Yuriko,Maria Benitez,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Asian Influence, Cultural Identities, Latino, Minority Artists, Modern Dance, Native American, Peerless Performers, Performance Technique

TITLE: Latin Connection
SERIES #: 190
SUMMARY: Highlighting social-political sensitivities through modern dance. Esoterica: Puerto Rican social dances.
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PARTICIPANTS: Damelia Mujica,Viveca Vazquez,Eva Gasteazoro,Celia Ipiotis,Awilda Sterling
Category: Cultural Identities, Gender Issues, Latino, Minority Artists, Mixed Media, Music, Social Political

TITLE: Latin Connection
SERIES #: 191
SUMMARY: The religious and political underpinings of Afro-Brazilian-Caribbean music and dance.
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PARTICIPANTS: Louis Bauzo,Jelom Viera,Molly Ahye,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Athletics, Cultural Identities, Latino, Minority Artists, Music, Ritual/Sacred Dance, Social Political

TITLE: Latin Connection
SERIES #: 192
SUMMARY: Reviewing popular music & dance forms from Cuba & Puerto Rico. Esoterica: The Congo's Cuban Kubata masked dance.
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PARTICIPANTS: Juan Gutierrez,Marco Rizo,Morton Marks,Celia Ipiotis,Angela Fleming
Category: Latino, Minority Artists, Music, Popular Dance

TITLE: Latin Connection
SERIES #: 193
SUMMARY: Demystifying and identifying the various forms of Spanish dance. Esoterica: Touring in Germany.
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PARTICIPANTS: Carlota Santana,Hector Zaraspe,Luis Montero,Celia Ipiotis,Frances Becker
Category: Ballet, Ethnic/Folk, Latino, Performance Technique

TITLE: Latin Connection
SERIES #: 194
SUMMARY: The effects of Latin roots on artists' careers and work.
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PARTICIPANTS: Beatriz Rodriguez,Alfredo Corvino,Michael Uthoff,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Ballet, Latino, Minority Artists, Training

TITLE: New Angles: Dance on TV
SERIES #: 195
SUMMARY: Experiments employing dance on television during the 50's and 60's.
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PARTICIPANTS: John Butler,Jerome Schnur,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Film/Videodance, History, Modern Dance

TITLE: New Angles: Dance on TV
SERIES #: 196
SUMMARY: Effectively approaching dance on TV. Esoterica: A videodance dance piece "Orbit."
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PARTICIPANTS: Matthew Diamond,Michael Schwartz,Celia Ipiotis,Stephanie Woodard
Category: Film/Videodance, Modern Dance

TITLE: New Angles: Dance on TV
SERIES #: 197
SUMMARY: The high tech mixing of video and dance.
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PARTICIPANTS: John Sanborn,James Byrne,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Film/Videodance

TITLE: New Angles: Dance on TV
SERIES #: 198
SUMMARY: Exploring new age TV/dance/live performance experimentations.
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PARTICIPANTS: Charles Atlas,Kit Fitzgerald,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Experimental, Film/Videodance, Mixed Media, Modern Dance

TITLE: Standing the Test of Time
SERIES #: 199
SUMMARY: Ballet during the 1930's thru 50's with Ballet Russe, Balanchine in Russia and American Ballet Theatre.
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PARTICIPANTS: Tamara Geva,Sono Osato,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Ballet, History, Performance Technique

TITLE: Transformations:The art of mime, ballet & Broadway
SERIES #: 200
SUMMARY: Creating stage magic through imagination and attention to detail.
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PARTICIPANTS: Denise Jackson,Andres Bossard,Floriana Frassetto,Bebe Neuwirth,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Ballet, Performance Technique, Theater Arts, Theater Dance, Variety Performance

TITLE: Nurturing New Generations of Dancers
SERIES #: 201
SUMMARY: Cultivating new talent through inspiration and a solid sense of craft. Esoterica: Reconstructing dance steps from 18th century manuals.
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PARTICIPANTS: Bessie Schoenberg,Louise Roberts,Celia Ipiotis,Phil Lee
Category: Modern Dance, Pioneers, Training

TITLE: A Salute to the Incomparable Indian Dancer: Balasaraswati
SERIES #: 202
SUMMARY: The influence and greatness of Balasaraswati.
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PARTICIPANTS: Smita Shah,Kamala Cesar,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Asian Influence, Cultural Identities, History, Minority Artists, Peerless Performers, Pioneers, Ritual/Sacred Dance

TITLE: Anatomy of a Dance-Charged Commercial:
SERIES #: 203
SUMMARY: Pressure and timing associated with commercials.
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PARTICIPANTS: Ed Bianchi,Francine Landes,Louis Falco,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Business/Economics, Film/Videodance, Modern Dance, Popular Dance

TITLE: Rhythm's the Name of the Game: Dance Series
SERIES #: 204
SUMMARY: Tap dancing on Braodway: it's near demise and current revival.
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PARTICIPANTS: Gregg Burge,Henry Le Tang,Celia Ipiotis,Sally Sommer
Category: History, Minority Artists, Performance Technique, Tap, Theater Dance

TITLE: Rhythm's the Name of the Game: Dance Series
SERIES #: 205
SUMMARY: Combined use of modern dance, narrative and tap technique.
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PARTICIPANTS: Anita Feldman,Gail Conrad,Jacqueline Raven,Celia Ipiotis,Sally Sommer
Category: Minority Artists, Mixed Media, Tap

TITLE: Rhythm's the Name of the Game: Dance Series
SERIES #: 206
SUMMARY: Originality and styles as the essence of tap dance.
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PARTICIPANTS: Charles Honi Coles,Gregory Hines,Celia Ipiotis,Sally Sommer
Category: History, Minority Artists, Peerless Performers, Pioneers, Tap

