Research Catalog

Title

Pearl Lang Dance Theater [videorecording] / The Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College presents Twentieth Century Masters ; artistic direction and choreography by Pearl Lang.

Publication

c2000.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Bjørneboe, Andreas
• Gustafson, Echo
• Okamoto, Rika
• Oleson, Carrie
• Mayzick, Ari
• Sabatier Curial, Sebastien
• Nardi, Maurizio
• Predmore, Kevin
• Hamilton, Kelly
• Even-Kesef, Tamara
• Binford, Jennifer
• Klotz, Adam
• Hunter, Whitney V.
• Iervasi, Nicola
• Herminjard, Patrizia
• Kuo, Chi-Tsung (Dancer)
• Lang, Pearl, 1921-2009
• Älizadä, Firängiz, 1947-
• McKernon, John
• Giannini, Christina
• Gubaidulina, Sofia, 1931-
• Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990
• Holub, Johannes
• Holub, Jenny.
• Ward, Penny.
• Pearl Lang and Company, dancer.
• Kronos Quartet, instrumentalist.
• Sylvia and Danny Kaye Playhouse, presenter.
• New York Public Library. Dance Collection.

Description

1 videocassette (85 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)

Summary

Dance program presented as part of a performance series saluting composer Aaron Copland (1900-1990). The last three works on the program are danced to Copland's music.

Uniform Title

• Song of Azerbaijan (Choreographic work : Lang)
• Icarus (Choreographic work : Lang)
• Dance panel #7 (Choreographic work : Lang)
• Cityscape (Choreographic work : Lang)
• Prairie steps (Choreographic work : Lang)

Genre/Form

• Dance.
• Video.

Note

• Accompanied by house program.
• Recording made possible by the cooperation of Pearl Lang Dance Theater, the Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College, and the Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image, Dance Division, The New York Public Library.

Credits (note)

• Costumes, Christina Giannini ; technical direction and lighting, John McKernon.

Event (note)

• Videotaped in performance at the Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College, New York, N.Y., on May 20 and 21, 2000 ; videography and editing, Johannes Holub ; videographers ; camera, Jenny Holub, 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.

Contents

• Song of Azerbaijan (Mugam sayagi) (1999) (ca. 23 min.) / music, Franghiz Ali-Zadeh, played by the Kronos String Quartet ; danced by Andreas Bjørneboe, Echo Gustafson, Rika Okamoto, Carrie Oleson, Ari Mayzick, Sebastien Sabatier Curial, Maurizio Nardi, Chi-Tsung Kuo.
• Icarus (premiere) (ca. 13 min.) / music, Sofia Gubaidulina (Quartet no. 4), played by the Kronos String Quartet ; set, John McKernon ; danced by Kevin Predmore (Daedalus) ; Ari Mayzick (Icarus) ; Kelly Hamilton (the North Sun) ; Carrie Oleson (the East Sun) ; Tamar Even-Kesef (the South Sun) ; Echo Gustafson (the West Sun).
• Dance panel #7 (premiere) (ca. 6 min.) / music, Aaron Copland (Dance panels, 1959, revised 1962) ; set, John McKernon ; danced by Jennifer Binford, Kelly Hamilton, Tamar Even-Kesef, Adam Klotz, Chi-Tsung Kuo, Ari Mayzick.
• Cityscape (premiere) (ca. 18 min.) / music, Aaron Copland (from Music for a great city) ; set, John McKernon ; cast: First movement danced by Sebastien Sabatier Curial, Whitney Hunter, Nicola Iervasi, Adam Klotz, Chi-Tsung Kuo, Ari Mayzick, Maurizio Nardi ; Second movement danced by Carrie Oleson, Maurizio Nardi, Jennifer Binford ; Third movement danced by the Company.
• Prairie steps (1975) (ca. 24 min.) / music, Aaron Copland (Sonata for violin and piano) ; set, John McKernon ; cast: First movement, Of rootholds, danced by Echo Gustafson, Kevin Predmore, Jennifer Binford, Maurizio Nardi, Carrie Oleson, Patrizia Herminjard, Kelly Hamilton, Tamar Even-Kesef, Sebastien Sabatier Curial, Adam Klotz ; Second movement, Of soldier's ashes and silent stone (Memorial Day), danced by Jennifer Binford, Kevin Predmore, Echo Gustafson, Khalila Young ; Third movement, Of fiddle flickers, danced by the Company ; music played by Colin Jacobsen (violin), Eric Heubner (piano).

Call Number

*MGZIA 4-4759

OCLC

NYPY01-F168

Title

Pearl Lang Dance Theater [videorecording] / The Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College presents Twentieth Century Masters ; artistic direction and choreography by Pearl Lang.

Imprint

c2000.

Event

Videotaped in performance at the Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College, New York, N.Y., on May 20 and 21, 2000 ; videography and editing, Johannes Holub ; videographers ; camera, Jenny Holub, Penny Ward.

Credits

Costumes, Christina Giannini ; technical direction and lighting, John McKernon.

Performer

Danced by Pearl Lang Dance Theater.

Funding

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

Added Author

Bjørneboe, Andreas, dancer.

Gustafson, Echo, dancer.

Okamoto, Rika, dancer.

Oleson, Carrie, dancer.

Mayzick, Ari, dancer.

Sabatier Curial, Sebastien, dancer.

Nardi, Maurizio, dancer.

Predmore, Kevin, dancer.

Hamilton, Kelly, dancer.

Even-Kesef, Tamara, dancer.

Binford, Jennifer, dancer.

Klotz, Adam, dancer.

Hunter, Whitney V., dancer.

Iervasi, Nicola, dancer.

Herminjard, Patrizia, dancer.

Kuo, Chi-Tsung (Dancer)

Lang, Pearl, 1921-2009, choreographer.

Älizadä, Firängiz, 1947- composer (expression)

McKernon, John, lighting designer.

Giannini, Christina, costume designer.

Gubaidulina, Sofia, 1931- composer (expression)

Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990, composer (expression)

Holub, Johannes, editor of moving image work.

Holub, Jenny.

Ward, Penny.

Pearl Lang and Company, dancer.

Kronos Quartet, instrumentalist.

Sylvia and Danny Kaye Playhouse, presenter.

New York Public Library. Dance Collection.

Added Title

Song of Azerbaijan (Choreographic work : Lang)

Icarus (Choreographic work : Lang)

Dance panel #7 (Choreographic work : Lang)

Cityscape (Choreographic work : Lang)

Prairie steps (Choreographic work : Lang)

Research Call Number

*MGZIA 4-4759