Research Catalog

Title

Pass the blutwurst, bitte [videorecording] / presented by La MaMa E.T.C. and John Kelly and Company ; concept, direction, and choreography by John Kelly.

Publication

c1995.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Kelly, John, 1954-
• Menard, Marleen.
• Emerson, Dina.
• Craig, Steven.
• Kinzel, Jonathan.
• Torm-Tohá, Fernando.
• Snyder, Huck.
• Chase, Anthony G.
• Lisz, Gary.
• Walther, Trine.
• Pressner, Stan.
• Ward, Penny
• La Mama Experimental Theatre Club.
• New York Public Library. Dance Collection.
• DHCA.

Description

2 videodiscs (85 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

Theater piece inspired by the life and work of Viennese Expressionist artist Egon Schiele (1890-1918).

Donor/Sponsor

Received as part of the Dance Heritage Coalition's Project to Preserve American Dance.

Uniform Title

Pass the blutwurst, bitte (Choreographic work : Kelly)

Subjects

• Schiele, Egon, 1890-1918 > Drama
• Plays
• Experimental theater
• Dance
• Video
• Performance art

Genre/Form

• Plays.
• Dance.
• Video.

Note

• For a recording of a question-and-answer session following the performance, see: *MGZIC 9-4396 Conversation with John Kelly after performance of Pass the blutwurst, bitte.
• Recording made possible by the cooperation of John Kelly and Company, La MaMa E.T.C., and the Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image of the Dance Collection of The New York Public Library.

Credits (note)

• Music, Adam, Berg, traditional, the Tango Project, Richard Strauss, Lutoslawski, Beethoven, Vienna Choir Boys, Purcell, Rossini, Mussorgsky, Mahler, Hugo Wolf ("Verschwiegene Liebe"), Arrigo Boito ("L'altra notte in fondo al mare") ; furniture and props, Huck Snyder ; film sections, Anthony Chase ; Ms. Menard's costumes, Gary Lisz ; Ms. Emerson's costumes, Trine Walther ; lighting, Stan Pressner.

Event (note)

• Videotaped in performance at La MaMa E.T.C., New York, on January 12, 1995, by Penny Ward.

Funding (note)

• Recorded with the assistance of grants from New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-83

OCLC

NYPY95-F558

Title

Pass the blutwurst, bitte [videorecording] / presented by La MaMa E.T.C. and John Kelly and Company ; concept, direction, and choreography by John Kelly.

Imprint

c1995.

Performer

Performed by John Kelly and Company: Marleen Menard (Walli [Valerie Neuzil]), Dina Emerson (Edith Schiele), John Kelly (Egon Schiele), Steven Craig (Alter Egon I), Jonathan Kinzel (Alter Egon II).

Piano accompaniment: Fernando Torm-Tohá.

Characters on film performed by Frederick Nunley, Larry Ree, George M.

Credits

Music, Adam, Berg, traditional, the Tango Project, Richard Strauss, Lutoslawski, Beethoven, Vienna Choir Boys, Purcell, Rossini, Mussorgsky, Mahler, Hugo Wolf ("Verschwiegene Liebe"), Arrigo Boito ("L'altra notte in fondo al mare") ; furniture and props, Huck Snyder ; film sections, Anthony Chase ; Ms. Menard's costumes, Gary Lisz ; Ms. Emerson's costumes, Trine Walther ; lighting, Stan Pressner.

Event

Videotaped in performance at La MaMa E.T.C., New York, on January 12, 1995, by Penny Ward.

Funding

Recorded with the assistance of grants from New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Added Author

Kelly, John, 1954- Conceptor

Kelly, John, 1954- choreographer.

Kelly, John, 1954- Director

Kelly, John, 1954- Performer

Menard, Marleen. Performer

Emerson, Dina. Performer

Craig, Steven. Performer

Kinzel, Jonathan. Performer

Torm-Tohá, Fernando. Instrumentalist

Snyder, Huck. Designer

Chase, Anthony G. Cinematographer

Lisz, Gary. Costume designer

Walther, Trine. Costume designer

Pressner, Stan. Lighting designer

Ward, Penny, videographer.

La Mama Experimental Theatre Club.

New York Public Library. Dance Collection.

DHCA.

Added Title

Pass the blutwurst, bitte (Choreographic work : Kelly)

Research Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-83