Research Catalog

Title

The mysteries of Eleusis [videorecording] / conceived, written and directed by Vasilios Calitsis ; co-written by Tasos Roussos.

Publication

c1998.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Greco, Lola.
• Papadamaki, Apostolia
• Matsui, Akira.
• Emmert, Richard.
• Wei, Hai-Ming.
• Wu, Hsing-kuo.
• Soman, Kariyattil
• Calitsis, Vasilios.
• Roussos, Tasos.
• Boudouvis, Yorgos.
• Vachlioti, Merope.
• McFadden, Mary.
• Kassola, Angeliki.
• Crowe, Miriam.
• JuliAnaki.
• Kassola, Maria.
• Kikis, Christopher G.
• Katsoulis, Yannis.
• Worth, Irene
• Proietti, Paolo.
• Schubert, Rene.
• Carmen.
• Louveau, Muriel.
• Frangakis, Antonis.
• Stamoulis, Gregory.
• Tsotra, Irene.
• Pantelides, Manos.
• Supprian-Katsoulis, Timos.
• Balasundaran, Thenethobi.
• Alexandros.
• Gopalakrishnan, Kamblloore Kottyayil.
• Frey, Matthew
• Robison, Mark (Cameraman)
• Contemporary Legend Theatre.
• Brooklyn Academy of Music. Next Wave Festival.
• Character Generators/Video.
• DHCA.

Description

2 videodiscs (NTSC) (86 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of Brooklyn Academy of Music.

Uniform Title

Mysteries of Eleusis (Theater piece : Calitsis)

Alternative Title

World mysteries, the mysteries of Eleusis

Genre/Form

• Plays.
• Video.

Note

• Presented by Brooklyn Academy of Music.
• Accompanied by house program.
• Duration: disc 1 (43 min.); disc 2 (43 min.).

Access (note)

• Permission required.

Credits (note)

• Cameraperson, Mark Robison; assistant director, Angeliki Kassola; music, Vasilios Calitsis and Yorgos Boudouvis; movement originator, Apostolia Papadamaki; set, Merope Vachlioti; costumes, Mary McFadden; lighting, Matthew Frey; assistant lighting designer, Miriam Crowe; creative writing, JuliAnaki; creative designer, Maria Kassola; producing team, Christopher G. Kikis, Yannis Katsoulis.

Performer (note)

• Irene Worth (mystagogue [voiceover]) ; Vasilios Calitsis (hierophant [voiceover]) ; Paolo Proietti (torchbearer) ; Rene Schubert (Hades) ; Carmen Dell'Orefice (Demeter's icon) ; Lola Greco (Persephone) ; Apostolia Papadamaki (high priestess) ; Muriel Louveau (priestess) ; Antonis Frangakis (ancient initiate/Hermes) ; Gregory Stamoulis (future initiate) ; Irene Tsotra (Iambe) ; Manos Pantelides (dwarf) ; Timos Supprian-Katsoulis (Demophon/Iacchos) ; and others.

Event (note)

• Videotaped in performance at Brooklyn Academy of Music Majestic Theater, New York, as part of the 1998 Next Wave Festival, on Oct. 16, 1998, 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.

Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-765

OCLC

NYPY99-F620

Title

The mysteries of Eleusis [videorecording] / conceived, written and directed by Vasilios Calitsis ; co-written by Tasos Roussos.

Imprint

c1998.

Country of Producing Entity

United States.

Credits

Cameraperson, Mark Robison; assistant director, Angeliki Kassola; music, Vasilios Calitsis and Yorgos Boudouvis; movement originator, Apostolia Papadamaki; set, Merope Vachlioti; costumes, Mary McFadden; lighting, Matthew Frey; assistant lighting designer, Miriam Crowe; creative writing, JuliAnaki; creative designer, Maria Kassola; producing team, Christopher G. Kikis, Yannis Katsoulis.

Cast

Irene Worth (mystagogue [voiceover]) ; Vasilios Calitsis (hierophant [voiceover]) ; Paolo Proietti (torchbearer) ; Rene Schubert (Hades) ; Carmen Dell'Orefice (Demeter's icon) ; Lola Greco (Persephone) ; Apostolia Papadamaki (high priestess) ; Muriel Louveau (priestess) ; Antonis Frangakis (ancient initiate/Hermes) ; Gregory Stamoulis (future initiate) ; Irene Tsotra (Iambe) ; Manos Pantelides (dwarf) ; Timos Supprian-Katsoulis (Demophon/Iacchos) ; and others.

Performer

Noh theater performers: Akira Matsui, Richard Emmert.

Chinese opera performers from Contemporary Legend Theatre, Taiwan: Wei Hai-Ming, Wu Hsing-Kuo.

Kathakali performers from the Kathakali Centre, India: Kariyattil Soman (dancer), Thenethobi Balasundaran (percussionist); artistic consultant, Kamblloore Kottayil Gopalakrishnan.

Flamenco performer: Lola Greco.

Music performer: Alexandros.

Event

Videotaped in performance at Brooklyn Academy of Music Majestic Theater, New York, as part of the 1998 Next Wave Festival, on Oct. 16, 1998, 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 9-5953.

Added Author

Greco, Lola. Performer

Papadamaki, Apostolia, choreographer. Performer

Matsui, Akira. Actor

Emmert, Richard. Actor

Wei, Hai-Ming. Performer

Wu, Hsing-kuo. Performer

Soman, Kariyattil, dancer.

Calitsis, Vasilios. Conceptor. Director. Composer. Performer

Roussos, Tasos. Author

Boudouvis, Yorgos. Composer

Vachlioti, Merope. Set designer

McFadden, Mary. Costume designer

Kassola, Angeliki. dir

Crowe, Miriam. ldg

JuliAnaki. Author of dialog

Kassola, Maria. Designer

Kikis, Christopher G. Producer

Katsoulis, Yannis. Producer

Worth, Irene, voice actor.

Proietti, Paolo. Actor

Schubert, Rene. Actor

Carmen. Actor

Louveau, Muriel. Actor

Frangakis, Antonis. Actor

Stamoulis, Gregory. Actor

Tsotra, Irene. Actor

Pantelides, Manos. Actor

Supprian-Katsoulis, Timos. Actor

Balasundaran, Thenethobi. Instrumentalist

Alexandros. Musician

Gopalakrishnan, Kamblloore Kottyayil. Consultant

Frey, Matthew, lighting designer.

Robison, Mark (Cameraman), videographer.

Contemporary Legend Theatre.

Brooklyn Academy of Music. Next Wave Festival.

Character Generators/Video.

DHCA.

Added Title

Mysteries of Eleusis (Theater piece : Calitsis)

Research Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-765