Dance of the Ages

Creation Date
1938
Description
Dance of the Ages; choreography: Ted Shawn and company members; music: Jess Meeker; performed by Ted Shawn's Men Dancers. Contains: Prelude: Spirits of the Earth (choreographed and danced by Barton Mumaw; Mass (ensemble); Vegetation (ensemble); Animal Study (choreographed and danced by Fred Hearn); Labor Unaided (ensemble); The Village Craftsmen (ensemble); The Ward Healer (Ted Shawn and ensemble); The Political Machine (Frank and John Delmar and ensemble); Sport (choreographed by Wilbur McCormack, danced by McCormack and Mumaw); Entrance and Dance of the Demagogue (Ted Shawn and ensemble.)
Country of Origin
United States
Related Productions
Barcarolle, July 22 – 23 1949
Dance of the Ages (excerpt) (2017), July 12 2017
Ted Shawn And His Men Dancers: An Archival Reconstruction by Adam Weinert (2018), September 21 – 23 2018
Dance of the Ages (2022), June 23 2022
Dance of the Ages (excerpt) (2022), June 18 2022
Work Credits
Jess Meeker (composer)
Ted Shawn (choreographer)
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