TITLE: Rhythm's the Name of the Game: Dance Series
SERIES #: 207
SUMMARY: Dissecting and demonstrating tap dance techniques and improvisatory styles.
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PARTICIPANTS: Brenda Bufalino,Fred Strickler,Celia Ipiotis,Sally Sommer
Category: Improvisation, Performance Technique, Tap

TITLE: Comparing the Attitudes of Dancers & Athletes
SERIES #: 208
SUMMARY: How the aim for perfection collides with the harshness of physical limitations.
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PARTICIPANTS: Ron Darling,Ian Ernie Horvath,Kirk Peterson,Joel Solomon,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Athletics, Ballet, Business/Economics, Performance Technique, Psychology, Training

TITLE: Working Partnerships
SERIES #: 209
SUMMARY: Living and working together as composer & choreographer. Esoterica: Excerpts of works by Bella Lewitzky.
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PARTICIPANTS: Stephanie Woodard,Peter Zummo,Celia Ipiotis,Bella Lewitsky
Category: Mixed Media, Modern Dance, Music

TITLE: Working Partnerships
SERIES #: 210
SUMMARY: A partnership which includes the running of a small dance company. Esoterica: Excerpts of Lewitzky's "Confines"
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PARTICIPANTS: Fred Matthews,Gary Masters,Celia Ipiotis,Bella Lewitsky
Category: Modern Dance, Survival Skills

TITLE: Working Partnerships
SERIES #: 211
SUMMARY: The founding of the dynamic dance/theater collective Pilobolus.
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PARTICIPANTS: Jonathan Wolken,Moses Pendleton,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Athletics, Modern Dance, Peerless Performers, Pioneers

TITLE: Working Partnerships
SERIES #: 212
SUMMARY: Ballet dancers sharing lives and career concerns. Esoterica: Spoof of Marie Taglioni and the Czars.
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PARTICIPANTS: Judy Fugate,Mehdi Bahiri,Celia Ipiotis,Frances Becker
Category: Ballet, Survival Skills

TITLE: Modern in Ballet
SERIES #: 213
SUMMARY: Modern dance and ballet sharing the stage during the 1959 production of "Episodes."
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PARTICIPANTS: Peter Frame,Bart Cook,Ethel Winter,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Ballet, History, Modern Dance, Performance Technique, Pioneers

TITLE: Modern in Ballet
SERIES #: 214
SUMMARY: Adapting two stylistic differences demanded by modern & ballet. Esoterica: Involvement with Groupe de Recherches Theatrales de l'Opera de Paris.
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PARTICIPANTS: Cassandra Phifer,Lisa Lockwood,Lynne Taylor-Corbett,Celia Ipiotis,Carolyn Carlson
Category: Ballet, Minority Artists, Modern Dance, Performance Technique, Theater Dance

TITLE: Modern in Ballet
SERIES #: 215
SUMMARY: The invasion of ballet territory by modern dance. Esoterica: Demonstration of faux pas in partnering.
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PARTICIPANTS: Susan Marshall,Ohad Naharin,Christine Spizzo,Celia Ipiotis,Christine Spizzo,Tom Titone
Category: Ballet, Modern Dance, Performance Technique

TITLE: Modern in Ballet
SERIES #: 216
SUMMARY: Modern choreographers producing dances for ballet companies under pressure.
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PARTICIPANTS: Lar Lubovitch,Mark Morris,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Business/Economics, Modern Dance

TITLE: The Visual Urge in the Performing Arts
SERIES #: 217
SUMMARY: Performers strongly motivated by visual elements.
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PARTICIPANTS: John Kelly,Huck Snyder,Lee Nagrin,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Mixed Media, Performance Art, Visual Elements

TITLE: The Visual Urge in the Performing Arts
SERIES #: 218
SUMMARY: Intersecting visual concepts with performing artists. Esoterica: Excerpts from Monk's "Quarry" and "Turtle Dreams."
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PARTICIPANTS: Judy Pfaff,Power Boothe,Celia Ipiotis,Meredith Monk
Category: Mixed Media, Visual Elements

TITLE: The Visual Urge in the Performing Arts
SERIES #: 219
SUMMARY: Interacting on visual and performing arts collaborations. Esoterica: Pablo Picasso's designs for Massine's "Parade."
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PARTICIPANTS: Karol Armitage,David Salle,Celia Ipiotis,Lynn Garafola
Category: Ballet, Mixed Media, Modern Dance, Visual Elements

TITLE: The Visual Urge in the Performing Arts
SERIES #: 220
SUMMARY: Scenic innovations by Loie Fuller and the Futurists. Esoterica: Funny bios of Loie Fuller and Isadora Duncan.
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PARTICIPANTS: Sally Sommer,Michael Kirby,Celia Ipiotis,Frances Becker
Category: History, Modern Dance, Pioneers, Stagecraft/Backstage, Theater Arts, Visual Elements

TITLE: Meeting the Challenge
SERIES #: 221
SUMMARY: Charting a professional career in dance during the 50's & 60's.
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PARTICIPANTS: Paul Taylor,Charles Reinhart,Celia Ipiotis
Category: History, Modern Dance, Pioneers, Survival Skills

TITLE: Meeting the Challenge
SERIES #: 222
SUMMARY: The development and sustenance of dance outside of NYC. Esoterica: Excerpt of Molissa Fenley's "Esperanto."
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PARTICIPANTS: Doris Hering,Todd Bolender,Celia Ipiotis,Molissa Fenley
Category: Ballet, History, Survival Skills

TITLE: Meeting the Challenge
SERIES #: 223
SUMMARY: Legitimiaing dance during the Bennington years. Esoterica: Stage designs Diaghilev's Ballets Russes.
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PARTICIPANTS: Martha Hill,Daniel Lewis,Celia Ipiotis,Lynn Garafola
Category: History, Modern Dance, Pioneers, Training

