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A memorial service for Arnie Zane

Title
A memorial service for Arnie Zane, April 18, 1988 / at The Joyce Theater.
Publication
1988.

Details

Additional Authors
  • Argabright, Stuart
  • Longo, Robert
  • Bender, Gretchen, 1951-2004
  • Lichtenstein, Harvey
  • Siegel, Marcia B.
  • Jowitt, Deborah
  • Zane, Arnie, 1948-1988
  • Jones, Bill T.
  • Meyer, Frank, 1936-2007
  • Papp, Joseph
  • Fierstein, Harvey, 1952-
  • Jagger, Bianca
  • Gere, Richard, 1949-
  • Sarandon, Susan, 1946-
  • Taylor, Elizabeth, 1932-2011
  • Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948-
  • Martins, Peter, 1946-
  • Goldstein, Richard, 1944-
  • Dewhurst, Colleen
  • Acquavella, Demian
  • Aviles, Arthur
  • Curran, Sean
  • Latsky, Heidi
  • Simon, Joanna
  • Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
  • Bogosian, Eric.
  • Joyce Theater (New York, N.Y.), sponsor.
  • Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane and Company, dancer.
  • 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 (108 min., 50 sec.)) : sound, color
Summary
A memorial service honoring Arnie Zane (September 26, 1948-March 30, 1988), featuring Bill T. Jones and various emotional speakers and performers.
Uniform Title
  • Red room (Choreographic work : Jones)
  • Gift/no god logic (Choreographic work : Zane)
  • Mishnah. Avot.
Alternative Title
  • Memorial Service for Arnie Zane -- The Joyce Theater
  • Psalm 121.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Concert dances.
  • Filmed performances.
Note
  • Title and date from original physical media.
  • Patrons can access streaming video file online only onsite at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Performer (note)
  • Unnamed Chaplin (Rabbi) of Jewish AIDS patients at St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital, speaker ; Rhys Chatman, electric guitar, with band ; Robert Longo and Gretchen Bender, Bill T. Jones, Harvey Lichtenstein, Marcia B. Siegel, Deborah Jowitt, speaker ; Bill T. Jones, [?], Demian Acquavella, Arthur Aviles, Sean Curran and Heidi Latsky, dancers. AIDS in the Arts: Frank Meyer, Joseph Papp, Harvey Fierstein, Bill T. Jones, Arnie Zane, Bianca Jagger, Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, Elizabeth Taylor, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Peter Martins, Richard Goldstein and Colleen Dewhurst, commentators ; Joanna Simon, reporter.
Event (note)
  • Recorded live at The Joyce Theater, New York, N. Y. on April 18, 1988.
Contents
Psalm 121 (0:46-1:34) ; Ethics of the Fathers = [Pirkei Avot 2:15-16] (in both English and Hebrew) ; Meeting Arnie and Bill (1:35-6:00) / Unnamed Chaplin (Rabbi) of Jewish AIDS patients at St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital, speaker -- [Set-up] (6:01-6:55) -- Minimalistic loud electric guitar music [4 electric guitars and drums] (6:56-17:00) / by Rhys Chatman -- [Robert Longo] (17:26-23:16) and Gretchen [Bender] (26:17-24:44), visual artist friends and speakers -- Introductory words about "Red room" (24:45-26:00) / Robert Longo, speaker -- Red room (26:23-32:48) / music by Robert Longo and Stuart Argabright (Bill T. Jones, dancer) -- Bill T. Jones, speaker (33:10-37:19) -- Harvey Lichtenstein (37:25-40:54), speaker [mentions "Secret pastures" and "Uncle Tom's cabin"] -- [Unidentified dance and dancer (chimes, bells, orchestra)] (41:12-48:08) -- [Unidentified friend and/or family member of Arnie] (48:17-49:38) -- Dance critics Marcia B. Siegel and Deborah Jowitt speak about Arnie, Arnie's collaborartor Johanna Boyce ("Garden"), fellow dancer Lee Conner ("Your hero"), dance sequences of "Blauvelt Mountain" and "Gift/no god [logic]" (49:52-55:37) -- The gift/[No god logic] (56:02-68:49) / Music: two arias from Verdi's "La Forza del Destino" (Demian Acquavella, Arthur Aviles, Sean Curran and Heidi Latsky, dancers) -- Shalom, Interracial