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I believe this is the historic film of legendary choreographer Doris Humphrey's The Shakers, her most famous work, and one of the seminal works in modern dance. It is a fine example of how to film dance. She was one of the pioneers of American modern dance, along with Martha Graham, but often overlooked. She was deeply musical as can be seen in this dance. I saw it many years ago, but still remember the plain costumes of the Shaker people, their circling dance rising and falling, ever-building in intensity. Jose Limon was her frequent collaborator. Her dance technique was derived from the principle of rising and falling and recovery, as I recall.
- aragoncanarzda
- Feb 27, 2005
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