TITLE: Meeting the Challenge
SERIES #: 224
SUMMARY: Synthesizing art and technology with myth and ritual.
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PARTICIPANTS: Meredith Monk,Ping Chong,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Asian Influence, Minority Artists, Peerless Performers, Performance Art, Ritual/Sacred Dance

TITLE: Attitudes & Training in Dance
SERIES #: 225
SUMMARY: The position of the interpretive artist in modern dance versus ballet.
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PARTICIPANTS: Peter Boal,Ginger Gillespie,Frey Faust,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Ballet, Modern Dance, Peerless Performers, Performance Technique, Variety Performance

TITLE: Attitudes & Training
SERIES #: 226
SUMMARY: Antony Tudor the teacher: champion of dramatically motivated movement.
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PARTICIPANTS: Lance Westergard,Carolyn Brown,Kathleen Moore,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Ballet, History, Modern Dance, Pioneers, Training

TITLE: Attitudes & Training
SERIES #: 227
SUMMARY: The training and lifestyle of young professional dancers. Part I.
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PARTICIPANTS: Darren Gibson,Rebecca Metzger,Robert Lyon,Efrain Bracero,Angela Zieziulewicz,Sant'gria Bello,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Ballet, Minority Artists, Training

TITLE: Attitudes & Training
SERIES #: 228
SUMMARY: The complete dedication of young professional dancers. Part II.
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PARTICIPANTS: Darren Gibson,Rebecca Metzger,Robert Lyon,Efrain Bracero,Angela Zieziulewicz,Sant'gria Bello,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Ballet, Minority Artists, Training

TITLE: Attitudes & Training
SERIES #: 229
SUMMARY: The competitive spirit: retaining dance aesthetics in an age of dance competitions. Esoterica: The qualities of great partnerships.
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PARTICIPANTS: Alicia Alonso,Arthur Mitchell,Arnold Spohr,Celia Ipiotis,Alicia Alonso,Igor Youskevitch
Category: Ballet, History, Minority Artists, Peerless Performers, Performance Technique, Pioneers

TITLE: Encounter with Maya Plisetskaya: Part I
SERIES #: 230
SUMMARY: A glimpse into the daily life of a Russian ballerina. Esoterica: Impressions of Plisteskaya's ardor and charisma.
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PARTICIPANTS: Maya Plisetskaya,Helen Atlas,Celia Ipiotis,Shields Remine,David Vaughan
Category: Ballet, History, Peerless Performers, Performance Technique

TITLE: A Dancer's Regime
SERIES #: 231
SUMMARY: Managing one's life after the performance career has ended.
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PARTICIPANTS: John Parks,Rose Marie Wright,Daniel Duell,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Ballet, Minority Artists, Modern Dance, Survival Skills

TITLE: A Dancer's Regime
SERIES #: 232
SUMMARY: Pain & injury management: the desire for freedom of movement regardless of pain. Esoterica: Theraputic exercises for foot injuries.
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PARTICIPANTS: Jim Clinton,Francesca Corkle,Celia Ipiotis,Irene Dowd,Irene Dowd,Marilyn Klaus
Category: Ballet, Health, Modern Dance, Training

TITLE: A Dancer's Regime
SERIES #: 233
SUMMARY: The daily class: different approaches to teaching technique classes. Esoterica: Doris Humphrey's concept of fall and rebound.
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PARTICIPANTS: Suki Schorer,Betty Jones,Finis Jhung,Celia Ipiotis,Betty Jones
Category: Ballet, Minority Artists, Modern Dance, Training

TITLE: Le Sacre du Printemps: Reborn
SERIES #: 234
SUMMARY: The finding and recreating of Nijinsky's revolutionary "Le Sacre du Printemps."
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PARTICIPANTS: Millicent Hodson,Kenneth Archer,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Ballet, Documentation, History, Pioneers

TITLE: Dance Photography
SERIES #: 235
SUMMARY: Capturing the dancer in action. Esoterica: 19th century daguerrotypes.
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PARTICIPANTS: Steven Caras,Tom Brazil,Costas Cacaroukas,Rick Sheridan,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Ballet, Modern Dance, Photography, Survival Skills

TITLE: Dance Photography
SERIES #: 236
SUMMARY: A current and historical perspective on dance photography as an art form. Esoterica: The construction of tutus.
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PARTICIPANTS: Lois Greenfield,William Ewing,Celia Ipiotis,Christine Spizzo,Haydee Morales
Category: Ballet, History, Modern Dance, Photography

TITLE: Dance Photography
SERIES #: 237
SUMMARY: The controversial & aesthetic aspects of dance photography. Esoterica: What makes for exciting dance photographs.
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PARTICIPANTS: Jack Vartoogian,Herbert Migdoll,Celia Ipiotis,Jack Mitchell
Category: Ballet, Ethnic/Folk, Modern Dance, Photography, Survival Skills

TITLE: Working with Youths on Musicals
SERIES #: 238
SUMMARY: Young adults relating to music and dance. Esoterica: Forming a company for young dancers.
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PARTICIPANTS: Elizabeth Swados,Michael Peters,Celia Ipiotis,Kevin Jeff
Category: Minority Artists, Music, Performance Technique, Popular Dance, Theater Arts, Theater Dance

TITLE: The Magic of Katherine Dunham
SERIES #: 239
SUMMARY: Unlocking the mysteries of the Dunham repertory and technique.
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PARTICIPANTS: Gary DeLoatch,Vanoye Aikens,Celia Ipiotis
Category: History, Minority Artists, Modern Dance, Peerless Performers, Pioneers, Ritual/Sacred Dance

