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Two takes on The orphan of Zhao Works & process at the Guggenheim
- Title
- Two takes on The orphan of Zhao [videorecording] : Works & process at the Guggenheim / [performance series producer, Mary Sharp Cronson].
- Publication
- 2003.
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- Description
- 1 videodisc (NTSC) (63 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
- Summary
- This program features a panel discussion of two Lincoln Center Festival productions of Ji Junxiang's 13th-century Yuan dynasty play Zhao shi gu er (The orphan of Zhao), one presented in the original Mandarin and in a traditional ceremonial style, and the other presented in English and staged in a mixture of eastern and western styles. Three scenes from the Chinese version are interspersed with the panel discussion, while scenes from the English-language version have been edited from the recording. Director Chen Shi-Zheng describes the divergent manner in which he staged the two productions, and discusses his mission of bringing classics of Chinese drama into the world canon. Stephin Merritt, composer of music for the English-language version, discusses his musical influences and choice of instrumentation, and David Patrick Kelly, who performs in the English-language version, talks about learning the movement and body language-based Chinese performance style.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Gift of Works & process at the Guggenheim, Mary Sharp Cronson, producer.
- Series Statement
- Works & process at the Guggenheim collection ; 218
- Uniform Title
- Works and process at the Guggenheim.
- Alternative Title
- Orphan of Zhao
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Video.
- Event (note)
- Recorded as part of the Works & process performance series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, on June 29 and 30, 2003. (Viewer copy is June 30, 2003.)
- Funding (note)
- With support from The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation, digitization and DVD authoring of the Works & process at the Guggenheim video archive was done by StreamingCulture at the Graduate Center of The City University of New York.
- Biography (note)
- The 2003 Lincoln Center Festival presented productions of The orphan of Zhao in both a Mandarin-language version and in an English-language adaptation by David Greenspan.
- Call Number
- *MGZIDVD 5-1221
- OCLC
- 85893660
- Title
- Two takes on The orphan of Zhao [videorecording] : Works & process at the Guggenheim / [performance series producer, Mary Sharp Cronson].
- Imprint
- 2003.
- Country of Producing Entity
- U.S.
- Series
- Works & process at the Guggenheim collection ; 218Works and process at the Guggenheim.
- Performer
- Play excerpts performed by Wen Yuhang, Wang Yuqing, Shan Jing, Qian Yi, and Zhou Long. Panelists: Chen Shi-Zheng, Stephin Merritt, and David Patrick Kelly. Moderator: Anne Cattaneo. Introductory remarks by Nigel Redden, director of Lincoln Center Festival.
- Event
- Recorded as part of the Works & process performance series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, on June 29 and 30, 2003. (Viewer copy is June 30, 2003.)
- Funding
- With support from The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation, digitization and DVD authoring of the Works & process at the Guggenheim video archive was done by StreamingCulture at the Graduate Center of The City University of New York.
- Biography
- The 2003 Lincoln Center Festival presented productions of The orphan of Zhao in both a Mandarin-language version and in an English-language adaptation by David Greenspan.
- Added Author
- Wen, Yuhang. PerformerWang, Yuqing. PerformerShan, Jing. PerformerQian, Yi. PerformerZhou, Long, 1953- PerformerChen, Shizheng. IntervieweeMerritt, Stephin. IntervieweeKelly, David Patrick. IntervieweeCattaneo, Anne. ModeratorRedden, Nigel.Cronson, Mary Sharp. ProducerSolomon R. Guggenheim Museum.Lincoln Center Festival.
- Research Call Number
- *MGZIDVD 5-1221