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Dance On with Billie Mahoney, Hikari Baba
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directed by Billie Mahoney, 1927-; produced by Billie Mahoney, 1927-; interview by Billie Mahoney, 1927-; performed by Billie Mahoney, 1927- and Hikari Baba, in Dance On with Billie Mahoney (Kansas City, MO: Dance On Video, 1993), 29 mins
Hikari Baba, a young Japanese dancer and choreographer now resident in the United States, discusses aspects of her career both in Japan, where she danced with Mieko Fuji, and in the United States, where she studied at the Juilliard School with Billie Mahoney and others. She discusses the challenges of moving betwe...
directed by Billie Mahoney, 1927-; produced by Billie Mahoney, 1927-; interview by Billie Mahoney, 1927-; performed by Billie Mahoney, 1927- and Hikari Baba, in Dance On with Billie Mahoney (Kansas City, MO: Dance On Video, 1993), 29 mins
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Dance On with Billie Mahoney, Janet Hamburg
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directed by Ann Kelly; produced by Billie Mahoney, 1927-; interview by Billie Mahoney, 1927-; performed by Billie Mahoney, 1927- and Janet Hamburg, in Dance On with Billie Mahoney (Kansas City, MO: Dance On Video, 1993), 28 mins
Janet Hamburg, director of dance in the Dept. of Music and Dance at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas, looks back upon her childhood dance training and college education, which ultimately led to her study of Laban movement analysis. She discusses various aspects of this system, which grew out of the wor...
directed by Ann Kelly; produced by Billie Mahoney, 1927-; interview by Billie Mahoney, 1927-; performed by Billie Mahoney, 1927- and Janet Hamburg, in Dance On with Billie Mahoney (Kansas City, MO: Dance On Video, 1993), 28 mins
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Dance On with Billie Mahoney, Muriel Cohan
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directed by Ann Kelly; choreographed by Muriel Cohan; produced by Billie Mahoney, 1927-; interview by Billie Mahoney, 1927-; performed by Billie Mahoney, 1927- and Muriel Cohan, in Dance On with Billie Mahoney (Kansas City, MO: Dance On Video, 1993), 28 mins
Muriel Cohan, now on the dance faculty at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas, reminisces about her early dance career in Philadelphia, where she studied and performed with modern dancer Meli Kaye. She recalls her work with Mary Anthony and her dance company in New York, where she performed in Anthony's T...
directed by Ann Kelly; choreographed by Muriel Cohan; produced by Billie Mahoney, 1927-; interview by Billie Mahoney, 1927-; performed by Billie Mahoney, 1927- and Muriel Cohan, in Dance On with Billie Mahoney (Kansas City, MO: Dance On Video, 1993), 28 mins
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Dance On with Billie Mahoney, Valerie Preston-Dunlop
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directed by Billie Mahoney, 1927-; produced by Billie Mahoney, 1927-; interview by Billie Mahoney, 1927-; performed by Billie Mahoney, 1927- and Valerie Preston-Dunlop, fl. 1966, in Dance On with Billie Mahoney (Kansas City, MO: Dance On Video, 1993), 30 mins
Valerie Preston-Dunlop looks back upon her association with Rudolf Laban, with whom she studied beginning in 1947. She recalls his special qualities as a teacher, and describes his research into the movement of industrial workers, which he called the "system of industrial rhythm." Discussing her current work at th...
directed by Billie Mahoney, 1927-; produced by Billie Mahoney, 1927-; interview by Billie Mahoney, 1927-; performed by Billie Mahoney, 1927- and Valerie Preston-Dunlop, fl. 1966, in Dance On with Billie Mahoney (Kansas City, MO: Dance On Video, 1993), 30 mins
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Dance On with Billie Mahoney, Wu Jing Shu
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directed by Billie Mahoney, 1927-; produced by Billie Mahoney, 1927-; interview by Billie Mahoney, 1927-; performed by Billie Mahoney, 1927- and Wu Jing Shu, in Dance On with Billie Mahoney (Kansas City, MO: Dance On Video, 1993), 30 mins
Shanghai-born dancer and notator Wu Jing Shu, known as Lolli, recalls her dance training in Beijing with Soviet ballet teachers such as Pyotr Gusev, and her subsequent performances in the classical repertory and in Chinese ballets such as The red detachment of women. She talks about her studies with Dai Ai-lian, w...