TITLE: On the Edge...of Success
SERIES #: 240
SUMMARY: Attitudes towards audiences and pacing a new career.
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PARTICIPANTS: Ulysses Dove,Mark Dendy,Randy Warshaw,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Gender Issues, Minority Artists, Modern Dance, Survival Skills

TITLE: On the Edge...of Success
SERIES #: 241
SUMMARY: Creating new theater with masks, puppets and ritual.
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PARTICIPANTS: Theodora Skipitares,Ralph Lee,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Performance Art, Ritual/Sacred Dance, Theater Arts, Visual Elements

TITLE: On the Edge...of Success
SERIES #: 242
SUMMARY: Negotiating a career as a young female choreographer.
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PARTICIPANTS: Miriam Mahdaviani,Sarah Skaggs,Jawole Willa Jo Zollar,Celia Ipiotis
Category: African American Dance, Ballet, Gender Issues, Minority Artists, Modern Dance, Survival Skills

TITLE: Encounter with Maya Plisetskaya: Part Two
SERIES #: 243
SUMMARY: Life as a Russian ballerina with a new interest in choreography. Esoterica: Impressions of Plisteskaya.
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PARTICIPANTS: Maya Plisetskaya,Helen Atlas,Celia Ipiotis,John Clifford,Selma Jean Cohen
Category: Ballet, History, Peerless Performers, Performance Technique

TITLE: Dance Companies: Comparisons and Contrasts
SERIES #: 244
SUMMARY: Weighing the differences between NYC Ballet & American Ballet Theatre. Esoterica: Betty Jones recalls Jose Limon and Doris Humphrey.
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PARTICIPANTS: Robert La Fosse,Lisa de Ribere,Celia Ipiotis,Betty Jones
Category: Ballet, Performance Technique

TITLE: Dance Companies: Comparisons and Contrasts
SERIES #: 245
SUMMARY: Comparing company policies, dance styles and personalities.
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PARTICIPANTS: Sarita Allen,Leslie Carothers,Catherine Kerr,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Business/Economics, Minority Artists, Modern Dance, Performance Technique, Survival Skills

TITLE: Dance Companies: Comparisons and Contrasts
SERIES #: 246
SUMMARY: Existing contrasts between modern and ballet companies.
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PARTICIPANTS: Daniel Baudendistel,Susan Hadley,William Whitener,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Ballet, Business/Economics, Modern Dance, Performance Technique, Survival Skills

TITLE: Actors Dancing & Dancers Acting
SERIES #: 247
SUMMARY: Getting the most out of actors suddenly required to dance.
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PARTICIPANTS: Garth Fagan,Carl Lumbly,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Minority Artists, Modern Dance, Performance Technique, Theater Arts

TITLE: Actors Dancing & Dancers Acting
SERIES #: 248
SUMMARY: Fine tuning dancers acting and actors dancing.
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PARTICIPANTS: Roger Babb,Robert Besserer,Jeannie Hutchins,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Modern Dance, Performance Art, Performance Technique, Theater Arts

TITLE: Arts Innovators
SERIES #: 249
SUMMARY: Absorbing dance concepts from George Balanchine. Esoterica: The impact of Kodo drummers on Max Roach.
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PARTICIPANTS: Edward Villella,Celia Ipiotis,Max Roach
Category: Ballet, History, Peerless Performers, Pioneers

TITLE: Arts Innovators
SERIES #: 250
SUMMARY: Inventing ways to regenerate the theater & sustain global perspectives. Esoterica: Words in theater and a tribute to E. Stewart.
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PARTICIPANTS: Ellen Stewart,Celia Ipiotis,Colette Berge,Maureen Fleming
Category: Minority Artists, Pioneers, Survival Skills, Theater Arts

TITLE: Jazzing It Up
SERIES #: 251
SUMMARY: The emergence of choreographed Lindy Hop sequences by Frankie Manning.
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PARTICIPANTS: Frankie Manning,Robert Crease,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Cultural Identities, History, Jazz, Minority Artists, Peerless Performers, Pioneers, Popular Dance, Social Dance, Survival Skills

TITLE: Jazzing It Up
SERIES #: 252
SUMMARY: The special acrobatics and style of the Nicholas brothers in the 30's & 40's. Esoterica: Harold's skills as a drummer.
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PARTICIPANTS: Harold Nicholas,Celia Ipiotis,Max Roach
Category: History, Minority Artists, Peerless Performers, Performance Technique, Pioneers, Tap, Theater Dance

TITLE: Jazzing It Up
SERIES #: 253
SUMMARY: Establishing credibility and artistic control as a commercial choreographer.
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PARTICIPANTS: George Faison,Ron Field,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Minority Artists, Modern Dance, Popular Dance, Survival Skills, Theater Dance

TITLE: Jazzing It Up
SERIES #: 254
SUMMARY: Teaching jazz dance as a commercial and concert dance form. Esoterica: Keeping work fresh.
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PARTICIPANTS: Fred Benjamin,Lynn Simonson,Celia Ipiotis,Max Roach
Category: Jazz, Minority Artists, Training

TITLE: The Creative Process
SERIES #: 255
SUMMARY: New perspectives gained by dancers. choreographers and musicians collaborating.
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PARTICIPANTS: Charles Wuorinen,Lourdes Lopez,William Forsythe,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Ballet, Music, Performance Technique

TITLE: The Creative Process
SERIES #: 256
SUMMARY: Close-up with Agnes de Mille on the essence of dramatic gesture, timing and stage presence. Esoterica: Working with deMille in the rehearsal room.
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PARTICIPANTS: Agnes de Mille,Celia Ipiotis,Terry Orr,Martha Johnson
Category: Ballet, History, Performance Technique, Pioneers, Theater Arts, Theater Dance

