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Light shall lift them
- Title
- Light shall lift them [videorecording] / story, choreography, and direction by John Kelly ; music, Bill Obrecht ; lyrics, Mark Campbell.
- Publication
- 1993.
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Not available - Please for assistance. | Moving image | Permit needed | *MGZIDVD 5-711 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance | |
Not available - Please for assistance. | disc 1 | Moving image | Permit needed | *MGZIDVD 5-711 disc 1 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Not available - Please for assistance. | disc 2 | Moving image | Permit needed | *MGZIDVD 5-711 disc 2 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Kelly, John, 1954-
- La Fosse, Robert.
- Poore, Mary Elizabeth.
- Grimsted, Almon.
- Matthews, Thomas Benjamin.
- Dorvillier, Dee Dee.
- Heron, Scot.
- Passantino, Joann.
- Iobst, Anne.
- Sexton, Lucy.
- Zippi, Daniel.
- Jackson, Craig.
- DeCamp, Kyle.
- Weigand, Jon David.
- Menard, Marleen.
- Cocteau, Jean, 1889-1963.
- Pace, Roberto.
- Obrecht, Bill.
- Campbell, Mark, 1953-
- Chase, Anthony G.
- Pritchard, Thomas.
- Jarecki, Billy.
- Zakowska, Donna, 1954-
- Pressner, Stan.
- Steegmuller, Francis, 1906-
- Even, Tirtza.
- Brooklyn Academy of Music. Next Wave Festival.
- DHCA.
- Description
- 2 videodiscs (NTSC) (112 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences; 4 3/4 in.
- Summary
- Performance art work inspired by the life and career of Vander Clyde, who won fame in Paris in the 1920s as Barbette, an aerialist in travesti.
- Uniform Title
- Light shall lift them (Choreographic work : Kelly)
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Dance.
- Video.
- Plays.
- Biographies.
- Note
- Presented by Brooklyn Academy of Music, 1993 Next Wave Festival.
- Text includes excerpts by Jean Cocteau (Le numéro Barbette) and Francis Steegmuller (An interview with Barbette).
- Duration: disc 1 (55 min.); disc 2 (57 min.).
- Access (note)
- Permission required.
- Credits (note)
- Cameraperson, Tirtza Even; films, Anthony Chase; scenery, Tom Pritchard and Billy Jarecki; costumes, Donna Zakowska; lighting, Stan Pressner.
- Event (note)
- Videotaped in performance at Brooklyn Academy of Music Majestic Theater, New York, on Nov. 11, 1993, by Character Generators/Video.
- Funding (note)
- This videorecording was preserved with support provided in part by Save America's Treasures through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
- System Details (note)
- DVD.
- Call Number
- *MGZIDVD 5-711
- OCLC
- NYPY94-F112
- Title
- Light shall lift them [videorecording] / story, choreography, and direction by John Kelly ; music, Bill Obrecht ; lyrics, Mark Campbell.
- Imprint
- 1993.
- Credits
- Cameraperson, Tirtza Even; films, Anthony Chase; scenery, Tom Pritchard and Billy Jarecki; costumes, Donna Zakowska; lighting, Stan Pressner.
- Performer
- Performed onstage by John Kelly and Company: John Kelly (Jean Cocteau/young Vander Clyde/Vander Barbette) ; Robert La Fosse (Inspiration/Dargelos [childhood friend]) ; Mary Elizabeth Poore (Mrs. Clyde/Comtesse de Tildanette/a maid) ; Almon Grimsted and Thomas Benjamin Matthews (Cocteau twins) ; DD Dorville, Scott Heron, and Joann Passantino (audience members, Cirque Medrano, Paris, 1924) ; conductor, Roberto Pace.Performed on film by John Kelly (young Vander Clyde/Barbette/Cocteau), Anne Iobst (Alfaretta sister), Lucy Sexton (Alfaretta sister), Daniel Zippi (William Morris agent), Craig Jackson (William Morris agent), Kyle de Camp (Colleen Gould), Mary Elizabeth Poore (Comtesse de Tildanette), Marleen Menard (chanteuse), Jon David Weigand (Spencer Gould), and others.
- Event
- Videotaped in performance at Brooklyn Academy of Music Majestic Theater, New York, on Nov. 11, 1993, by Character Generators/Video.
- Restricted Access
- Permission required.
- Funding
- This videorecording was preserved with support provided in part by Save America's Treasures through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
- System Details
- DVD.
- Local Note
- Former classmark: *MGZIC 9-4246.
- Local Subject
- Dancers en travesti.
- Added Author
- Kelly, John, 1954- choreographer.Kelly, John, 1954- DirectorKelly, John, 1954- PerformerLa Fosse, Robert. PerformerPoore, Mary Elizabeth. PerformerGrimsted, Almon. PerformerMatthews, Thomas Benjamin. PerformerDorvillier, Dee Dee. PerformerHeron, Scot. PerformerPassantino, Joann. PerformerIobst, Anne. PerformerSexton, Lucy. PerformerZippi, Daniel. PerformerJackson, Craig. PerformerDeCamp, Kyle. PerformerWeigand, Jon David. PerformerMenard, Marleen. PerformerCocteau, Jean, 1889-1963. AuthorPace, Roberto. ConductorObrecht, Bill. ComposerCampbell, Mark, 1953- LyricistChase, Anthony G. CinematographerPritchard, Thomas. DesignerJarecki, Billy. DesignerZakowska, Donna, 1954- costume designer.Pressner, Stan. Lighting designerSteegmuller, Francis, 1906- AuthorEven, Tirtza. VideographerBrooklyn Academy of Music. Next Wave Festival.DHCA.
- Added Title
- Light shall lift them (Choreographic work : Kelly)
- Research Call Number
- *MGZIDVD 5-711