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Soon ; Last night on Earth ; D-man in the waters

Title
Soon ; Last night on Earth ; D-man in the waters, August 14, 1993 / performed by the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company at Jacob's Pillow in Becket, Massachusetts ; choreography by Bill T. Jones.
Publication
1993.

Details

Additional Authors
  • Jones, Bill T.
  • Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847.
  • Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950
  • Anderson, Maxwell, 1888-1959
  • Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956
  • Williams, Spencer, 1889-1965
  • Longshaw, Fred
  • Nash, Ogden, 1902-1971
  • Blitzstein, Marc
  • Stratas, Teresa
  • Smith, Bessie, 1894-1937
  • Lenya, Lotte
  • Taylor, Koko
  • Simone, Nina, 1933-2003
  • Williams, Valerie (Dancer)
  • Ozbek, Rifat
  • Bleckner, Ross
  • Wierzel, Robert
  • Saffrin, Maya
  • Curran, Sean
  • Aviles, Arthur
  • Goldhuber, Lawrence
  • Latsky, Heidi
  • McLamb, Jeffrey
  • Woods Valdés, Andrea E.
  • Geiger, Eric
  • Cummings, Torrin
  • Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane and Company, dancer.
  • Jacob's Pillow, event place.
  • Original physical media: Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane and Company, donor.
Found In
Contained in (manifestation): Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company records.
Description
1 online resource (1 video file (82 min., 25 sec.)) : sound, color
Summary
A video recording of a stage performance of Soon, Last night on Earth, and D-man in the waters by the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company at Jacob's Pillow in Becket, Massachusetts on August 14, 1993.
Uniform Title
  • Last night on earth (Choreographic work : Jones)
  • D-man in the waters (Choreographic work : Jones)
Genre/Form
  • Filmed dance.
  • Filmed performances.
Note
  • Title and date from original videocassette label.
  • Production credits from the event program in the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company records dated August 10-14, 1993.
  • Patrons can access streaming video file online only onsite at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Performer (note)
  • Performed by the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company.
Event (note)
  • Recorded at Jacob's Pillow in Becket, Massachusetts on August 14, 1993.
Contents
Soon / choreography by: Bill T. Jones ; music: "September song"- written by Kurt Weill, Max Anderson, sung by Lotta Lenya; "Nana's lied"- written by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht, sung by Tersa Stratas; "Blue spirit blues"- written by S. Williams, sung by Bessie Smith; "Reckless blues"- written by Fred Longshaw, sung by Bessie Smith; "Speak low"- written by Kurt Weill and Odgen Nash, sung by Lotta Lenya ; costumes: Joseph/Jones ; additional duet costumes built by: Valerie Williams ; dancers: Maya Saffrin and Sean Curran (starts at 02:30, 18 min.) -- Last night on Earth / choreography by: Bill T. Jones ; music by: Koko Taylor/Moore and Thread; Nina Simone/Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht, Marc Blitzstein; Koko Taylor/Nix ; costume by: Rifat Ozbek ; set design by: Ross Bleckner ; lighting design by: Robert Wierzel ; performed by: Bill T. Jones (starts at 20:55, 24 min.) -- D-man in the waters / choreography by: Bill T. Jones ; music by: Felix Mendelssohn ; costumes by: Company ; lighting design by: Robert Wierzel ; dancers: Arthur Aviles, Sean Curran, Lawrence Goldhuber, Bill T. Jones, Heidi Latsky, Jeffrey McLamb, Maya Saffrin, Andrea Woods, Eric Geiger, Torrin Cummings (starts at 45:50, 34 min.).
OCLC
1429146339
Title
Soon ; Last night on Earth ; D-man in the waters, August 14, 1993 / performed by the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company at Jacob's Pillow in Becket, Massachusetts ; choreography by Bill T. Jones.
Production
1993.
Country of Producing Entity
United States
Playing Time
012225
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Digital File Characteristics
video file
Cast
Performed by the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company.
Event
Recorded at Jacob's Pillow in Becket, Massachusetts on August 14, 1993.
Original Version
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Soon ; Last night on Earth ; D-man in the waters, 1993. 1 videocassette (82 min., 25 sec.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. (SPEC AMI ID)322121
Local Note
Dance company identifier on original item label: P938142/L00054P
Added Author
Choreography (work): Jones, Bill T. Soon.
Music (work): Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. Octet, violins (4), violas (2), cellos (2), op. 20, E♭ major.
Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950, composer.
Anderson, Maxwell, 1888-1959, composer.
Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956, composer.
Williams, Spencer, 1889-1965, composer.
Longshaw, Fred, composer.
Nash, Ogden, 1902-1971, composer.
Blitzstein, Marc, composer.
Stratas, Teresa, singer.
Smith, Bessie, 1894-1937, singer.
Lenya, Lotte, singer.
Taylor, Koko, singer.
Simone, Nina, 1933-2003, singer.
Williams, Valerie (Dancer), costume designer.
Ozbek, Rifat, costume designer.
Bleckner, Ross, set designer.
Wierzel, Robert, lighting designer.
Jones, Bill T., costume designer, choreographer, performer.
Saffrin, Maya, dancer.
Curran, Sean, dancer.
Aviles, Arthur, dancer.
Goldhuber, Lawrence, dancer.
Latsky, Heidi, dancer.
McLamb, Jeffrey, dancer.
Woods Valdés, Andrea E., dancer.
Geiger, Eric, dancer.
Cummings, Torrin, dancer.
Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane and Company, dancer.
Jacob's Pillow, event place.
Original physical media: Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane and Company, donor.
Added Title
Choreography (work): Last night on earth (Choreographic work : Jones)
Choreography (work): D-man in the waters (Choreographic work : Jones)
Found In:
Contained in (manifestation): Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company records.
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