TITLE: The Creative Process
SERIES #: 257
SUMMARY: Receiving choreographic direction from Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey & Jose Limon.
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PARTICIPANTS: Jane Dudley,Pearl Lang,Ruth Currier,Celia Ipiotis
Category: History, Modern Dance, Peerless Performers, Performance Technique, Pioneers, Training

TITLE: The Creative Process
SERIES #: 258
SUMMARY: Exploring personal & creative growth as a dancer and choreographer on the rise.
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PARTICIPANTS: Clark Tippet,Kevin McKenzie,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Ballet, Survival Skills

TITLE: The Creative Process
SERIES #: 259
SUMMARY: Sharing visions of poet, choreographer & lighting designer in the creation of a dance.
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PARTICIPANTS: Dan Wagoner,George Montgomery,Jennifer Tipton,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Mixed Media, Modern Dance, Stagecraft/Backstage

TITLE: Changing Trends in Dance
SERIES #: 260
SUMMARY: Searching for the identity of the black choreographer.
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PARTICIPANTS: Gus Solomons Jr.,Chuck Davis,Celia Ipiotis
Category: African American Dance, Cultural Identities, Experimental, Minority Artists, Ritual/Sacred Dance, Social Political

TITLE: Changing Trends in Dance
SERIES #: 261
SUMMARY: Heightened technical prowess plus interest in text & visuals.
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PARTICIPANTS: David Dorfman,Ann Carlson,Tamar Kotoske,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Mixed Media, Modern Dance

TITLE: Bournonville Ballet
SERIES #: 262
SUMMARY: Distinguishing features of the Bournonville technique& the Royal Danish Ballet Company. Esoterica: Demonstration of mime gesture in ballet.
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PARTICIPANTS: Alexander Kolpin,Nikolaj Hubbe,Linda Hindberg,Heidi Ryom,Celia Ipiotis,Christine Spizzo,Johan Renvall
Category: Ballet, Cultural Identities, History, Performance Technique

TITLE: Positive Perspectives on AIDS
SERIES #: 263
SUMMARY: Coming to terms with AIDS and sustaining a productive and creative life.
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PARTICIPANTS: Ian Ernie Horvath,Charles Ziff,Irene Dowd,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Ballet, Health, Social Political, Survival Skills

TITLE: Critical Looks at Dance Trends
SERIES #: 264
SUMMARY: The ascent of modern dancers choreographing for ballet, multi-media productions and applying gender switching concepts. Esoterica: Designing lights for dance companies.
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PARTICIPANTS: Deborah Jowitt,Jack Anderson,Senta Driver,Celia Ipiotis,Jennifer Tipton
Category: Ballet, Commentary/Criticism, Gender Issues, History, Modern Dance

TITLE: The Bessies Are Back
SERIES #: 265
SUMMARY: Assessing the impact of the 5th annual Bessie awards on the dance community and individual careers.
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PARTICIPANTS: Bill Irwin,David White,Celia Ipiotis,Ann Carlson,Elizabeth Streb,Bill T. Jones,Bessie Schonberg,Frances Becker,Amy Pivar,Stephanie Skura,Kate Johnson,John Kelly,Edwina Lee Tyler,Valda Setterfield
Category: Experimental, Minority Artists, Modern Dance, Performance Art

TITLE: A Conversation With Cynthia Gregory
SERIES #: 266
SUMMARY: Reflections on a 20 year performance career: personal influences, career choices and technical accomplishments. Esoterica: Freelance status vs. affiliation with a company.
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PARTICIPANTS: Cynthia Gregory,Celia Ipiotis,Fernando Bujones,Medhi Bahiri
Category: Ballet, Latino, Performance Technique

TITLE: Pursuing the Avant Garde Performance Scene
SERIES #: 267
SUMMARY: Investigating personal themes and challenging current notions of artists at work and play.
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PARTICIPANTS: Leigh Clark,Celia Ipiotis,Robert Daulton,Kevin Duffy,Tom Judson,Dean Moss,George Osterman,Amy Sue Rosen,Stephanie Silverman,Donald Woods,Frances Becker
Category: Experimental, Minority Artists, Performance Art

TITLE: Unearthing Balanchine's Cotillon
SERIES #: 268
SUMMARY: The research required to recapture the steps and atmosphere of George Balanchine's lost ballet "Cotillon."
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PARTICIPANTS: Millicent Hodson,Kenneth Archer,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Ballet, Documentation, History, Pioneers

TITLE: Improvisation: The Spice of Life
SERIES #: 269
SUMMARY: Physical risk and intelligence as primary motivating factors in the execution of improvisations.
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PARTICIPANTS: Yvonne Meier,Jennifer Monson,Guy Yarden,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Experimental, Improvisation, Music

TITLE: Improvisation: The Spice of Life
SERIES #: 270
SUMMARY: Organically motivated dance improvisation structures edged with social commentary.
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PARTICIPANTS: Simone Forti,Nina Martin,Sally Silvers,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Experimental, Improvisation, Social Political

TITLE: Improvisation: The Spice of Life
SERIES #: 271
SUMMARY: Using improvisation to develop creative material and interact with audiences. Esoterica: Improvising with tap.
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PARTICIPANTS: Jim Niesen,Robbie McCauley,Celia Ipiotis,Jackie Shue
Category: Improvisation, Minority Artists, Mixed Media, Theater Arts

TITLE: Improvisation: The Spice of Life
SERIES #: 272
SUMMARY: Structuring dance imporvisations around musical forms.
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PARTICIPANTS: Livia Vanaver,Heather Cornell,Richard Bull,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Ethnic/Folk, Improvisation, Tap

TITLE: Improvisation: The Spice of Life
SERIES #: 273
SUMMARY: Employing improvisation in the development of a dancer's creativity & performance technique. Esoterica: Memories as deancers with Louis and Nikolais.
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PARTICIPANTS: Alwin Nikolais,Murray Louis,Celia Ipiotis,Jerry Pearson,Phyllis Lamhut,Gerald Otte
Category: Improvisation, Modern Dance, Performance Technique, Pioneers

