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The gospel at Colonus
- Title
- The gospel at Colonus [videorecording] / [presented by] Brooklyn Academy of Music ; produced by the Brooklyn Academy of Music, in association with Liza Lorwin and the Walker Art Center ; adapted and directed by Lee Breuer ; music composed and arranged by Bob Telson.
- Publication
- 1983.
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Not available - Please for assistance. | 1 of 2 | Moving image | Permit needed | *LDV 1625 1 of 2 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound |
Not available - Please for assistance. | 2 of 2 | Moving image | Permit needed | *LDV 1625 2 of 2 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Sophocles.
- Lorwin, Liza
- Lorwin, Liza.
- Breuer, Lee.
- Breuer, Lee
- Telson, Bob.
- Telson, Bob
- Yerxa, Alison
- Hynd, Gretta
- Archer, Julie
- Munderloh, Otts
- Jauchem, Esquire
- Meeh, Gregory
- Freeman, Morgan
- Monk, Isabell
- Lumbly, Carl.
- Fountain, Clarence.
- Jones, Robert Earl, 1904-2006.
- Davis, Kevin.
- Butler, Sam (Vocalist)
- Steele, Jevetta.
- Jacox, Martin.
- Rogers, Willie.
- Heyward, I. A.
- Steele-Battle, Jearlyn.
- Walker Art Center. pro
- Bob Telson Band. prf
- Brooklyn Academy of Music. pro
- Brooklyn Academy of Music. Next Wave Festival.
- Brooklyn Academy of Music. dnr
- Description
- 2 videodiscs (DVD) (108 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
- Summary
- Told from the perspective of a Black Pentecostal preacher and his congregation, this play dramatizes legendary Greek character Oedipus' last days on Earth. Having blinded himself out of guilt, Oedipus makes a solace-seeking pilgrimage to Colonus, the place where he believes he is meant to die. Primarily through song, the preacher and his congregation translate this story of redemption into a Christian parable.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Videos.
- Filmed performances.
- Note
- "Based on an adaptation of Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus in the version by Robert Fitzgerald and incorporating passages from both Sophocles' Oedipus Rex and Antigone in versions by Dudley Fitts and Robert Fitzgerald, which are published as The Oedipus Cycle of Sophocles, A Harvest/HBJ Book, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc." -- Program.
- "The joyous passion and soul-searching of the black gospel service ... has provided the basis for a fresh approach to Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus"-- Next Wave Festival promotional magazine.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted. Written permission from the Brooklyn Academy of Music required for viewing.
- Credits (note)
- Set design by Alison Yerxa ; costumes designed by Gretta Hynd and Alison Yerxa ; lighting design by Julie Archer and Alison Yerxa ; sound design by Otts Munderloh ; special effects designed by Esquire Jauchem and Gregory Meeh.
- Performer (note)
- Morgan Freeman, Isabell Monk, Carl Lumbly, Clarence Fountain, Robert Earl Jones, Kevin Davis, Sam Butler, Jevetta Steele, Martin Jacox, Willie Rogers, Butch Heyward, Jearlyn Steele-Battle ; Bob Telson Band.
- Event (note)
- Recorded, Nov. 22, 1983, Carey Playhouse, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, N.Y., as part of Next Wave Festival.
- Source (note)
- Brooklyn Academy of Music.
- Linking Entry (note)
- Forms part of: Brooklyn Academy of Music collection.
- Call Number
- *LVH 633
- OCLC
- 752599489
- Title
- The gospel at Colonus [videorecording] / [presented by] Brooklyn Academy of Music ; produced by the Brooklyn Academy of Music, in association with Liza Lorwin and the Walker Art Center ; adapted and directed by Lee Breuer ; music composed and arranged by Bob Telson.
- Imprint
- 1983.
- Credits
- Set design by Alison Yerxa ; costumes designed by Gretta Hynd and Alison Yerxa ; lighting design by Julie Archer and Alison Yerxa ; sound design by Otts Munderloh ; special effects designed by Esquire Jauchem and Gregory Meeh.
- Cast
- Morgan Freeman, Isabell Monk, Carl Lumbly, Clarence Fountain, Robert Earl Jones, Kevin Davis, Sam Butler, Jevetta Steele, Martin Jacox, Willie Rogers, Butch Heyward, Jearlyn Steele-Battle ; Bob Telson Band.
- Event
- Recorded, Nov. 22, 1983, Carey Playhouse, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, N.Y., as part of Next Wave Festival.
- Access
- Access restricted. Written permission from the Brooklyn Academy of Music required for viewing.
- Linking Entry
- Forms part of: Brooklyn Academy of Music collection.
- Local Note
- Archival master located in the Dance Collection.Viewing copies cataloged and serviced by RHA.
- Source
- Gift ; Brooklyn Academy of Music.
- Added Author
- Sophocles. Oedipus at Colonus.Lorwin, Liza, producer.Lorwin, Liza. AdapterBreuer, Lee. AdapterBreuer, Lee, director.Telson, Bob. Gospel at Colonus.Telson, Bob, arranger of music.Yerxa, Alison, set designer.Hynd, Gretta, costume designer.Yerxa, Alison, costume designer.Archer, Julie, lighting designer.Yerxa, Alison, lighting designer.Munderloh, Otts, sound designer.Jauchem, Esquire, special effects.Meeh, Gregory, special effects.Freeman, Morgan, performer.Monk, Isabell, performer.Lumbly, Carl. PerformerFountain, Clarence. PerformerJones, Robert Earl, 1904-2006. PerformerDavis, Kevin. PerformerButler, Sam (Vocalist), performer.Steele, Jevetta. PerformerJacox, Martin. PerformerRogers, Willie. PerformerHeyward, I. A. PerformerSteele-Battle, Jearlyn. PerformerWalker Art Center. ProducerBob Telson Band. PerformerBrooklyn Academy of Music. ProducerBrooklyn Academy of Music. Next Wave Festival.Brooklyn Academy of Music. Donor
- Research Call Number
- *LDV 1625