Research Catalog

Title

Donald Byrd and the Group II [videorecording].

Publication

1983.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Byrd, Donald, 1949-
• Derrick, Leslie
• Janeway, Ashley
• Kirsch, Mitch
• Peters, Daniel
• Voulkos, Pier
• Maxwell, La Verne
• Breen, Jeni
• Faust, Frey
• Martin, James
• Maleczech, Ruth.
• Vasilevski, Valeria.
• Neel, Sandra.
• De Pietri, Stephen.
• Joplin, Scott, 1868-1917.
• Schwarz, Jean, 1939-
• Clark, Tim (Composer)
• Lopez, Tom.
• Connolly, Francesca.
• Albert, Amy Ellen.
• Blu.
• Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897.
• Donald Byrd/The Group.
• Dance Theater Workshop.
• Video D Studios.

Description

2 videodiscs (NTSC) (68 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Uniform Title

• Theme, variations and fugue (Choreographic work : Byrd)
• Low down and dirty rag (Choreographic work : Byrd)
• P-HP (Post-holocaust pop) or Popular dancing after the bomb: a primer (Choreographic work : Byrd)

Genre/Form

• Dance.
• Video.

Note

• Videotaped onstage by Video D Studios for the Dance/Video Access project at the Bessie Schönberg Theater, New York, on November 5, 1983. Presented by Dance Theater Workshop during the Fall Events 1983.

Credits (note)

• Choreography: Donald Byrd. Lighting: Blu.

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.

Contents

Disc 1: Theme and variations (from Theme, variations, and fugue) (approx. 25 min.). Music: Johannes Brahms (Variations and fugue on a theme by Handel). Costumes: Sandra Neel. Perf. by Derrick, Janeway, Kirsch, Peters, and Voulkos. -- Low down and dirty rag (approx. 17 min.). Music: James Scott, May Aufderheide, Scott Joplin, Jean Schwartz and William Jerome, E. H. Morris, and Shapiro Bernstein. Costumes: Stephen de Pietri. Perf. by Maxwell and Byrd. -- Disc 2: P-HP (Post-holocaust pop) or popular dancing after the bomb: a primer (approx. 26 min.). Music: Tim Clark. Lyrics: Tom Lopez. Costumes: Francesca Connolly and Amy Ellen Albert. Perf. by Breen, Byrd, Derrick, Faust, Kirsch, Martin, Peters, and Voulkos. Voices of the Android Sisters: Ruth Maleczech and Valeria Vasilevski.

Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-2551

OCLC

NYPY946000469-F

Title

Donald Byrd and the Group II [videorecording].

Imprint

1983.

Credits

Choreography: Donald Byrd. Lighting: Blu.

Performer

Performed by Donald Byrd and the Group II: Jeni Breen, Donald Byrd, Leslie Derrick, Frey Faust, Ashley Janeway, Mitch Kirsch, Jim Martin, La Verne Maxwell, Daniel Peters, and Pier Voulkos.

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 9-3848.

Added Author

Byrd, Donald, 1949- choreographer.

Byrd, Donald, 1949- dancer.

Derrick, Leslie, dancer.

Janeway, Ashley, dancer.

Kirsch, Mitch, dancer.

Peters, Daniel, dancer.

Voulkos, Pier, dancer.

Maxwell, La Verne, dancer.

Breen, Jeni, dancer.

Faust, Frey, dancer.

Martin, James, dancer.

Maleczech, Ruth. Performer

Vasilevski, Valeria. Performer

Neel, Sandra. Costume designer

De Pietri, Stephen. Costume designer

Joplin, Scott, 1868-1917. Composer

Schwarz, Jean, 1939- Composer

Clark, Tim (Composer)

Lopez, Tom. Lyricist

Connolly, Francesca. Costume designer

Albert, Amy Ellen. Costume designer

Blu. Lighting designer

Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897. Composer

Donald Byrd/The Group.

Dance Theater Workshop.

Video D Studios.

Added Title

Theme, variations and fugue (Choreographic work : Byrd)

Low down and dirty rag (Choreographic work : Byrd)

P-HP (Post-holocaust pop) or Popular dancing after the bomb: a primer (Choreographic work : Byrd)

Research Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-2551