TITLE: Men in Dance
SERIES #: 274
SUMMARY: The presentation of the male dancer on stage as either a homosexual or heterosexual person.
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PARTICIPANTS: Abdel Salaam,Lloyd Newson,Celia Ipiotis
Category: African American Dance, Cultural Identities, Gender Issues, Minority Artists, Modern Dance

TITLE: Men in Dance
SERIES #: 275
SUMMARY: Society's view of men who chose careers as professional dancers.
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PARTICIPANTS: Norman Walker,Robert Lindgren,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Gender Issues, History, Modern Dance, Performance Technique, Pioneers

TITLE: African-American Artists Speak
SERIES #: 276
SUMMARY: The educational and spiritual influences informing black artists.
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PARTICIPANTS: Barry Martin,Madeleine Yayodele Nelson,Alfred Gallman,Celia Ipiotis
Category: African American Dance, Cultural Identities, Minority Artists, Modern Dance, Music, Performance Technique, Ritual/Sacred Dance

TITLE: African-American Artists Speak
SERIES #: 277
SUMMARY: Political commentary in performance pieces and the building of audiences. Esoterica: Stereotyping that confronts black dancers.
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PARTICIPANTS: Kevin Jeff,Robin Gray,Thomas Pinnock,Thea Nerissa Barnes,Celia Ipiotis
Category: African American Dance, Cultural Identities, Minority Artists, Modern Dance, Performance Art, Social Political, Theater Arts

TITLE: African-American Artists Speak
SERIES #: 278
SUMMARY: The effects of the civil-rights movement on artists-of-color.
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PARTICIPANTS: Joan Miller,Nanette Bearden,Virginia Johnson,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Ballet, Cultural Identities, History, Minority Artists, Modern Dance, Peerless Performers, Social Political

TITLE: Wedding Dance to Video & Film
SERIES #: 279
SUMMARY: Sharing creative control and visions in collaborations involving dancers with video & film artists.
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PARTICIPANTS: Mary Lucier,Burt Barr,Jim Self,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Film/Videodance, Modern Dance, Survival Skills

TITLE: Wedding Dance To Video & Film
SERIES #: 280
SUMMARY: How perceptions of dance change when committed to video or film & how subject matter is determined.
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PARTICIPANTS: Christian Blackwood,Virginia Brooks,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Documentation, Film/Videodance

TITLE: Wedding Dance to Video & Film
SERIES #: 281
SUMMARY: Examining performing artists' new attitudes towards the creative manipulation of dance on video & film.
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PARTICIPANTS: Henry Hills,Mary Ellen Strom,Jeff McMahon,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Experimental, Film/Videodance, Modern Dance

TITLE: Wedding Dance To Video & Film
SERIES #: 282
SUMMARY: Relating to Merce Cunningham & other dancers in the making of artistic and instructional dance video tapes.
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PARTICIPANTS: Elliot Caplan,Dennis Diamond,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Documentation, Film/Videodance, Modern Dance

TITLE: Exhibition Ballroom Dance
SERIES #: 283
SUMMARY: The origins of exhibition ballroom dance and its changing form from the days of Irene & Vernon Castle.
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PARTICIPANTS: Julie Malnig,Judie Martin,Stan Martin,Celia Ipiotis
Category: History, Pioneers, Social Dance

TITLE: Ancient Greek Poetry, Music & Dance
SERIES #: 284
SUMMARY: Inspecting the song culture of ancient Greeks when theater was defined as a mix of music, poetry & dance.
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PARTICIPANTS: Peter Steadman,Eve Belgarian,Rachel Kitzinger,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Cultural Identities, Documentation, Film/Videodance, Music, Ritual/Sacred Dance, Theater Arts

TITLE: The Art of Leonid Massine
SERIES #: 285
SUMMARY: Reviewing Massine's innovations as the first consistent choreographer of symphonic ballets.
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PARTICIPANTS: Vicente Garcia-Marquez,Igor Youskevitch,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Ballet, History, Latino, Peerless Performers, Performance Technique, Pioneers

TITLE: African Origins
SERIES #: 286
SUMMARY: Locating and transferring authentic African traditions from villages to concert stages.
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PARTICIPANTS: Marie Brooks,Michel Boudon,Colette Berge,Celia Ipiotis
Category: African American Dance, Cultural Identities, Ritual/Sacred Dance

TITLE: Modernizing Ballet
SERIES #: 287
SUMMARY: Identifying elements of the Tharp style and how it is perceived by ballet dancers. Esoterica: Teaching modern ballet dancers and a satirization of ballet and modern dancers.
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PARTICIPANTS: Shelley Washington,Richard Colton,Celia Ipiotis,Gabriella Taub-Darvash,Frances Becker
Category: Ballet, Minority Artists, Modern Dance, Performance Technique, Pioneers

TITLE: Crossing Russian & American Ballet Boundaries
SERIES #: 288
SUMMARY: Stylistic, technical & mental adjustments made by Russian dancers performing with American companies.
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PARTICIPANTS: Valentina Kozlova,Andris Liepa,Nancy Reynolds,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Ballet, History, Performance Technique, Training

TITLE: Profile: Peter Schaufuss
SERIES #: 289
SUMMARY: A journey from the Royal Danish Ballet to international status as one of the great male dancers.
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PARTICIPANTS: Peter Schaufuss,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Ballet, History, Peerless Performers, Survival Skills, Training

TITLE: Profile: Alvin Ailey
SERIES #: 290
SUMMARY: A penetrating look at a man who leveraged black American modern dancers into the international mainstream.
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PARTICIPANTS: Alvin Ailey,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Cultural Identities, Minority Artists, Modern Dance, Performance Technique, Pioneers, Survival Skills

