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Sachiyo Ito 25th anniversary.

Title
Sachiyo Ito [videorecording] : 25th anniversary.
Publication
November 1, 1997.

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Ito, Sachiyo
  • Tachibana, Sahotae
  • Takahashi, Keiti
  • Richards, Terry
  • Ishimura, Misako
  • Hurkin-Torres, Jean
  • Tanabe, Mariko
  • Sakamaki, Masa
  • Samuelson, Ralph.
  • Sakamoto, Ryūichi, 1952-2023.
  • Sawai, Tadao, 1937-
  • Mizuno, Toshiro.
  • Handa, Junko.
  • Mitchell, Robert D.
  • Florence Gould Hall (New York, N.Y.)
  • DHCA.
Description
  • 1 streaming video file (74 min., 25 sec.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.
  • 1 videocassette (Betacam SP, NTSC) (74 min.) : sd., col. ;
Summary
Excerpts from a program of traditional and contemporary Japanese dance works, celebrating the 25th anniversary of Sachiyo Ito's American debut.
Uniform Title
  • Dance of the crane (Choreographic work : Ito)
  • Uhkui (Choreographic work : Ito)
  • Ama no iwato (Choreographic work : Ito)
  • Star dust (Choreographic work : Ito)
  • Yume (Choreographic work : Ito)
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Note
  • Accompanied by partial house program.
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming video file online only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in performance at Florence Gould Hall at the French Institute/Alliance Française, New York, on November 1, 1997.
Contents
  • 1. Dance of the crane (for peace and longevity) (1996) (ca. 10 min.) / choreography and performance, Sachiyo Ito ; music, "Honshirabe" and "San'nya," arranged by Ralph Samuelson ; set, Robert Mitchell ; shakuhachi played by Ralph Samuelson.
  • Tama-tori ama (The fisherwoman and the sacred crystal ball) (ca. 14 min.) / choreography in the jiuta-mai style from a 14th-century Noh play, restaged by Sachiyo Ito ; music, "Tama-tori ama" ; set, Robert Mitchell ; danced by Sachiyo Ito ; sangen (shamisen) played by Masayo Ishigure.
  • Uhkui (Sending off ancestral spirits) (1992) (ca. 9 min.) / choreography, Sachiyo Ito ; music for part I, Shun'nichi Mita ("Wakanatsu") ; music for part II, Ryuichi Sakamoto ("Chinukujushi") ; set, Robert Mitchell ; danced by Sahotae Tachibana, Sachiyo Ito, Keiti Takahashi, Terry Richards, Misako Ishimura, Jean Hurkin-Torres, Mariko Tanabe. Drum dance performed during the Bon festival.
  • Ama no iwato (Rock cave in heaven) (1997) (ca. 11 min.) / choreography, Sachiyo Ito ; music, Tadao Sawai ("Gosechi no mai" ["Dance for the gosechi ceremony"]) ; set, Robert Mitchell ; sculptures, Bob George ; sun goddess headdress, Terry Richards ; danced by Sachiyo Ito (Amaterasu, the sun goddess) and Mariko Tanabe (Ame-no-Uzume-no-Mikoto, a goddess). Dance-drama based on a story from Japanese mythology.
  • Star dust (ca. 7 min.) / choreography, Sachiyo Ito ; music, Toshiro Mizuno ("Stardust") ; actors, Sachiyo Ito, Keiti Takahashi, Masa Sakamaki ; the crew, Misako Ishimura, Terry Richards.
  • 2. Star dust (?), continued (ca. 3 min.).
  • Yume (Dream) (1994) (ca. 19 min.) / choreography and performance, Sachiyo Ito ; music, Junko Handa ("Kaguwashiki biwa no ne ni yosete: koh" ["To the aromatic sound of biwa: fragrance"]) ; set, Robert Mitchell ; sculptures, Bob George.
Call Number
*MGZIDF 8897
OCLC
NYPY98-F2680
Title
Sachiyo Ito [videorecording] : 25th anniversary.
Imprint
November 1, 1997.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Event
Videotaped in performance at Florence Gould Hall at the French Institute/Alliance Française, New York, on November 1, 1997.
Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming video file online only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Local Note
Former call number: *MGZIC 9-5595.
Connect to:
NYPL Digital Collections
Local Subject
Dance drama -- Japan.
Bon dances.
Bird dances.
Drum dances -- Japan.
Added Author
Ito, Sachiyo, choreographer.
Ito, Sachiyo, dancer.
Tachibana, Sahotae, dancer.
Takahashi, Keiti, dancer.
Richards, Terry, dancer.
Ishimura, Misako, dancer.
Hurkin-Torres, Jean, dancer.
Tanabe, Mariko, dancer.
Sakamaki, Masa, dancer.
Samuelson, Ralph. Arranger. Instrumentalist
Sakamoto, Ryūichi, 1952-2023. Composer
Sawai, Tadao, 1937- Composer
Mizuno, Toshiro. Composer
Handa, Junko. Composer
Mitchell, Robert D. Designer
Florence Gould Hall (New York, N.Y.)
DHCA.
Added Title
Dance of the crane (Choreographic work : Ito)
Uhkui (Choreographic work : Ito)
Ama no iwato (Choreographic work : Ito)
Star dust (Choreographic work : Ito)
Yume (Choreographic work : Ito)
Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 8897
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