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Journey beyond the west the new adventures of Monkey

Title
Journey beyond the west [videorecording] : the new adventures of Monkey / produced by Fred Ho and Mary Sharp Cronson/Works and Process, Inc., with assistance from the New York Chinese Cultural Center ; choreography by John Carrafa ; music and concept by Fred Ho ; direction and storyboards by Christopher Mattaliano.
Publication
c1997.

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Additional Authors
  • Ho, Fred Wei-han
  • Capanna, Benedetta
  • Ford, Niles
  • Goldhuber, Lawrence
  • Holmes, JaVonne
  • Kingsley, Mira
  • Liu, Philip, performer
  • Love, Stanley
  • Martello, Michael
  • Murphy, Annie
  • Osterweis, Ariel
  • Parker, R. Scott
  • Rotardier, Judith
  • Savage, Karen
  • Scarcella, Joe
  • Taylor-Meadows, Michele
  • Korman, Jerome
  • Mattaliano, Christopher
  • Anderson, Reid, 1970-
  • Bindman, David
  • Chang, Ivy
  • Furnace, Sam
  • Hong, Gao, pipa player
  • Hartigan, Royal
  • Modir, Hafez
  • Wehner, Martin
  • Carrafa, John
  • Wu, Cheng'en, approximately 1500-approximately 1582.
  • Moyer, Allen
  • Figueora, José M., 1965-
  • Oliver, Anna
  • Taylor, Clifton
  • Sastradipradja, Linda
  • Wang, Cindy Zuoxin
  • Cronson, Mary Sharp
  • Robison, Mark (Cameraman)
  • New York Chinese Cultural Center
  • Brooklyn Academy of Music. Next Wave Festival
  • Character Generators/Video
  • DHCA.
Description
2 videodiscs (NTSC) (95 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Mixed media work combining music, dance, theater, and martial arts, based on the classic Chinese adventure series Journey to the west, by Wu Chʻeng-en. Major characters appearing in this new interpretation are Monkey (Sun Wu Kong); Kwan Yin, the goddess of mercy, medicine and healing; the priest Tang Seng; Pig (Zhu Baije); the ogre Friar Sand; and the Spider Queen.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Alternative Title
New adventures of Monkey
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Music.
  • Video.
Note
  • Presented by Brooklyn Academy of Music.
  • Accompanied by photocopy of house program.
Access (note)
  • Permission required.
Credits (note)
  • Cameraperson, Mark Robison; martial arts coordinator, Jose Figueroa; fight sequences, John Carrafa, Jose Figueroa; assistant choreographer, Linda Sastradipradja; lyrics, Cindy Zuoxin Wang; set, Allen Moyer; costumes, Anna Oliver; lighting, Clifton Taylor
Performer (note)
  • Benedetta Capanna, Niles Ford, Lawrence Goldhuber, JaVonne Holmes, Mira Kingsley, Philip Liu, Stanley Love, Michael Martello, Annie Murphy, Ariel Osterweis, R. Scott Parker, Judy Rotardier, Karen Savage, Joe Scarcella ; Michelle Taylor-Meadows (alternate).
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in performance at Brooklyn Academy of Music Majestic Theater, New York, as part of the 1997 Next Wave Festival, on Nov. 29, 1997, by Character Generators Inc.
Funding (note)
  • This videorecording was preserved with support provided in part by Save America's Treasures through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
System Details (note)
  • DVD.
Contents
  • Disc 1 (41 min.): Act One (music only): Uproar in heaven; the dawn of Earth to ca. 100 CE. Scene 1, Monkey's origin ; Scene 2, Monkey meets the Dragon King and gets a new weapon ; Scene 3, Heaven tries to buy out Monkey ; Scene 4, Monkey wreaks havoc in heaven ; Scene 5, Buddha imprisons Monkey. At the end of this act, Fred Ho introduces the members of the Monkey Orchestra.