TITLE: Profile: Patricia McBride
SERIES #: 291
SUMMARY: Reviewing a lifetime with one of George Balanchine's favorite ballerinas.
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PARTICIPANTS: Patricia McBride,Francis Mason,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Ballet, Peerless Performers, Performance Technique, Training

TITLE: The Consequences of Touring
SERIES #: 292
SUMMARY: Constructive approaches to touring which drains creative resources but replenishes financial reserves.
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PARTICIPANTS: David Parsons,Paul Zaloom,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Modern Dance, Performance Art, Survival Skills, Variety Performance

TITLE: From Petipa to Diaghilev
SERIES #: 293
SUMMARY: Tracing Russian ballet's continuity through the work of Petipa, Diaghilev and Lopukhov.
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PARTICIPANTS: Lynn Garafola,Tim Scholl,Celia Ipiotis,Lynn Garafola,Tim Scholl,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Ballet, History, Pioneers

TITLE: Dance Audiences' Expectations
SERIES #: 294
SUMMARY: American audiences: How far have we come in producing a nation of people supportive of dance?
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PARTICIPANTS: David Vaughan,Don McDonagh,Patsy Tarr,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Commentary/Criticism, History, Modern Dance

TITLE: Americans Abroad
SERIES #: 295
SUMMARY: The impact of British and Chinese cultures on the choreographic development of two dancers.
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PARTICIPANTS: Holly Fairbank,Victoria Marks,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Cultural Identities, Ethnic/Folk, Modern Dance, Training

TITLE: Americans Abroad
SERIES #: 296
SUMMARY: Finding contemporary connections with the traditional dance forms of Japan and Bali.
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PARTICIPANTS: Celia Ipiotis,Manuel Alum,Sally Gross
Category: Asian Influence, Cultural Identities, Latino, Minority Artists, Modern Dance, Ritual/Sacred Dance

TITLE: Americans Abroad
SERIES #: 297
SUMMARY: The influence of Brazilian Mardi Gras and French culture on a choreographer and a musician.
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PARTICIPANTS: Jonathan Appels,Gordon Gottlieb,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Latino, Modern Dance, Music, Performance Technique, Ritual/Sacred Dance

TITLE: Breaking Into the New York City Dance Scene
SERIES #: 298
SUMMARY: Navigating the dance terrain as a newcomer interested in dancing and choreographing.
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PARTICIPANTS: Linda Mancini,Roxane d'Orleans Juste,Harry Sheppard,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Minority Artists, Modern Dance, Performance Art, Survival Skills

TITLE: Dramatic Overtones in Modern Dance
SERIES #: 299
SUMMARY: The merging of modern dance and theatrical concepts from a performance perspective.
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PARTICIPANTS: Mary Overlie,Rachelle Bornstein,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Experimental, Mixed Media, Modern Dance, Theater Arts

TITLE: Inspiring Youths to Dance
SERIES #: 300
SUMMARY: Incorporating youths into professional dances and encouraging individual creativity.
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PARTICIPANTS: Stephan Koplowitz,Ellen Robbins,Damani Howell,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Minority Artists, Modern Dance, Training

TITLE: Censorship & the Arts
SERIES #: 301
SUMMARY: Response to the chilling effect of the "conservative right" on the risk-taking activities of artists.
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PARTICIPANTS: Richard Elovich,Holly Hughes,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Gender Issues, Performance Art, Social Political

TITLE: Anatomy of a Choreographer's Career
SERIES #: 302
SUMMARY: The journey of a dancer turned choreographer and company director.
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PARTICIPANTS: Viola Farber,Karen Levey,Larry Clark,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Modern Dance, Peerless Performers, Performance Technique

TITLE: Ballet in Australia
SERIES #: 303
SUMMARY: Analyzing qualities that distinguish Australian dancers and audiences.
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PARTICIPANTS: Maina Gielgud,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Ballet, Performance Technique, Training

TITLE: The Language of Dance
SERIES #: 304
SUMMARY: How dancers learn to decipher the code words of Cunningham, Graham and Trisha Brown.
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PARTICIPANTS: Christine Dakin,Vicky Shick,Neil Greenberg,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Modern Dance, Performance Technique, Training

TITLE: Downtown Dance Freelancers
SERIES #: 305
SUMMARY: Juggling commitments to various choreographers while risking financial security.
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PARTICIPANTS: Donald Fleming,Susan Blankensop,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Modern Dance, Survival Skills

TITLE: The Hot-Tempered Argentine Tango
SERIES #: 306
SUMMARY: The controversial development of the Argentine Tango and its impact on a national identity. Esoterica: Observations of the Argentinian tango.
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PARTICIPANTS: Sharon Brophy,Nelson Avila,Luisa Valenzuela,Robert Duvall,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Cultural Identities, Gender Issues, History, Social Dance

TITLE: Post Modern Dance
SERIES #: 307
SUMMARY: The iconoclastic investigation of the Judson Dance Theater & the Grand Union.
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PARTICIPANTS: Yvonne Rainer,Sara Rudner,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Experimental, History, Modern Dance, Peerless Performers, Pioneers

TITLE: Philadelphia Dance Innovators
SERIES #: 308
SUMMARY: Nurturing talent in a regional ballet company. Building a black modern dance company and school.
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PARTICIPANTS: Jeffrey Gribler,Joan Myers Brown,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Ballet, Minority Artists, Modern Dance, Performance Technique, Social Political, Survival Skills, Training

TITLE: Philadelphia Dance Innovators
SERIES #: 309
SUMMARY: Mary Wigman's view and the emotional substance of improvisation. Tap as a form of communication and music.
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PARTICIPANTS: Hellmut Gottschild,LaVaughn Robinson,Celia Ipiotis
Category: History, Improvisation, Jazz, Minority Artists, Modern Dance, Peerless Performers, Performance Technique, Pioneers, Survival Skills, Tap, Training

