Title Bessie : a portrait of Bessie Schönberg / Pennebaker Hegedus Films, Inc. presents ; a film by Chris Hegedus and D.A. Pennebaker ; produced by Katherine O'Neil Bidwell [and others]

Published New York, NY : Pennebaker Hegedus Films, Inc., ©1998

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Description 1 online resource (1 electronic resource (58 min.)) Series Dance in video. Summary Documentary on Bessie Schönberg (1906-1997), a renowned and beloved teacher and mentor of choreography. Tributes by Merce Cunningham, Jerome Robbins, Allan Gurganus, Patricia Bosworth and Meredith Monk, presented at a birthday celebration at the Dance Collection of The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in 1995, are interspersed with Schönberg's own reminiscences of her life and work, including her friendship with Martha Hill and her performing career with Martha Graham, which was cut short by a knee injury. Schönberg is also seen working with young choreographers at The Juilliard School, Dance Theater Workshop, and Jacob's Pillow, and observing and commenting upon works by Victoria Marks, Ronald Brown, Claire Porter and Meredith Monk. Dance excerpts include Marks's Back, Brown's Dirt road, Graham's Heretic, Porter's If my words wore boots, and Monk's American archeology Notes Print version record Subject Schönberg, Bessie Monk, Meredith Cunningham, Merce Robbins, Jerome Marks, Victoria Brown, Ronald K., 1966- Hill, Martha Graham, Martha Gurganus, Allan, 1947- Bosworth, Patricia SUBJECT Bosworth, Patricia. fast (OCoLC)fst00105851 Brown, Ronald K., 1966- fast (OCoLC)fst01620153 Cunningham, Merce. fast (OCoLC)fst00111107 Graham, Martha. fast (OCoLC)fst00036419 Gurganus, Allan, 1947- fast (OCoLC)fst00238848 Hill, Martha. fast (OCoLC)fst00203463 Marks, Victoria. fast (OCoLC)fst00399482 Monk, Meredith. fast (OCoLC)fst00078111 Robbins, Jerome. fast (OCoLC)fst00163630 Schönberg, Bessie. fast (OCoLC)fst00404476 Subject Juilliard School. Dance Division. Dance Theater Workshop Jacob's Pillow. SUBJECT Dance Theater Workshop. fast (OCoLC)fst00595277 Jacob's Pillow. fast (OCoLC)fst01784968 Juilliard School. Dance Division. fast (OCoLC)fst00751185 Dirt road (Choreographic work : Brown) American archeology (Choreographic work : Monk) Subject Choreography -- Study and teaching Dance teachers -- United States -- Biography Dancers -- United States -- Biography Choreographers -- United States -- Biography Dance. Documentary television programs. dances (performing arts compositions) dances (performance events) documentary film. Choreographers. Choreography -- Study and teaching. Dance. Dance teachers. Dancers. Documentary television programs. United States. Genre/Form Internet videos. Biographies. Internet videos. Vidéos sur Internet. Form Streaming video Author Hegedus, Chris Pennebaker, D. A Bidwell, Katherine O'Neil Dunbar, June Emmons, Beverly Simon, Peter Angelo Marks, Victoria Brown, Ronald K., 1966- Graham, Martha Porter, Claire Monk, Meredith Pennebaker Hegedus Films.

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