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John Zorn, Shir Ha-Shirim Works & process at the Guggenheim

Title: John Zorn, Shir Ha-Shirim [videorecording] : Works & process at the Guggenheim / [performance series producer, Mary Sharp Cronson].
Publication: 2008.

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Description

1 videodisc (NTSC) (85 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

John Zorn designed this evening of music and dance inspired by the Song of songs. The first half consists of instrumental music, the second half of vocal music with recitation of the text in Hebrew, accompanied by dancers performed choreography based on traditional Cambodian dance. Between the two halves Zorn and choreographer Sophiline Cheam Shapiro discuss their collaboration, the development of the project and how they approached the material.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of Works & process at the Guggenheim, Mary Sharp Cronson, producer.

Series Statement

Works & process at the Guggenheim collection

Uniform Title

Works and process at the Guggenheim.

Subjects

Genre/Form

Video.
Music.
Dance.

Credits (note)

Music by John Zorn. Choreography by Sophiline Cheam Shapiro.

Event (note)

Recorded as part of the Works & process performance series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, on Nov. 24, 2008.

Contents

Reading of Song of songs (English) / by Jeremy Fogel, Ayelet Rose Gottlieb -- Selections from Sefer Shirim shel Shir Ha-Shirim (songbook for the Song of songs) / by John Zorn; performed by Carol Emanuel, Kenny Wollesen, Erik Friedlander, Greg Cohen (28 min.) -- Discussion / with George Steel, John Zorn, Sophiline Cheam Shapiro -- Shir Ha Shirim (Song of songs): The lovers / performed by Fogel, Gottlieb, Lisa Bielawa, Martha Cluver, Abby Fischer, Kate Mulvehill, Kirsten Sollek, and the Khmer Arts Ensemble: Chao Socheata, Noun Kaza, Sao Phirom, Mot Pharan.

Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-4488

OCLC

312796534

Title

John Zorn, Shir Ha-Shirim [videorecording] : Works & process at the Guggenheim / [performance series producer, Mary Sharp Cronson].

Imprint

2008.

Series

Works & process at the Guggenheim collection

Works and process at the Guggenheim.

Credits

Music by John Zorn. Choreography by Sophiline Cheam Shapiro.

Performer

Performed by Jeremy Fogel, Ayelet Rose Gottlieb (narrators), Carol Emmanuel (harp), Kenny Wollesen (vibraphone), Erik Friedlander (cello), Greg Cohen (bass), Lisa Bielawa, Martha Cluver, Abby Fischer, Kate Mulvehill, Kirsten Sollek (voice), and the Khmer Arts Ensemble: Chao Socheata, Noun Kaza, Sao Phirom, Mot Pharan.

Moderator: Ralph Samuelson. Panelists: Sophiline Cheam Shapiro, John Zorn.

Event

Recorded as part of the Works & process performance series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, on Nov. 24, 2008.

Local Note

For program notes see *MGZB Works and process at the Guggenheim [programs]

Added Author

Zorn, John, 1953- Composer

Zorn, John, 1953- Interviewee

Shapiro, Sophiline Cheam, choreographer.

Shapiro, Sophiline Cheam. Interviewee

Fogel, Jeremy. Narrator

Samuelson, Ralph. Moderator

Gottlieb, Ayelet Rose, 1979- Narrator

Emanuel, Carol. Instrumentalist

Wollesen, Kenny. Instrumentalist

Friedlander, Erik. Instrumentalist

Cohen, Greg. Instrumentalist

Bielawa, Lisa. voc

Cluver, Martha. voc

Fischer, Abby. voc

Mulvehill, Kate. voc

Sollek, Kirsten. voc

Socheata, Chao, dancer.

Kaza, Noun, dancer.

Phirom, Sao, dancer.

Pharan, Mot, dancer.

Cronson, Mary Sharp. Producer

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

Khmer Arts Ensemble.

Research Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-4488

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