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La grande fête ; Speeding in tantrum ; Last night on Earth ; D-man in the waters

Title: La grande fête ; Speeding in tantrum ; Last night on Earth ; D-man in the waters, August 28, 1993 / performed by the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company at the King's Theatre in Edinburgh, Scotland ; choreography by Bill T. Jones and Sean Curran.
Publication: 1993.

Details

Additional Authors

Found In

Contained in (manifestation): Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company records.

Description

2 online resources (2 video files (159 min., 44 sec.)) : sound, color

Summary

A video recording of a stage performance of Fête, Speeding and tantrum, Soon, Last night on Earth, and D-man in the waters by the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company at the King's Theatre in Edinburgh, Scotland during the Edinburgh International Festival on August 28, 1993. The entire performance was originally captured over two videocassettes and the footage is out of focus. There is also a small amount of b-roll footage taken around Edinburgh and outside of the theatre at the end of the first recording.

Uniform Title

Fête (Choreographic work : Jones)
Last night on earth (Choreographic work : Jones)
D-man in the waters (Choreographic work : Jones)

Genre/Form

Filmed dance.
Filmed performances.

Note

Title from original videocassette label. There is a performance of Soon not listed on the cassette label. Date supplied by cataloger. Original videocassette label lists the date as August 27, 1993.
Production credits from the event program in the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company records dated August 28-29, 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 the King's Theatre in Edinburgh, Scotland on August 28, 1993.

Contents

File 1. Fête / choreography by Bill T. Jones ; Renaissance dance consultant Valerie Williams ; music by Rich Goodheart and Paul Lansky ; scenic design by Gregory Bain ; costumes by Liz Prince ; lighting design by Robert Wierzel ; performed by Arthur Aviles, Torrin Cummings, Sean Curran, Eric Geiger, Lawrence Goldhuber, Heidi Latsky, Jeffery McLamb, Odile Reine-Adelaide, Maya Saffrin, Andrea Woods (starts at 14:25, 18 min.) -- Speeding and tantrum / choreography by Sean Curran ; music by Michael Nyman ; performed by Sean Curran (starts at 33:35, 6 min.) -- Soon / "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 by Joseph/Jones ; additional duet costumes by Valerie Williams ; lighting design by Robert Wierzel ; performed by Arthur Aviles and Eric Geiger (starts at 46:05, 17 min.) -- Last night on Earth / choreography by Bill T. Jones ; words and 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 1:07:55, 24 min.) -- File 2. D-man in the waters / choreography by Bill T. Jones ; "Octet in E-flat major, Op 20" by Felix Mendelssohn ; costumes by the Company ; lighting design by Robert Wierzel ; performed by Arthur Aviles, Sean Curran, Lawrence Goldhuber, Bill T. Jones ; Heidi Latsky, Jeffery McLamb, Odile Reine-Adelaide, Maya Saffrin, Andrea Woods ; music performed by Scottish Chamber Orchestra Octet: violins: James Clark, Gina McCormack, Gabrielle Lester, Ruth Crouch; violas: Catherine Marwood, Simon Rawson; cellos: Ursula Smith, Kevin McCrae (starts at 15:50, 34 min.).

OCLC

1429146340

Title

La grande fête ; Speeding in tantrum ; Last night on Earth ; D-man in the waters, August 28, 1993 / performed by the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company at the King's Theatre in Edinburgh, Scotland ; choreography by Bill T. Jones and Sean Curran.

Production

1993.

Country of Producing Entity

United States

Playing Time

014513 005431

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 the King's Theatre in Edinburgh, Scotland on August 28, 1993.

Original Version

Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Grande fête ; Speeding in tantrum ; Last night on Earth ; D-man in the waters, 1993. 2 videocassettes (159 min., 44 sec.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. (SPEC AMI ID)322127 (SPEC AMI ID)322128

Local Note

Dance company identifier on original item label: P93827, P9308271

Added Author

Choreography (work): Jones, Bill T. Soon.

Choreography (work): Curran, Sean. Speeding and tantrum.

Music (work): Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. Octet, violins (4), violas (2), cellos (2), op. 20, E♭ major.

Music (work): Lansky, Paul, 1944- Notjustmoreidlechatter.

Goodheart, Rich, composer.

Nyman, Michael, composer.

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.

Smith, Bessie, 1894-1937, singer.

Stratas, Teresa, singer.

Lenya, Lotte, singer.

Taylor, Koko, singer.

Simone, Nina, 1933-2003, singer.

Bain, Gregory L., set designer.

Bleckner, Ross, set designer.

Wierzel, Robert, lighting designer.

Prince, Liz, 1961- costume designer.

Ozbek, Rifat, costume designer.

Williams, Valerie (Dancer), consultant, costume designer.

Jones, Bill T., choreographer, performer.

Aviles, Arthur, dancer.

Cummings, Torrin, dancer.

Curran, Sean, choreographer, dancer.

Geiger, Eric, dancer.

Goldhuber, Lawrence, dancer.

Latsky, Heidi, dancer.

McLamb, Jeffrey, dancer.

Adelaide, Odile Reine, dancer.

Saffrin, Maya, dancer.

Woods Valdés, Andrea E., dancer.

Clark, James (Violinist), performer.

McCormack, Gina, performer.

Lester, Gabrielle, performer.

Crouch, Ruth, performer.

Marwood, Catherine, performer.

Rawson, Simon, performer.

Smith, Ursula (Cellist), performer.

McCrae, Kevin, performer.

Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane and Company, dancer.

Scottish Chamber Orchestra, performer.

King's Theatre (Edinburgh, Scotland), event place.

Edinburgh International Festival (1993 : Edinburgh, Scotland)

Original physical media: Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane and Company, donor.

Added Title

Choreography (work): Fête (Choreographic work : Jones)

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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