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The Mysteries and What's So Funny? : rehearsal

Title
The Mysteries and What's So Funny? : rehearsal, 1991-05-16 / Written and Directed by David Gordon ; music by Philip Glass ; performed by David Gordon/Pick Up Company.
Publication
1991.

Available Online

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Glass, Philip
  • Gordon, David, 1936-2022
  • Bode, Benjamin
  • Kandel, Karen
  • Setterfield, Valda
  • Fire, Norma
  • Hoffman, Jane, 1911-2004
  • Johnson, Alan, 1959-
  • Cunningham, Scott
  • Pashalinski, Lola
  • Graham, Karen
  • Moss, Dean
  • Playten, Alice
  • Tufts, Gayle
  • Walker, Jonathan
  • Williams, Ralph
  • Kotlowitz, Dan
  • Meschter, Dave
  • Wheeler, Jedediah
  • Grooms, Red
  • David Gordon/Pickup Company, performer
  • Pace University, presenter
  • David Gordon/Pickup Company, donor
Found In
David Gordon archive.
Description
1 streaming video file (97 min.) : sound, color.
Uniform Title
Mysteries and what's so funny? (Choreographic work : Gordon)
Alternative Title
David Gordon archive. Moving image.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Filmed dance.
  • Video.
  • Dance.
  • Dance rehearsals.
Note
  • Poor video quality; dark.
  • Credits transcribed from Spoleto Festival program.
  • Title on original: The Mysteries and What's So Funny? a rehearsal/ run-through Schimmel Center/ Pace U. 1/2" DUB Thur May 16, 1991.
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming video online only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits (note)
  • Visual Design by Red Grooms ; Music Director and Pianist: Alan Johnson ; Sound Design: David Meschter ; Casting: Vince Liebhart and Judy Dennis ; Assistant Director: Mary Ann Kellogg ; Producer: Jedediah Wheeler ; Produced in association with David Gordon/Pick Up Co.: Mark Hough, Managing Director ; Curtis Grund, Company Administrator ; Production Manager: Marc Warren ; Stage Manager: Allan Kerr ; Associate Costume Designer: Mary Myers ; Logo Graphics: Rocco Pinciotti ; Sets and Props: Atlantic Scenic Studios, Inc.
Source (note)
  • Pick Up Performance Co(s), David Gordon.
Call Number
*MGZIDF 3865
OCLC
896949607
Title
The Mysteries and What's So Funny? : rehearsal, 1991-05-16 / Written and Directed by David Gordon ; music by Philip Glass ; performed by David Gordon/Pick Up Company.
Production
1991.
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
Visual Design by Red Grooms ; Music Director and Pianist: Alan Johnson ; Sound Design: David Meschter ; Casting: Vince Liebhart and Judy Dennis ; Assistant Director: Mary Ann Kellogg ; Producer: Jedediah Wheeler ; Produced in association with David Gordon/Pick Up Co.: Mark Hough, Managing Director ; Curtis Grund, Company Administrator ; Production Manager: Marc Warren ; Stage Manager: Allan Kerr ; Associate Costume Designer: Mary Myers ; Logo Graphics: Rocco Pinciotti ; Sets and Props: Atlantic Scenic Studios, Inc.
Performer
Performers, Valda Setterfield (Marcel Duchamp) ; Benjamin Bodé (Young Sam) ; Scott Cunningham (Anger I) ; Karen Evans-Kandel (Anger II) ; Norma Fire (Detective, Only, Oldest Child) ; Karen Graham (Young Rose) ; Jane Hoffman (Fanny) ; Dean Moss (Young Artist) ; Lola Pashalinski (Old Rose) ; Alice Playten (Actor, Father, Grandfather, etc.) ; Gayle Tufts (Mrs. Him) ; Jonathan Walker (Mr. Him) ; Ralph Williams (Old Sam).
Event
Videotaped during rehearsal at The Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts, Pace University, New York, N.Y., 1991 May 16.
Original Version
Original format: 1 videocassette (VHS).
Source
Gift; Pick Up Performance Co(s), David Gordon. 2014.
Connect to:
NYPL Digital Collections
Added Author
Glass, Philip, composer.
Gordon, David, 1936-2022, author of dialog.
Gordon, David, 1936-2022, stage director.
Bode, Benjamin, performer.
Kandel, Karen, performer.
Setterfield, Valda, performer.
Fire, Norma, performer.
Hoffman, Jane, 1911-2004, performer.
Johnson, Alan, 1959- performer.
Cunningham, Scott, performer.
Pashalinski, Lola, performer.
Graham, Karen, performer.
Moss, Dean, performer.
Playten, Alice, performer.
Tufts, Gayle, performer.
Walker, Jonathan, performer.
Williams, Ralph, performer.
Johnson, Alan, 1959- music director.
Kotlowitz, Dan, lighting designer.
Meschter, Dave, sound designer.
Wheeler, Jedediah, producer.
Grooms, Red, design.
David Gordon/Pickup Company, performer.
Pace University, presenter.
Gordon, David, 1936-2022, donor.
David Gordon/Pickup Company, donor.
Added Title
Container of (work): Mysteries and what's so funny? (Choreographic work : Gordon)
David Gordon archive. Moving image.
Found In:
David Gordon archive.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 3865
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