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The black rider: the casting of the 12 magic bullets

Title: The black rider: the casting of the 12 magic bullets [videorecording]/ Eine Aufführung des Thalia Theaters Hamburg in Koproduction mit den Wiener Festwochen ; von Robert Wilson, Tom Waits, William Burroughs.
Publication: Hamburg, 1990.

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Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Disc 2	Moving image	Restricted use	NCOV 3089 Disc 2	Performing Arts Research Collections - TOFT
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Disc 1	Moving image	Restricted use	NCOV 3089 Disc 1	Performing Arts Research Collections - TOFT

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Description

2 videodiscs (DVD) (165 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

"The Black Rider is Wilson's homage to German Expressionism, with the distorted perspectives of Expressionist painting and the exaggerated gestures of cabaret and silent movies. Based loosely on the German folktale underlying von Weber's opera Der Freischutz (1821), the production has many American twists, as one might safely assume with collaborators like Tom Waits and William Burroughs" -- robertwilson.com.
This recording of The black rider was made at its premiere on March 31, 1990. The performance begins at ca. 7:10 on Disc 1. The performance continues on Disc 2, ending at ca. 45:40. At ca. 48:34, Robert Wilson, Tom Waits, William Burroughs and others join the cast for curtain calls. Dominique Horwitz, then Tom Waits, sings The black rider.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of the Byrd Hoffman Water Mill Foundation.

Series Statement

Robert Wilson Audio/Visual Collection

Alternative Title

The black rider : the casting of the magic bullets

Subjects

Apel, August, 1771-1816 > Freischütz > Adaptations
Drama
Theatrical productions > Germany > Hamburg > 1981-1990
Musical theater > Germany > Hamburg
Folk drama

Genre/Form

Drama.

Note

Donor's inventory number: BLR H 01.
Credits from Thalia Theater program.
The soccer game at the beginning of Disc 1 is from the source recording and is unrelated footage.
Adaptation of Der Freischütz, a folk tale by August Apel.

Access (note)

Restricted to qualified researchers.

Credits (note)

Inszenierung und Bühnenbild (direction and stage design), Robert Wilson ; Musik und Lyrics (music and lyrics), Tom Waits ; Texte (texts), William Burroughs ; Musikalische Gesamtleitung (musical director), Greg Cohen ; Musikalisches Arrangement (musical arrangement), Greg Cohen, Tom Waits ; Kostüme (costume design), Frida Parmeggiani ; Licht (light design), Heinrich Brunke, Robert Wilson ; Tongestaltung (sound design), Gerd Bessler ; Übersetzung (translation), Udo Breger ; Dramaturgie/Übersetzung (dramaturg and translation), Wolfgang Wiens ; Regie-Assistenz (assistant director), Karin Drechsel, Nicolai Sykosch ; Maske (make-up direction), Werner Merz.

Performer (note)

Heinz Vossbrink, Dominique Horwitz, Gerd Kunath, Angelika Thomas, Annette Paulmann, Stefan Kurt, Klaus Schreiber, Jörg Holm, Sona Cervena, Monika Tahal, Jan Moritz Steffen, Susi Eisenkolb.

Event (note)

Videorecorded at the Thalia Theater, Hamburg on May 31, 1990.

Language (note)

In German and English; songs in English.

Contents

Disc 1 (100 min.) -- Disc 2 (65 min.)

Call Number

NCOV 3089

OCLC

NYPG05-F10809

Title

The black rider: the casting of the 12 magic bullets [videorecording]/ Eine Aufführung des Thalia Theaters Hamburg in Koproduction mit den Wiener Festwochen ; von Robert Wilson, Tom Waits, William Burroughs.

Imprint

Hamburg, 1990.

Country of Producing Entity

Germany.

Series

Robert Wilson Audio/Visual Collection

Access

Restricted to qualified researchers.

Credits

Inszenierung und Bühnenbild (direction and stage design), Robert Wilson ; Musik und Lyrics (music and lyrics), Tom Waits ; Texte (texts), William Burroughs ; Musikalische Gesamtleitung (musical director), Greg Cohen ; Musikalisches Arrangement (musical arrangement), Greg Cohen, Tom Waits ; Kostüme (costume design), Frida Parmeggiani ; Licht (light design), Heinrich Brunke, Robert Wilson ; Tongestaltung (sound design), Gerd Bessler ; Übersetzung (translation), Udo Breger ; Dramaturgie/Übersetzung (dramaturg and translation), Wolfgang Wiens ; Regie-Assistenz (assistant director), Karin Drechsel, Nicolai Sykosch ; Maske (make-up direction), Werner Merz.

Cast

Heinz Vossbrink, Dominique Horwitz, Gerd Kunath, Angelika Thomas, Annette Paulmann, Stefan Kurt, Klaus Schreiber, Jörg Holm, Sona Cervena, Monika Tahal, Jan Moritz Steffen, Susi Eisenkolb.

Event

Videorecorded at the Thalia Theater, Hamburg on May 31, 1990.

Language

In German and English; songs in English.

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Added Author

Wilson, Robert, 1941- director.

Wilson, Robert, 1941- depicted.

Wilson, Robert, 1941- set designer.

Burroughs, William S., 1914-1997.

Burroughs, William S., 1914-1997, depicted.

Waits, Tom, 1949- Black rider.

Waits, Tom, 1949- depicted.

Cohen, Greg, arranger of music.

Cohen, Greg, conductor.

Parmeggiani, Frida, costume designer.

Brunke, Heinrich, lighting designer.

Bessler, Gerd, sound designer.

Breger, Udo, translator.

Wiens, Wolfgang, translator.

Vossbrink, Heinz, performer.

Horwitz, Dominique, performer.

Kunath, Gerd, performer.

Thomas, Angelika, 1946- performer.

Paulmann, Annette, 1964- performer.

Kurt, Stefan, 1959- performer.

Schreiber, Klaus, 1959- performer.

Holm, Jörg, performer.

Červená, Soňa, 1925-2023, performer.

Tahal, Monika, performer.

Steffen, Jan Moritz, performer.

Eisenkolb, Susi, performer.

Thalia Theater (Hamburg, Germany), producer.

Wiener Festwochen, producer.

Research Call Number

NCOV 3089

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