Partita V by Doris Humphrey

Staged Doris Humphrey’s Partita V (1942) (from Labanotation by arrangement with the Dance Notation Bureau for Montclair State University students, 2018-19. Additional coaching by Mark Willis, then a member of the Limón Dance Company.

We collaborated with Montclair State University Cali School of Music faculty member and pianist Ron Levy who played live for some performances and recorded the Bach music for other performances.

• Invited by the Language of Dance Institute to perform Partita V (1942) for Ann Hutchinson Guest’s 100th birthday celebration at the 92nd Street Y in NYC, Nov. 2, 2018.

• Performed at Montclair State, March of 2019.

• Performed in the Martha Graham Dance Company’s University Partners Showcase at the Joyce Theatre in NYC, April 6, 2019. 

Read Elizabeth's description of the Staging here: "Challenges and Triumphs in Staging Doris Humphrey’s Partita V, op. 1 in G major," Library News from the Dance Notation Bureau, Summer 2019

Photos by Robert M. Cooper.