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Horror film and contemporary performance

Title
Horror film and contemporary performance [videorecording] / [presented by] The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
Publication
1995.

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Additional Authors
  • Geiser, Janie.
  • Jones, Jeffrey M.
  • Kelly, John, 1954-
  • May, Salley.
  • Silvers, Sally.
  • Cohen-Stratyner, Barbara Naomi
  • New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
  • Character Generators/Video.
  • Screams on screen: 100 years of horror film (Exhibition : (1994-1995 : New York, N.Y.)
  • DHCA.
Description
2 videocassettes (U-matic, NTSC) (95 min.) : sd., col.; 3/4 in.
Summary
In a discussion of the inspiration and influence of horror films, five theater artists talk about both specific films and common characteristics of the genre, noting ways in which they have adapted horrific elements for use in their own works. The discussion is illustrated by video excerpts of various works, including Janie Geiser's film noir puppet play; John Kelly's Diary of a somnambulist, inspired by the film The cabinet of Dr. Caligari; and Sally Silvers' dance piece Grand Guignol. The panelists also compare masculine and feminine responses to and roles in horror films; describe how physical scale and atmosphere can enhance horrific effects in various performing spaces; and discuss the expression of socio-political messages through horror. A question-and-answer period follows the discussion.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Barbara Cohen-Stratyner/Exhibitions Programs, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
Uniform Title
Diary of a somnambulist (Choreographic work : Kelly)
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Panel discussions.
  • Plays.
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Note
  • Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Screams on screen: 100 years of horror film.
  • Videotaped for the exhibitions program of The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts for deposit in the Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image, Dance Collection, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
Performer (note)
  • Panelists: playwright Jeffrey M. Jones ; performance artists Janie Geiser, John Kelly, and Salley May ; choreographer Sally Silvers.
  • Moderator: Barbara Stratyner, curator of exhibitions.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped at the Bruno Walter Auditorium, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, on February 13, 1995, by Character Generators, Inc.
Call Number
*MGZIC 9-4786
OCLC
NYPY95-F662
Title
Horror film and contemporary performance [videorecording] / [presented by] The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
Imprint
1995.
Performer
Panelists: playwright Jeffrey M. Jones ; performance artists Janie Geiser, John Kelly, and Salley May ; choreographer Sally Silvers.
Moderator: Barbara Stratyner, curator of exhibitions.
Event
Videotaped at the Bruno Walter Auditorium, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, on February 13, 1995, by Character Generators, Inc.
Local Subject
Avant-garde dance.
Added Author
Geiser, Janie. Creator
Geiser, Janie. Performer
Geiser, Janie. Speaker
Jones, Jeffrey M. Speaker
Kelly, John, 1954- Speaker
Kelly, John, 1954- choreographer.
Kelly, John, 1954- Performer
May, Salley. Speaker
Silvers, Sally. spk, choreographer.
Cohen-Stratyner, Barbara Naomi, moderator.
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
Character Generators/Video.
Screams on screen: 100 years of horror film (Exhibition : (1994-1995 : New York, N.Y.)
DHCA.
Added Title
Diary of a somnambulist (Choreographic work : Kelly)
Research Call Number
*MGZIC 9-4786
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