MEDIATHEK

Film documents Murray Louis' extraordinary career as a dance soloist, drawing on choreography from his first concert in 1953 to today. Louis has carefully selected material to give viewers a wide range of his personal style, from the comic to the serious. Includes new interviews with Louis about the evolution of his work. None of this studio and live performance footage has been previously released on film or video. 

PROGRAM:

Deja Vu (Opening Dance) - 1976;
Haiku (I and III) - 1979;
Chimera (Fourth Dance) - 1966;
Belonging to the Moon - 1957;
Junk Dances (Solo) - 1964, rec. 1982;
Antechamber - 1953;
Journal (Opening Dance) - 1957, rec. 1972;
Index . . . (To necessary neurosis): Hysteria - 1973, rec. 1974;
The Disenchantment of Pierrot (excerpt) - 1986, rec. 1987;
Harmonica Suite (I, II) and III) - 1956;
Index . . . (To necessary neurosis): Greed - 1973;
Deja Vu (Final Dance) - 1976.

All works recorded 1980, except as noted, and choreographed as shown