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Ballad ; Blue phrase ; Soon ; Love redefined

Title: Ballad ; Blue phrase ; Soon ; Love redefined, October 26, 1996 / performed by the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company at Zellerbach Auditorium in Berkeley, California ; choreography by Bill T. Jones.
Publication: 1996.

Details

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Found In

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

Description

1 online resource (1 video file (86 min., 21 sec.)) : sound, color

Summary

A video recording of a stage performance of Ballad, Blue phrase, Soon, and Love redefined by the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company at Zellerbach Auditorium at the University of California, Berkeley in Berkeley, California on October 26, 1996.

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 October 25-26, 1996.
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: Bill T. Jones, Germaul Barnes, Lelani Barrett, Alexandra Beller, Josie Coyoc, Mark Davis, Keith Johnson, Rosalynde LeBlanc, Marc Mann, Odile Reine-Adelaide, Maya Saffrin.

Event (note)

Recorded at Zellerbach Auditorium at the University of California, Berkeley in Berkeley, California on October 26, 1996.

Contents

Ballad / choreography by Bill T. Jones ; poetry taken from Dylan Thomas reading his poetry ; lighting design by Robert Wierzel ; costumes by Liz Prince ; performed by Bill T. Jones, Germaul Barnes, Lelani Barrett, Mark Davis, Keith Johnson, Marc Mann (starts at 00:00, 30 min.) -- Blue phrase / choreography by Bill T. Jones ; music by Eric Dolphy ; lighting design by Robert Wierzel ; costumes by Olga Maslova ; performed by Alexandra Beller (starts at 31:00, 7 min.) -- Soon / choreography by Bill T. Jones ; additional duet costumes built by Valerie Williams ; lighting design by Robert Wierzel ; costumes by Joseph/Jones ; music: September song-written by Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson, sung by Lotte Lenya; Nanna's lied-written by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht, sung by Teresa 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 Ogden Nash, sung by Lotte Lenya (starts at 38:43, 18 min.) -- Love re-defined / choreography by Bill T. Jones ; music and lyrics written and performed by Daniel Johnston ; decor by Donald Baechler ; lighting design by Robert Wierzel ; costumes styled by Liz Prince ; performed by The Company (starts at 57:20, 26 min.).

OCLC

1430212333

Title

Ballad ; Blue phrase ; Soon ; Love redefined, October 26, 1996 / performed by the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company at Zellerbach Auditorium in Berkeley, California ; choreography by Bill T. Jones.

Production

1996.

Country of Producing Entity

United States

Playing Time

012621

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: Bill T. Jones, Germaul Barnes, Lelani Barrett, Alexandra Beller, Josie Coyoc, Mark Davis, Keith Johnson, Rosalynde LeBlanc, Marc Mann, Odile Reine-Adelaide, Maya Saffrin.

Event

Recorded at Zellerbach Auditorium at the University of California, Berkeley in Berkeley, California on October 26, 1996.

Original Version

Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Ballad ; Blue phrase ; Soon ; Love redefined, 1996. 1 videocassette (86 min., 21 sec.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. (SPEC AMI ID)323186

Local Note

Dance company identifier on original item label: P961026

Added Author

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

Choreography (work): Jones, Bill T. Blue phrase.

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

Choreography (work): Jones, Bill T. Love redefined.

Container of (expression): Thomas, Dylan, 1914-1953. Poems. Selections.

Dolphy, Eric, 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.

Johnston, Daniel, 1961-2019, composer.

Smith, Bessie, 1894-1937, singer.

Stratas, Teresa, singer.

Lenya, Lotte, singer.

Wierzel, Robert, lighting designer.

Baechler, Donald, 1956- set designer.

Williams, Valerie (Dancer), costume designer.

Maslova, Olga (Costume designer), costume designer.

Prince, Liz, 1961- costume designer.

Jones, Bill T., choreographer, costume designer, dancer.

Barnes, Germaul, dancer.

Barrett, Leilani, dancer.

Beller, Alexandra, dancer.

Coyoc, Josie, dancer.

Davis, Mark (Dancer), dancer.

Johnson, Keith (Dancer), dancer.

LeBlanc, Rosalynde, dancer.

Mann, Marc (Dancer), dancer.

Adelaide, Odile Reine, dancer.

Saffrin, Maya, dancer.

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

Zellerbach Auditorium (Berkeley, Calif.), 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.

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