TITLE: Jose Limon's Legacy
SERIES #: 310
SUMMARY: Reasons why Jose Limon invested his choreography with the spirit of humanity and moral dignity.
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PARTICIPANTS: Carla Maxwell,Nina Watt,Carlos Orta,Celia Ipiotis
Category: History, Latino, Minority Artists, Modern Dance, Pioneers

TITLE: Ballet Hispanico
SERIES #: 311
SUMMARY: A dance company and school reflecting multi-faceted Influences of the Hispanic heritage.
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PARTICIPANTS: Tina Ramirez,Graciela Daniele,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Ballet, Latino, Minority Artists, Performance Technique, Theater Dance, Training

TITLE: The Gillis Mystique
SERIES #: 312
SUMMARY: The emotional & physical stamina required to sustain a passionate relationship with the stage.
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PARTICIPANTS: Christopher Gillis,Margie Gillis,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Modern Dance, Peerless Performers

TITLE: Body Training
SERIES #: 313
SUMMARY: High-tech tuning of the new-age dancer by enhancing classroom technique with individual training.
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PARTICIPANTS: Irene Dowd,Peggy Baker,Jean Claude West,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Health, Modern Dance, Training

TITLE: Social & Physical Movement Influences
SERIES #: 314
SUMMARY: The personal and political issues surrounding a choreographer's choice of material.
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PARTICIPANTS: Mark Taylor,Bill Young,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Gender Issues, Modern Dance, Survival Skills

TITLE: Seeking African-American Values
SERIES #: 315
SUMMARY: Investigating artistic identities driven by African sensibilities which wed speech, movement and music.
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PARTICIPANTS: Marlies Yearby,Laurie Carlos,Celia Ipiotis
Category: African American Dance, Cultural Identities, Minority Artists, Modern Dance, Social Political, Theater Arts

TITLE: Garth Fagan: Fathering a company
SERIES #: 316
SUMMARY: Forging ballet, modern, Afro-Caribbean and jazz sources into a demanding technique.
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PARTICIPANTS: Garth Fagan,Norwood Pennewell,Bit Knighton,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Minority Artists, Modern Dance, Performance Technique, Training

TITLE: Freedom of Expression in the Arts
SERIES #: 317
SUMMARY: Understanding the legal definition of obscenity and how the arts empower controversial and minority voices.
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PARTICIPANTS: Carol Vance,Doug Varone,Carlos Gutierrez-Solana,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Gender Issues, Latino, Minority Artists, Modern Dance, Social Political, Visual Elements

TITLE: African-American Footprints Leading To The Future
SERIES #: 318
SUMMARY: How artists use the healing powers of the creative process to re-route lifelong confrontations with racism.
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PARTICIPANTS: David Rousseve,Pat Hall-Smith,Celia Ipiotis
Category: African American Dance, Cultural Identities, Minority Artists, Modern Dance, Social Political

TITLE: The Propulsive Beat of the Urban Street
SERIES #: 319
SUMMARY: Accenting the premium placed on discipline, ingenuity, neighborhood loyalty and the mixing of dance forms.
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PARTICIPANTS: Steve Wiggles Clemente,Jorge Fabel Pabon,Adesola D'Incredible Osakalumi,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Ballet, Cultural Identities, Minority Artists, Modern Dance, Performance Technique, Popular Dance

TITLE: Leaping Past The Color Barriers
SERIES #: 320
SUMMARY: Achieving professional status and acclaim in ballet when performance and training opportunities were limited.
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PARTICIPANTS: Louis Johnson,Billy Wilson,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Cultural Identities, History, Minority Artists, Modern Dance, Performance Technique, Pioneers, Survival Skills, Theater Dance

TITLE: Personalizing The MIghty Be-Bop Style
SERIES #: 321
SUMMARY: How the innovations of American made be-bop radicalized the way people heard and moved to jazz music.
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PARTICIPANTS: Barry Harris,Jimmy Slyde,Celia Ipiotis
Category: History, Jazz, Minority Artists, Music, Peerless Performers, Survival Skills, Tap

TITLE: Glen Tetley: Blending Modern & Ballet
SERIES #: 322
SUMMARY: Designing high-tech dances sleekly blending modern and ballet.
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PARTICIPANTS: Glen Tetley,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Ballet, History, Modern Dance, Performance Technique, Training

TITLE: Nurturing Ballet Choreographers
SERIES #: 323
SUMMARY: Breaking open a century-old ballet aesthetic by introducing contemporary dance elements.
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PARTICIPANTS: Alexander Proia,James Sewell,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Ballet, Modern Dance, Performance Technique

TITLE: Perspectives from Latin America
SERIES #: 324
SUMMARY: Connecting ancestral voices with religious iconography, mythical images and political commentary.
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PARTICIPANTS: Luciana Proano,Astrid Hadad,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Cultural Identities, Latino, Minority Artists, Modern Dance, Music, Performance Art, Social Political

TITLE: Improvisation in Jazz Music and Modern Dance
SERIES #: 325
SUMMARY: An in-depth view of jazz music and modern dance collaborations defined by the use of improvisation.
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PARTICIPANTS: Billy Taylor,David Parsons,Celia Ipiotis
Category: Improvisation, Jazz, Minority Artists, Modern Dance, Music

TITLE: The Politics of Dance In Israel
SERIES #: 326
SUMMARY: An indomitable spirit that raised the Bat Dor Company during times of war and triumphed over a life-threatening event.
PARTICIPANTS: Celia Ipiotis,Jeanette Ordman
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Category: Ballet, Cultural Identities, Performance Technique, Social Political, Training




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