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Dance for Camera; Tzaddik
Part of New Television Workshop.
Tzaddik Documentary
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- Series
- Dance for Camera
- Program
- Tzaddik
- Program Number
102
- Series Description
"Dance for Camera" was the earliest series created by the Dance Workshop, which was coordinated at the time by Nancy Mason. The series was broadcast in 1976. Carmen De Lavallade, a former dancer with Lester Horton, John Butler and others, recorded introductions for the shows. Some of the works were rebroadcast as part of the "Frames of Reference" series. Series release date: 1974
- Program Description
A short documentary about the filming of “Tzaddik” at WGBH precedes the completed work. This was filmed in black and white and shows the behind-the-scenes happenings in the studio. Voiceover commentary is provided by director Rick Hauser and Dance Workshop Coordinator Nancy Mason, by Eliot Feld, and by members of his company. In the completed color work, Feld dances the role of the Tzaddik, a Jewish holy man. Two young male dancers perform with him. The movements range from spirited partnering work to more serious and contemplative gestures. A scroll-like banner is unfurled and the three slowly roll themselves into its folds at the completion of the work. Hebrew text is projected onto the floor and backdrop of the studio through lighting.
- Asset Type
Broadcast program
- Media Type
Video
- Subjects
- Modern dance
- Judaism--Customs and practices
- Dance
- Genres
- Performance in a Studio
- Topics
- Performing Arts
- Dance
- Contributors
- Feld, Eliot ()
- Gilmore, Richard ()
- Satinoff, Jeff ()
- Citation
- Chicago: “Dance for Camera; Tzaddik,” GBH Archives, accessed December 22, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_6890A1B4CF754F9C969C2C16BE399302.
- MLA: “Dance for Camera; Tzaddik.” GBH Archives. Web. December 22, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_6890A1B4CF754F9C969C2C16BE399302>.
- APA: Dance for Camera; Tzaddik. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_6890A1B4CF754F9C969C2C16BE399302