The film was found in Denmark in 1945 just after the German occupants had left Denmark. Therefore the reference to 'German leftovers'.
00:00:04 MARY WIGMAN - dancing
00:00:08 This anonymous recording of Mary Wigman's known dances, is found among German leftovers here in Denmark
00:00:14 The Films origin must be from 1929,; based upon the technical characteristics, since the tone-camera were steady mounted, and the floor space, Mary Wigman could use, were very limited.
00:00:27 Also known, that the shown dances were characteristic for here at the current time, immediately before a new phase in her development.
00:00:27 Seraphic song
00:02:07 Pastoral
00:05:00 Summer dance
00:07:14 Witch dance (Hexen Tanz)
00:09:21 THE END
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