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Chinoiserie

Title
Chinoiserie [videorecording] / a presentation of the Walker Art Center in association with Ping Chong & Company ; conceived and directed by Ping Chong.
Publication
c1995.

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Additional Authors
  • Chong, Ping
  • Chen, Shizheng
  • Hayes, Aleta
  • Keane, Michael Edo
  • Oquita, Ric
  • Matthews, Michael, 1958-
  • Seckinger, Regine Anna
  • Hartley, Jan
  • Hase, Thomas C.
  • Lars, Byron
  • Pelletier, Carol Ann
  • Chan, Kwok-yuen
  • Meschter, Dave
  • Klucevsek, Guy
  • Elson, Steve
  • Ruyle, Bill
  • Ping Chong & Company
  • Ping Chong & Company. dnr
Found In
Ping Chong archive.
Description
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
A multimedia performance piece portraying through song, dance, and spoken text critical moments in Chinese-Western relations, focusing mainly on the history of Chinese immigrants and their descendants in the United States, especially the discrimination and mistreatment they endured. Interspersed are personal anecdotes told by Ping Chong, himself a Chinese-American. Part two of a trilogy dealing with East-West encounters, comprised also of Deshima and After sorrow.
Series Statement
East/west quartet; part 2
Uniform Title
  • Chinoiserie (Theater work : Chong)
  • East/west quartet. Part 2.
Alternative Title
Ping Chong archive. Moving image materials.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Video.
  • Dance.
  • Plays.
  • Filmed performances.
Note
  • Title from title screen; other credits from supporting archival documents in the Ping Chong archive.
Credits (note)
  • Text and lyrics, Ping Chong and Michael Matthews, with additional text by Regine Anna Seckinger and Ric Oquita ; music, Guy Klucevsek ; choreography, Shi-Zheng Chen ; set design and projections, Jan Hartley ; lighting design, Thomas Hase ; costume design, Byron Lars, Carol Ann Pelletier, and Chan Kwok Yuen ; sound design, David Meschter.
  • Stage manager, Courtney Golden ; managing director, Bruce Allardice.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped at Walker Art Center Auditorium, Minneapolis, MN, on Nov. 4, 1995.
Funding (note)
  • The processing of the Ping Chong audio-visual materials was made possible, in part, through the generous assistance of the Leon Levy Foundation.
System Details (note)
  • DVD, transferred from Digital Betacam.
Source (note)
  • Ping Chong & Company;
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of: Ping Chong archive. Moving image materials.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-6109
OCLC
728680846
Title
Chinoiserie [videorecording] / a presentation of the Walker Art Center in association with Ping Chong & Company ; conceived and directed by Ping Chong.
Imprint
c1995.
Series
East/west quartet; part 2
East/west quartet. Part 2.
System Details
DVD, transferred from Digital Betacam.
Performer
Performed by Ping Chong, Shi-Zheng Chen, Aleta Hayes, Michael Edo Keane, and Ric Oquita ; music performed by Guy Klucevsek, Steve Elson, and Bill Ruyle.
Credits
Text and lyrics, Ping Chong and Michael Matthews, with additional text by Regine Anna Seckinger and Ric Oquita ; music, Guy Klucevsek ; choreography, Shi-Zheng Chen ; set design and projections, Jan Hartley ; lighting design, Thomas Hase ; costume design, Byron Lars, Carol Ann Pelletier, and Chan Kwok Yuen ; sound design, David Meschter.
Stage manager, Courtney Golden ; managing director, Bruce Allardice.
Event
Videotaped at Walker Art Center Auditorium, Minneapolis, MN, on Nov. 4, 1995.
Funding
The processing of the Ping Chong audio-visual materials was made possible, in part, through the generous assistance of the Leon Levy Foundation.
Linking Entry
Forms part of: Ping Chong archive. Moving image materials.
Source
Gift; Ping Chong & Company; 2009. NN-PD
Added Author
Chong, Ping.
Chen, Shizheng, choreographer. Performer
Hayes, Aleta. Performer
Keane, Michael Edo. Performer
Oquita, Ric. Performer. Author
Matthews, Michael, 1958- Author
Seckinger, Regine Anna. Author
Hartley, Jan, set designer.
Hase, Thomas C. Lighting designer
Lars, Byron. Costume designer
Pelletier, Carol Ann, costume designer.
Chan, Kwok-yuen. Costume designer
Meschter, Dave. Sound designer
Klucevsek, Guy. Composer. Performer
Elson, Steve. Performer
Ruyle, Bill. Performer
Ping Chong & Company.
Ping Chong & Company. Donor
Added Title
Chinoiserie (Theater work : Chong)
Ping Chong archive. Moving image materials.
Found In:
Ping Chong archive.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-6109
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