Media / 1977

Torse

Features double screen. Filmed in September 1977 at University of Washington, Seattle WA. First public screening, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Lincoln Center, 3 April 1978. I Ching, The Book of Changes provided the inspiration for "Torse", which utilized the numbers one to sixty four, both in its spatial plan (conceived as a square 8 x 8), and the movement phases (which constituted the language of the piece). The title of this ballet referred to the use of the torso throughout the dance. There were five basic back positions featured in Torse: upright, arch, twist, tilt and curve. The music was by Maryanne Amacher, and Mark Lancaster designed the costumes: the women wore black leotards and yellow tights, and the men wore yellow leotards and black tights.

Details

Video Type

Performance

Dances

Torse

Length

55 minutes

Director

Charles Atlas

Producer

The New York Public Library and Museum of the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center

Distributor(s)

Alexander Street Press

COLOR/BW

B/W

Music

Remainder. 18, Maryanne Amacher

Dancers

Karole Armitage, Louise Burns, Ellen Cornfield, Morgan Ensminger, Lisa Fox, Meg Harper, Robert Kovich, Chris Komar, Julie Roess-Smith, Jim Self