Paul Taylor Dance by Jack Mitchell

Paul Taylor Dance by Jack Mitchell

This month, the Paul Taylor Dance Company is presenting a series of dances at Lincoln Center under the artistic direction of Michael Novak. This series includes two world premieres by resident choreographer Lauren Lovette, a world premiere by Robert Battle, and ten dances by founder Paul Taylor. To mark the occasion, GME reflects on a series of photographs of Taylor's dance company taken by Jack Mitchell, spanning the 1960s to the mid-1990s.

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Judith Jamison by Jack Mitchell

Judith Jamison by Jack Mitchell

GME remembers celebrated dancer and choreographer Judith Jamison with photographs taken by Jack Mitchell that chronicle her role in the 1980 Broadway musical SOPHISTICATED LADIESJamison passed away on November 9th at the age of 81.

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October 2024 Roundup Related to GME Titles, Artists, and Colleagues

October 2024 Roundup Related to GME Titles, Artists, and Colleagues

Today we recap events and celebrations from October — in New York City and beyond — related to GME titles, artists, and colleagues. Notably, GME dove deep into our film and photography collections in honor of LGBTQ+ History Month, highlighting a number of films by LGBTQ+ filmmakers that we distribute on DSL, Blu-Ray, and DVD, as well as photographs of pioneering dancers Louis Falco, Bill T. Jones, and Arnie Zane taken by Jack Mitchell.

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GME Features Jack Mitchell's Photograph of Bill T. Jones and Arnie Zane On the Occasion of Jones' STILL/HERE Returning to Brooklyn Academy of Music

GME Features Jack Mitchell's Photograph of Bill T. Jones and Arnie Zane On the Occasion of Jones' STILL/HERE Returning to Brooklyn Academy of Music

Tonight, October 30th, at 7:30pm, Bill T. Jones' groundbreaking and once-controversial multimedia dance show STILL/HERE returns to the Brooklyn Academy of Music, where it first premiered 30 years ago. In 1983, Bill T. Jones and his partner Arnie Zane founded the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, which is currently in its 42nd season. A year later, Jack Mitchell photographed the duo for the cover of Dance Magazine, posed in front of original artwork by Keith HaringZane and Haring passed away from AIDS-related complications in 1988 and 1990, respectively. As Jones' STILL/HERE makes its triumphant return to the BAM stage, GME features Mitchell's photograph commemorating the legacy of Haring's visual art and Jones and Zane's partnership.

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April 2024 Roundup Related to GME Titles, Artists, and Colleagues

April 2024 Roundup Related to GME Titles, Artists, and Colleagues

Happy May from Gartenberg Media Enterprises! Today, we’re reflecting on screenings, events, and celebrations from April, in New York City and beyond, related to GME colleagues, as well as titles and/or artists in our collection that we distribute to the North American university market. Notably, films by Warren Sonbert and Jean-Pierre Melville played at Sweet Void Cinema and Film Forum, respectively. GME also highlighted Hugh Bell’s portraits of jazz legends for International Jazz Day, and reflected on Jack Mitchell’s photos of dancer and choreographer Arthur Mitchell, founder of Dance Theatre of Harlem, on the occasion of DTH’s festival-style weekend of performances at New York City Center.

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Dance Theatre of Harlem Celebrates Its 55th Season and the 90th Birthday of Arthur Mitchell

Dance Theatre of Harlem Celebrates Its 55th Season and the 90th Birthday of Arthur Mitchell

From April 11th to 14th, the Dance Theatre of Harlem will present a festival-style weekend of performances at New York City Center, to honor the legacy of their founder Arthur Mitchell on the occasion of his 90th birthday. Jack Mitchell, whose photography collection GME represents, photographed Arthur Mitchell early in his career. GME was pleased to work in December and January as consultants for Dance Theatre of Harlem’s extensive photography collection.

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GME Remembers Celebrated Star of Stage and Screen Glynis Johns

GME Remembers Celebrated Star of Stage and Screen Glynis Johns

GME remembers celebrated star of stage and screen Glynis Johns, who passed away last week, on January 4th, 2024, at the age of 100. This photo, culled from the Jack Mitchell collection, captures Johns during the original 1973 Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim’s musical A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC.

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December 2023 Roundup Related to GME Titles, Artists, and Colleagues

December 2023 Roundup Related to GME Titles, Artists, and Colleagues

Happy New Year from Gartenberg Media Enterprises! As we ring in 2024, we’re reflecting on screenings, events, and celebrations from last month, in New York City and beyond, related to colleagues of GME, as well as films and/or filmmakers in our collection that we distribute to the North American university market. Notably, a mid-’60s sci-fi flick by Jean-Luc Godard returned to the big screen, while the Film-Makers’ Cooperative hosted a two-night benefit screening of an infamous Andy Warhol film — which GME President Jon Gartenberg was instrumental in rediscovering, in the mid-1980s, while working at The Museum of Modern Art.

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