directed by Billie Mahoney, 1927-; produced by Billie Mahoney, 1927-; interview by Billie Mahoney, 1927-; performed by Billie Mahoney, 1927- and Wu Jing Shu, in Dance On with Billie Mahoney (Kansas City, MO: Dance On Video, 1993), 30 mins
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Dance On with Billie Mahoney, David Mooney
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directed by Ann Kelly; produced by Billie Mahoney, 1927-; interview by Billie Mahoney, 1927-; performed by Billie Mahoney, 1927- and David Mooney, in Dance On with Billie Mahoney (Kansas City, MO: Dance On Video, 1994), 29 mins
David Mooney, a Pilates specialist who runs the Modern Body Contrology studio in Kansas City, Mo., discusses the Pilates method of contrology, an exercise system developed by Joseph Pilates as a means of using the mind to work the body more efficiently. Mooney, a former dancer, talks about his dance career in Kans...
directed by Ann Kelly; produced by Billie Mahoney, 1927-; interview by Billie Mahoney, 1927-; performed by Billie Mahoney, 1927- and David Mooney, in Dance On with Billie Mahoney (Kansas City, MO: Dance On Video, 1994), 29 mins
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Dance On with Billie Mahoney, David Parsons
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directed by Billie Mahoney, 1927-; produced by Billie Mahoney, 1927-; interview by Billie Mahoney, 1927-; performed by Billie Mahoney, 1927- and David Parsons, fl. 1987, in Dance On with Billie Mahoney (Kansas City, MO: Dance On Video, 1994), 29 mins
Dancer-choreographer David Parsons, a native of Kansas City, Mo., discusses his dance and athletic training there, and his move to New York City, where he joined the Paul Taylor Dance Company. He talks about different aspects of his experience as a choreographer, and the logistics of running his own dance company....
directed by Billie Mahoney, 1927-; produced by Billie Mahoney, 1927-; interview by Billie Mahoney, 1927-; performed by Billie Mahoney, 1927- and David Parsons, fl. 1987, in Dance On with Billie Mahoney (Kansas City, MO: Dance On Video, 1994), 29 mins
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Dance On with Billie Mahoney, Marcia McFee
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directed by Ann Kelly; produced by Billie Mahoney, 1927-; interview by Billie Mahoney, 1927-; performed by Billie Mahoney, 1927- and Dr. Marcia McFee, in Dance On with Billie Mahoney (Kansas City, MO: Dance On Video, 1994), 28 mins
Missouri-born Marcia McFee, who formerly danced in the companies of Murray Louis and Alwin Nikolais, talks about her current activities as a master's candidate in theological studies and a dance soloist specializing in dances in religious settings. She describes her use of structured improvisation as the choreogra...
directed by Ann Kelly; produced by Billie Mahoney, 1927-; interview by Billie Mahoney, 1927-; performed by Billie Mahoney, 1927- and Dr. Marcia McFee, in Dance On with Billie Mahoney (Kansas City, MO: Dance On Video, 1994), 28 mins
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Dance On with Billie Mahoney, Mary Anthony
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directed by Billie Mahoney, 1927-; produced by Billie Mahoney, 1927-; interview by Billie Mahoney, 1927-; performed by Billie Mahoney, 1927- and Mary Anthony, 1916-2014, in Dance On with Billie Mahoney (Kansas City, MO: Dance On Video, 1996), 30 mins
Mary Anthony, dancer, choreographer, and teacher, talks about mounting her work Threnody (1956) during a residency at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas. She discusses the play that inspired it, Synge's Riders to the sea; her chance discovery of its Britten score; and teaching the dancers how to handle t...
directed by Billie Mahoney, 1927-; produced by Billie Mahoney, 1927-; interview by Billie Mahoney, 1927-; performed by Billie Mahoney, 1927- and Mary Anthony, 1916-2014, in Dance On with Billie Mahoney (Kansas City, MO: Dance On Video, 1996), 30 mins
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Dance On with Billie Mahoney, What Life Gives You
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directed by Dennis Rosa, fl. 1960; produced by Billie Mahoney, 1927-; performed by Billie Mahoney, 1927-, in Dance On with Billie Mahoney (Kansas City, MO: Dance On Video, 2003), 1 hour
The program features clips of interviews with dancers who describe how they overcame obstacles of disease and disability to pursue or continue their dance careers.
directed by Dennis Rosa, fl. 1960; produced by Billie Mahoney, 1927-; performed by Billie Mahoney, 1927-, in Dance On with Billie Mahoney (Kansas City, MO: Dance On Video, 2003), 1 hour
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