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David Gordon Pick Up Company

Title
David Gordon Pick Up Company, 1996-08-02 / by Ain Gordon & David Gordon ; presented by Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival.
Publication
1996.

Available Online

NYPL Digital Collections

Details

Additional Authors
  • Gordon, Ain
  • Gordon, David, 1936-2022
  • Setterfield, Valda
  • Cunningham, Scott
  • Graham, Karen
  • Curtis, Jeff
  • Holloman, Merle
  • Louisy, Lennard
  • Perron, Sarah
  • Tyler, Ed
  • Weeks, Edisa
  • David Gordon/Pickup Company, performer.
  • Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival. presenter.
  • David Gordon/Pickup Company, donor.
Found In
David Gordon archive.
Description
1 streaming video file (77 min.) : sound, color.
Summary
Parts of a Retrospective and a Work in Progress includes Silent Movie (a project in development written by David Gordon and Ain Gordon), One Part of the Matter (1972), What Happened? (1978), The Dog Duet (1995), My Folks (1984).
Uniform Title
  • First Picture Show (Choreographic work : Gordon)
  • Matter (Choreographic work : Gordon)
  • What Happened? (Choreographic work : Gordon)
  • Long Story Short (Choreographic work : Gordon)
  • Punch and Judy get divorced (Choreographic work : Gordon)
  • Dog Dances (Choreographic work : Gordon)
  • My folks (Choreographic work : Gordon)
  • Family Business (Choreographic work : Gordon and Gordon)
Alternative Title
  • Parts of a Retrospective and a Work in Progress (Silent Movie, One Part of The Matter, What Happened?, Punch & Judy Get Divorced, The Dog Duet, My Folks)
  • Jacob's Pillow
  • David Gordon archive. Moving image.
Genre/Form
  • Filmed dance.
  • Filmed performances.
  • Video.
  • Dance.
Note
  • Credits transcribed from program.
  • Silent Movie became Who's Anne First, which became The First Picture Show.
  • Title on original: Jacob's Pillow Aug 2, 1996 David Gordon Pick Up Co.
  • Presented by Pick Up Performance Company: David Gordon, Director, Ain Gordon, Associate Director.
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming video online only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits (note)
  • Choreographer/Director: David Gordon; Visual Devices for My Folks by Power Booth; Lighting Designer: Les Dickert; Additional Text by David Gordon and Ain Gordon; Music for My Folks: Klezmer; Music for Silent Movie: Philip Glass; Music for The Dog Duet: Carl Stalling; Assistant to the Choreographer: Chuck Finlon; Production Stage Manager: Ed Fitzgerald.
Source (note)
  • Pick Up Performance Co(s), David Gordon.
Call Number
*MGZIDF 3889
OCLC
896453318
Title
David Gordon Pick Up Company, 1996-08-02 / by Ain Gordon & David Gordon ; presented by Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival.
Production
1996.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
video
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Access
Patrons can access streaming video online only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits
Choreographer/Director: David Gordon; Visual Devices for My Folks by Power Booth; Lighting Designer: Les Dickert; Additional Text by David Gordon and Ain Gordon; Music for My Folks: Klezmer; Music for Silent Movie: Philip Glass; Music for The Dog Duet: Carl Stalling; Assistant to the Choreographer: Chuck Finlon; Production Stage Manager: Ed Fitzgerald.
Performer
Performers: Valda Setterfield, Scott Cunningham, Karen Graham; and Jeff Curtis, Merle Holloman, Lennard Louisy, Sarah Perron, Ed Tyler, Edisa Weeks, Ain Gordon and David Gordon.
Event
Videotaped in performance at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival studio, Becket, Mass. 1996 August 2.
Original Version
Original format: 1 videocassette (VHS).
Source
Gift; Pick Up Performance Co(s), David Gordon. 2014.
Connect to:
NYPL Digital Collections
Added Author
Gordon, Ain, author of dialog.
Gordon, Ain, stage director.
Gordon, Ain, choreographer.
Gordon, Ain, performer.
Gordon, David, 1936-2022, author of dialog.
Gordon, David, 1936-2022, stage director.
Gordon, David, 1936-2022, choreographer.
Gordon, David, 1936-2022, performer.
Setterfield, Valda, performer.
Cunningham, Scott, performer.
Graham, Karen, performer.
Curtis, Jeff, performer.
Holloman, Merle, performer.
Louisy, Lennard, performer.
Perron, Sarah, performer.
Tyler, Ed, performer.
Weeks, Edisa, performer.
David Gordon/Pickup Company, performer.
Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival. presenter.
Gordon, David, 1936-2022, donor.
David Gordon/Pickup Company, donor.
Added Title
Container of (work): First Picture Show (Choreographic work : Gordon)
Container of (work): Matter (Choreographic work : Gordon)
Container of (work): What Happened? (Choreographic work : Gordon)
Container of (work): Long Story Short (Choreographic work : Gordon)
Container of (work): Punch and Judy get divorced (Choreographic work : Gordon)
Container of (work): Dog Dances (Choreographic work : Gordon)
Container of (work): My folks (Choreographic work : Gordon)
Container of (work): Family Business (Choreographic work : Gordon and Gordon)
David Gordon archive. Moving image.
Found In:
David Gordon archive.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 3889
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