relationships and about Arnie [mentions "The gift/no god logic", "Like in Egypt", "Prejudice" and "The history of Collage" to be videotaped for a future documentary] / Unidentified member of board of directors (Foundation for Dance Promotion, Inc.), speaker (69:19-77:41) -- Announcements, thank yous and reading telegram from Eric Bogosian / Bill T. Jones, speaker (77:44-79:21) -- AIDS in the Arts (PBS's McNeil-Lehrer News Hour: 1987) (79:47-98:51) / featuring commentary by Frank Meyer, Joseph Papp, Harvey Fierstein, Bill T. Jones, Arnie Zane, Bianca Jagger, Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, Elizabeth Taylor, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Peter Martins, Richard Goldstein and Colleen Dewhurst ; reported by Joanna Simon.
OCLC
1452520630
Title
A memorial service for Arnie Zane, April 18, 1988 / at The Joyce Theater.
Production
1988.
Country of Producing Entity
United States
Playing Time
014850
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Digital File Characteristics
video file
Cast
Unnamed Chaplin (Rabbi) of Jewish AIDS patients at St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital, speaker ; Rhys Chatman, electric guitar, with band ; Robert Longo and Gretchen Bender, Bill T. Jones, Harvey Lichtenstein, Marcia B. Siegel, Deborah Jowitt, speaker ; Bill T. Jones, [?], Demian Acquavella, Arthur Aviles, Sean Curran and Heidi Latsky, dancers. AIDS in the Arts: Frank Meyer, Joseph Papp, Harvey Fierstein, Bill T. Jones, Arnie Zane, Bianca Jagger, Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, Elizabeth Taylor, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Peter Martins, Richard Goldstein and Colleen Dewhurst, commentators ; Joanna Simon, reporter.
Event
Recorded live at The Joyce Theater, New York, N. Y. on April 18, 1988.
Original Version
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): A memorial service for Arnie Zane, 1988. 1 videocassette (108 min., 50 sec.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. (SPEC AMI ID)321726
Local Note
Dance company identifier on original item label: 1988
Added Author
Argabright, Stuart, composer.
Longo, Robert, composer.
Longo, Robert, speaker.
Bender, Gretchen, 1951-2004, speaker.
Lichtenstein, Harvey, speaker.
Siegel, Marcia B., speaker.
Jowitt, Deborah, speaker.
Zane, Arnie, 1948-1988, choreographer.
Jones, Bill T., choreographer.
Jones, Bill T., dancer.
Jones, Bill T., speaker.
Meyer, Frank, 1936-2007, commentator.
Papp, Joseph, commentator.
Fierstein, Harvey, 1952- commentator.
Jones, Bill T., commentator.
Zane, Arnie, 1948-1988, commentator.
Jagger, Bianca, commentator.
Gere, Richard, 1949- commentator.
Sarandon, Susan, 1946- commentator.
Taylor, Elizabeth, 1932-2011, commentator.
Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948- commentator.
Martins, Peter, 1946- commentator.
Goldstein, Richard, 1944- commentator.
Dewhurst, Colleen, commentator.
Acquavella, Demian, dancer.
Aviles, Arthur, dancer.
Curran, Sean, dancer.
Latsky, Heidi, dancer.
Simon, Joanna, television reporter.
Container of (work): Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Forza del destino. Pace, pace, mio Dio.
Container of (work): Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Forza del destino. Vergine degli Angeli.
Container of (work): Bogosian, Eric. Telegram.
Joyce Theater (New York, N.Y.), sponsor.
Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane and Company, dancer.
Original physical media: Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane and Company, donor.
Added Title
Choreography (work): Red room (Choreographic work : Jones)
Choreography (work): Gift/no god logic (Choreographic work : Zane)
Container of (work): Mishnah. Avot.
Psalm 121.
Found In:
Contained in (manifestation): Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company records.
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