  • Disc 2 (54 min.): Act Two (music/theater): The journey begins; Tang Dynasty, ca. 600-700 CE. Prologue -- Scene 1, The journey begins ; Scene 2, The coming of Pig ; Scene 3, The ogre, Friar Sand, joins the pilgrims -- Act Three (music/theater): Monkey meets the spider spirit-vampires.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-755
OCLC
NYPY98-F3046
Title
Journey beyond the west [videorecording] : the new adventures of Monkey / produced by Fred Ho and Mary Sharp Cronson/Works and Process, Inc., with assistance from the New York Chinese Cultural Center ; choreography by John Carrafa ; music and concept by Fred Ho ; direction and storyboards by Christopher Mattaliano.
Imprint
c1997.
Country of Producing Entity
United States.
Credits
Cameraperson, Mark Robison; martial arts coordinator, Jose Figueroa; fight sequences, John Carrafa, Jose Figueroa; assistant choreographer, Linda Sastradipradja; lyrics, Cindy Zuoxin Wang; set, Allen Moyer; costumes, Anna Oliver; lighting, Clifton Taylor
Cast
Benedetta Capanna, Niles Ford, Lawrence Goldhuber, JaVonne Holmes, Mira Kingsley, Philip Liu, Stanley Love, Michael Martello, Annie Murphy, Ariel Osterweis, R. Scott Parker, Judy Rotardier, Karen Savage, Joe Scarcella ; Michelle Taylor-Meadows (alternate).
Performer
Music performed by the Monkey Orchestra: Fred Ho (composer, artistic director, baritone sax), Jerome Korman (conductor), Reid Anderson (bass), David Bindman (tenor sax, flute), Ivy Chang (erhu), Sam Furnace (alto and soprano sax, flute, piccolo), Gao Hong (pipa, san shuen), Royal Hartigan (drumset, Chinese percussion), Hafez Modir (chromodalphone, Persian karna, sorna), Pei Sheng Shen (sona, oboe), Martin Wehner (trombones), Shan Min Yu (soprano vocals).
Event
Videotaped in performance at Brooklyn Academy of Music Majestic Theater, New York, as part of the 1997 Next Wave Festival, on Nov. 29, 1997, by Character Generators Inc.
Restricted Access
Permission required.
Funding
This videorecording was preserved with support provided in part by Save America's Treasures through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
System Details
DVD.
Local Note
Former classmark: *MGZIC 9-5609.
Local Subject
Mixed media performances.
Added Author
Ho, Fred Wei-han. Producer. Conceptor. Composer. Instrumentalist
Capanna, Benedetta. Performer
Ford, Niles. Performer
Goldhuber, Lawrence. Performer
Holmes, JaVonne. Performer
Kingsley, Mira. Performer
Liu, Philip, performer.
Love, Stanley. Performer
Martello, Michael. Performer
Murphy, Annie. Performer
Osterweis, Ariel. Performer
Parker, R. Scott. Performer
Rotardier, Judith. Performer
Savage, Karen. Performer
Scarcella, Joe. Performer
Taylor-Meadows, Michele. Performer
Korman, Jerome. Conductor
Mattaliano, Christopher. Director
Anderson, Reid, 1970-
Bindman, David. Instrumentalist
Chang, Ivy. Instrumentalist
Furnace, Sam. Instrumentalist
Hong, Gao, pipa player
Hartigan, Royal. Instrumentalist
Modir, Hafez. Instrumentalist
Wehner, Martin. Instrumentalist
Carrafa, John, choreographer.
Wu, Cheng'en, approximately 1500-approximately 1582. Xi you ji. English.
Moyer, Allen, set designer.
Figueora, José M., 1965- choreographer.
Oliver, Anna. Costume designer
Taylor, Clifton. Lighting designer
Sastradipradja, Linda, choreographer.
Wang, Cindy Zuoxin. Lyricist
Cronson, Mary Sharp. Producer
Robison, Mark (Cameraman), videographer.
New York Chinese Cultural Center.
Brooklyn Academy of Music. Next Wave Festival.
Character Generators/Video.
DHCA.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-755
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