Limón: A Life Beyond Words
- Synopsis
- Documentary on the life and work of choreographer José Limón. Includes footage of Clay Taliaferro, a notable performer of the role of Othello in The Moor’s Pavane, restaging and rehearsing the dance with the Charleston Ballet Theatre. Narrated by Uta Hagen with autobiographical extracts read by Isaiah Sheffer.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 2003
- Duration
- 72 mins
Credits
- Director
- Malachi Roth
- Producer
- Ann Vachon; Jeffrey Levy-Hinte
- Cinematographer
- Aaron Dawley
- Music
- Paul Hsu
- Choreographer
- José Limón
- Contributor
- Clay Taliaferro; Isaiah Sheffer
Additional Details
- Theatre company
- Charleston Ballet Theatre
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Othello
- Subjects
- Dance
- Keywords
- ballet; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Rehearsals; Limón, José
Notes
- Notes
- The Archive also holds a 57 minute tape of unedited footage recorded for the documentary showing Clay Taliaferro directing dancers and rehearsing The Moor’s Pavane.
Production Company
- Name
Antidote Films
Archive
- Name
Dance Collection, Jerome Robbins Dance Division
- dance@nypl.org
- Web
- http://www.nypl.org/research/lpa/dan/dan.html External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 212 870 1657
- Fax
- 212 870 1869
- Address
- New York Library for the Performing Arts
40 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York
NY 10023 7498
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Limón: A Life Beyond Words". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av71374 (Accessed 20 Sep 2024)