The Moor’s Pavane: Variation on the Theme of Othello (1950)

Director
Producer	Hyperion Pictures : Released by Brandon Films
Contributors	Choreography, Jose Limon; music arranged by Simon Sadoff from Henry Purcell; danced by Jose Limon and group; lines from Shakespeare’s Othello spoken by Bram Nossen; filmed by Walter V. Strate.
Length	16 min
B&W/Color	color
UO Library Catalog description:	The basic story of the Moor, Othello, presented in dance form. Othello, Desdemona, Iago, and Emilia dance their personal tragedy through many variations.
Call #	FILM Mb34
Genre	performing arts
Rare	no
Online	no
Copyright status	public domain
Physical condition	good
Oregon-related	no

Notes:

Limon’s dance piece is an acknowledged 20th-century classic, according to this and several other immediately visible sources. UO has it on VHS as well (two editions) which are sourced from a 1956 TV broadcast.