Research Catalog

Title

Beyond the mainstream [videorecording] / WNET/Thirteen ; directed by Merrill Brockway ; produced by Merrill Brockway and Carl Charlson.

Publication

New York, N.Y. : WNET, 1980.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Paxton, Steve.
• Gordon, David, 1936-2022
• Rainer, Yvonne, 1934-
• Brown, Trisha, 1936-2017.
• Conversano, Frank
• Cook, Bart
• Rudner, Sara
• Setterfield, Valda
• Takei, Kei
• Dean, Laura, 1945-
• Rauschenberg, Robert, 1925-2008.
• Oldenburg, Claes, 1929-2022.
• Brockway, Merrill
• Charlson, Carl.
• Bowers, Faubion, 1917-1999
• Brown, Carolyn, 1927-
• Copeland, Roger.
• Tobias, Tobi.
• Holmes, Ralph
• Titus, Alan.
• Grand Union Company.
• Laura Dean Dancers and Musicians.
• Kei Takei's Moving Earth (Company)
• David Gordon/Pickup Company.
• Trisha Brown Company.
• WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)

Description

1 videodisc (NTSC) (60 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of WNET/13, New York.

Uniform Title

• Trio A (Choreographic work : Rainer)
• Light (Choreographic work : Takei)
• Line up (Choreographic work : Brown)
• Dance (Choreographic work : Dean)
• Glacial decoy (Choreographic work : Brown)
• Chair dance (Choreographic work : Gordon)
• Matter (Choreographic work : Gordon)
• Nine evenings: Theatre and engineering.

Subject

Choreographers > United States > 20th century

Note

• Telecast on WNET-TV's Dance in America series on May 21, 1980. Portions of program taped at the Larry Richardson Dance Foundation.

Credits (note)

• Writer, Faubion Bowers; lighting, Ralph Holmes; consultants, Carolyn Brown, Roger Copeland, and Tobi Tobias; documentary material, Robert Alexander, Leo Castelli Gallery, Experiments in Art and Technology, First New York Theatre Rally, Peter Miller, Claes Oldenburg, Carlota Schoolman, and Elaine Summers; still photographs, Peter Moore.

Performer (note)

• Narrator: Alan Titus.

System Details (note)

• DVD, transferred from Digital Betacam cassette.

Contents

• Contact improvisation. With Steve Paxton, Danny Lepkoff, Nina Martin, Lisa Nelson, Nancy Stark Smith, and Randy Warshaw -- Discussion: Steve Paxton, David Gordon, Yvonne Rainer and Trisha Brown talk about their collaboration in the early 1970's. Film clips, including a Grand Union performance in 1972 and Brown's Whitney Museum program, are shown -- Excerpts from Line up and Glacial decoy / choreography, Trisha Brown; projections and costumes for Glacial decoy, Robert Rauschenberg; performed by Trisha Brown, Russell Dumas, Elizabeth Garren, Eva Karczag, Lisa Kraus. Nina Lundborg, and Stephen Petronio -- Film clips from Claes Oldenburg's 1965 happening, Birth of the flag, and performances by members of the Judson Church group and others in the 1960's -- Film clips from 9 evenings: Theatre and engineering, 1966 -- Trio A / choreography, Yvonne Rainer; various sections performed in sequence by Yvonne Rainer, Frank Conversano, Bart Cook, and Sara Rudner -- Excerpts from Chair / choreography, David Gordon; performed by David Gordon and Valda Setterfield -- Excerpt from Light / choreography, Kei Takei; performed by members of Kei Takei's Moving Earth: Kei Takei, Julia Balliett, Lori Boulanger, Kiken Chin, John De Marco, Richmond Johnstone, Karen Lashinsky, Elsi Miranda, and Howard Vichinsky.
• Excerpts from Dance / choreography and music, Laura Dean; performed by Laura Dean, Angela Caponigro, Paul Epstein, Peter Healey, John Proto, Patty Shenker, Perry Souchuk, and David Yoken -- Excerpt from The matter / choreography, David Gordon; performed by members of the David Gordon/Pickup Company.

Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-5481

OCLC

• 9676161
• NYPY807047003-F

Title

Beyond the mainstream [videorecording] / WNET/Thirteen ; directed by Merrill Brockway ; produced by Merrill Brockway and Carl Charlson.

Imprint

New York, N.Y. : WNET, 1980.

Country of Producing Entity

U.S.

System Details

DVD, transferred from Digital Betacam cassette.

Credits

Writer, Faubion Bowers; lighting, Ralph Holmes; consultants, Carolyn Brown, Roger Copeland, and Tobi Tobias; documentary material, Robert Alexander, Leo Castelli Gallery, Experiments in Art and Technology, First New York Theatre Rally, Peter Miller, Claes Oldenburg, Carlota Schoolman, and Elaine Summers; still photographs, Peter Moore.

Performer

Narrator: Alan Titus.

Local Note

Former call number: *MGZIC 9-153.

Local Subject

Television. Beyond the mainstream.

Television. Trio A.

Television. Light.

Television. Dance.

Television. Line up.

Television. Glacial decoy.

Television. Chair dance.

Television. The matter.

Avant-garde dance.

Contact improvisation.

Postmodern dance.

Happening (Art)

Television. Dance in America.

Added Author

Paxton, Steve. Speaker

Gordon, David, 1936-2022, choreographer.

Gordon, David, 1936-2022, dancer.

Gordon, David, 1936-2022, speaker.

Rainer, Yvonne, 1934- spk, choreographer, dancer.

Brown, Trisha, 1936-2017. spk, choreographer, dancer.

Conversano, Frank, dancer.

Cook, Bart, dancer.

Rudner, Sara, dancer.

Setterfield, Valda, dancer.

Takei, Kei, choreographer, dancer.

Dean, Laura, 1945- choreographer.

Dean, Laura, 1945- composer.

Dean, Laura, 1945- dancer.

Rauschenberg, Robert, 1925-2008. Designer

Oldenburg, Claes, 1929-2022. Designer

Brockway, Merrill, television director.

Brockway, Merrill, television producer.

Charlson, Carl. Producer

Bowers, Faubion, 1917-1999, author.

Brown, Carolyn, 1927- Consultant

Copeland, Roger. Consultant

Tobias, Tobi. Consultant

Holmes, Ralph, lighting designer.

Titus, Alan. Narrator

Grand Union Company.

Laura Dean Dancers and Musicians.

Kei Takei's Moving Earth (Company)

David Gordon/Pickup Company.

Trisha Brown Company.

WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)

Added Title

Trio A (Choreographic work : Rainer)

Light (Choreographic work : Takei)

Line up (Choreographic work : Brown)

Dance (Choreographic work : Dean)

Glacial decoy (Choreographic work : Brown)

Chair dance (Choreographic work : Gordon)

Matter (Choreographic work : Gordon)

Nine evenings: Theatre and engineering.

Research Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-5481