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: Dance On Video: New Steps for an Old Art
SERIES #: 1
SUMMARY: Discussing the technique of putting dance on video.
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.
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.
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.
PARTICIPANTS: Jeff Bush
Category: Film/Videodance

TITLE: Images In Distracted Time
SERIES #: 5
SUMMARY: An intimate view of the body in motion.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
PARTICIPANTS: Linda Roberts,Jessica Wolf,Margaret Pierpont
Category: Health, Training

TITLE: Retrospective
SERIES #: 18
SUMMARY: Assesing various aspects of the field of dance.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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."
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.
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.
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.
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."
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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."
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.
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."
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."
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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."
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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."
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.
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.
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.
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."
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."
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."
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.
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.
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."
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."
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."
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
PARTICIPANTS: Michael Stewart,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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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."
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."
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.
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.
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.
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.
PARTICIPANTS: Lester Wilson,Bernice Johnson,Celia Ipiotis,Roberto Gautier
Category: Film/Videodance, Minority Artists, Modern Dance, Popular Dance, Thea