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Alive & kicking. Homecoming #6, Jennifer Monson new directions in dance & performance art

Title
Alive & kicking. Homecoming #6, Jennifer Monson [videorecording] : new directions in dance & performance art / produced & directed by Charles Dennis.
Publication
c2005.

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Additional Authors
  • Monson, Jennifer.
  • Monson, Jennifer
  • Dennis, Charles.
  • Parkins, Zeena.
  • Performance Space 122.
Description
1 videodisc (NTSC) (32 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Interview with choreographer/dancer/improvisor Jennifer Monson, interspersed with three extended dance excerpts, Improvisation (2000), Finn's shed (1991), and La mer (1995). Monson discusses her work Improvisation (2000) ; her longtime collaboration with musician Zeena Parkins ; and Monson and Parkins both discuss their collaborative work and use of improvisation.
Series Statement
Alive & kicking ; program #78
Alternative Title
  • Improvisation.
  • Finn's shed.
  • La mer.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Note
  • Introduction with Charles Dennis discusses the history and influence of P.S. 122 on the dance/performance art community and the creation of the "Homecoming" documentary series where he interviewed ten choreographers whose careers were launched at P.S. 122.
  • Includes remarks given by Deborah Jowitt (dance critic) and Mark Russell (executive producer, P.S. 122 from 1983-2004).
Credits (note)
  • Edited by Charles Dennis.
Event (note)
  • Improvisation was videotaped at P.S. 122, New York, N.Y. on Mar. 5, 2000 ; La mer was videotaped at P.S. 122, New York, N.Y. in Jan. 1995.
System Details (note)
  • DVD.
Contents
Dance excerpts: Improvisation (2000) / dance by Jennifer Monson ; music by Zeena Parkins ; lighting by Frank DenDanto III ; sound, Matthew Eggleton -- Finn's shed (1991) / choreography by Jennifer Monson ; music by Zeena Parkins ; performers, Jennifer Monson and John Jasperse ; video documentation by Ben Speth -- La mer (1995) / choreographed and directed by Jennifer Monson ; music by Zeena Parkins ; scenery and lighting by Anne Thulin ; performed by Jennifer Monson & Company, beginning with duet [by Scott Heron and female dancer].
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-1725
OCLC
NYPY06-F147
Title
Alive & kicking. Homecoming #6, Jennifer Monson [videorecording] : new directions in dance & performance art / produced & directed by Charles Dennis.
Imprint
c2005.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Series
Alive & kicking ; program #78
System Details
DVD.
Credits
Edited by Charles Dennis.
Performer
Interviewee: Jennifer Monson and Zeena Parkins.
Event
Improvisation was videotaped at P.S. 122, New York, N.Y. on Mar. 5, 2000 ; La mer was videotaped at P.S. 122, New York, N.Y. in Jan. 1995.
Added Author
Monson, Jennifer. Interviewee
Monson, Jennifer, choreographer.
Monson, Jennifer. Performer
Dennis, Charles. Producer
Dennis, Charles. Director
Dennis, Charles. Editor
Parkins, Zeena. Composer
Parkins, Zeena. Performer
Performance Space 122.
Added Title
Improvisation.
Finn's shed.
La mer.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-1725
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