Research Catalog

Pearl Lang and Company

Title
Pearl Lang and Company [electronic resource]
Publication
1983.

Details

Additional Authors
  • Lang, Pearl, 1921-2009
  • Carter, William, 1936-1988
  • Cowell, Henry, 1897-1965.
  • Glick, Srul Irving, 1934-
  • Reich, Steve, 1936-
  • Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971.
  • Wyner, Yehudi, 1929-
  • Davenny-Wyner, Susan.
  • Pearl Lang and Company.
Description
2 streaming video files (NTSC) (67 min.) : sd., col.
Uniform Title
  • Cantigas ladino (Choreographic work : Lang)
  • I never saw another butterfly (Choreographic work : Lang)
Note
  • Videotaped in performance in June 1983 at the New York Shakespeare Festival, Newman Theater, New York. Presented by Joseph Papp.
  • Choreography: Pearl Lang. Lighting: John McKernon.
  • Danced by Pearl Lang and Company, with guest artist William Carter.
Access (note)
  • Permission required.
Funding (note)
  • Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Contents
CONTENTS. - Reel 1 (54 min.): Shiru l'Adonay (Psalm 96). Music: Yehudi Wyner (?). - Tres cantigas ladino. Musical arrangement: Richard J. Neumann and Stanley Sussman. Danced by Lang and Carter. Singer: Raphael El Nadav. - I never saw another butterfly. Music: Igor Stravinsky, Henry Cowell, and Irving Srul Glick. Excerpts from children's poems and drawings found in the Theresienstadt concentration camp. Scenery: Don Jensen. Costumes: A. Christina Giannini. - A Seder night. Music: Penderecki/Lutoslawski. Based on a poem by the Yiddish poetess Kadia Molodovsky. Danced by Lang and ensemble.--Reel 2 (13 min.): Interlude, "Song of songs." Music: Yehudi Wyner. Singer: Susan Daveny Wyner. - Tehillim (Psalm 150). Music: Steve Reich (Tehilllim, 4th movement).
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-8152
OCLC
NYPY906023279-F
Title
Pearl Lang and Company [electronic resource]
Imprint
1983.
Restricted Access
Permission required.
Funding
Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Local Note
Former call number: *MGZIC 9-2049.
Local Subject
Television. Pearl Lang and Company.
Added Author
Lang, Pearl, 1921-2009, choreographer.
Lang, Pearl, 1921-2009, dancer.
Carter, William, 1936-1988, dancer.
Cowell, Henry, 1897-1965. Composer
Glick, Srul Irving, 1934- Composer
Reich, Steve, 1936- Composer
Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971. Composer
Wyner, Yehudi, 1929- Composer
Davenny-Wyner, Susan. Singer
Pearl Lang and Company.
Added Title
Cantigas ladino (Choreographic work : Lang)
I never saw another butterfly (Choreographic work : Lang)
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-8152
*MGZIC 9-2049 (former)
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