tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207009937190020280.post3111077842207243507..comments2023-10-01T07:33:14.393-05:00Comments on The Dance Current news: Margaret Dale’s Canadian connectionThe Dance Currenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01147479703307092555noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207009937190020280.post-83056367751871633892010-03-24T09:36:21.625-05:002010-03-24T09:36:21.625-05:00Maggie Dale
I first met Maggie Dale at a dance r...Maggie Dale <br /><br />I first met Maggie Dale at a dance research (CORD) conference in Hawaii in the late 1970s. Her presentation of her creative process in film, how she documented Petrouchka by adapting the sets to allow the camera to move through the crowds while capturing the accuracy and feel of the choreography from both the dancers’ and audiences’ perspectives, was thrilling. She and IRosemary Jeanes Antzenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207009937190020280.post-58804740489766620342010-03-01T14:05:10.218-06:002010-03-01T14:05:10.218-06:00I met Maggie Dale in my first class at York, when ...I met Maggie Dale in my first class at York, when Selma had her as a guest, even before I registered as a master's student. Here was living history, and I couldn't get enough of hearing how the early days of British ballet worked (especially the way they held up their tights before stretchy fabric--an arcane system with coins and string!). Later, I had photos made from Pavlova negatives Jennifer Fishernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207009937190020280.post-56871807677513228342010-02-27T09:52:25.139-06:002010-02-27T09:52:25.139-06:00I knew of Margaret Dale years before I came to Yor...I knew of Margaret Dale years before I came to York. As a teacher of dance history I was grateful to have her work available (on 16mm film) for the enrichment it provided to my courses and students. I was honoured to meet her and talk with her about her ideas and the process of putting dance on television. I'd like to see more of her films available in modern formats. She will not be Dianne L. Woodruffhttp://body-in-motion.comnoreply@blogger.com