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Asphalt

Title
Asphalt [videorecording] / [presented by] the Bates Dance Festival; Jane Comfort and Company ; [stage] direction by Jane Comfort ; choreography by Jane Comfort in collaboration with the Company ; book and lyrics by Carl Hancock Rux ; vocal score by Toshi Reagon ; instrumental score by DJ Spooky.
Publication
c2002.

Details

Additional Authors
  • Manchild
  • Hayes, Aleta
  • Haselwood, Elizabeth
  • Datcher, Irene
  • Hollingsworth, Julius
  • Johnson, Karma Mayet
  • Nunley, Stephen
  • Bueschel, Cynthia
  • Comfort, Jane, 1946-
  • Rux, Carl Hancock.
  • Reagon, Toshi.
  • DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid.
  • Pleasant, David.
  • Foosh.
  • Jenness, Morgan.
  • Prince, Liz, 1961-
  • Ferri, David.
  • Richards, Peter.
  • Jane Comfort and Company.
  • Bates College (Lewiston, Me.)
  • Bates Dance Festival.
Description
1 videocassette (75 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Summary
Dance/theater work based on Carl Hancock Rux's novel Asphalt and the short story "Asphalt story."
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Laura Faure, Bates Dance Festival.
Uniform Title
Asphalt (Choreographic work : Comfort)
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Note
  • Close shot.
  • Tape also contains a dance solo by an unidentified woman (ca. 9 min.).
Credits (note)
  • Additional music, David Pleasant, Foosh ; dramaturgy, Morgan Jenness ; costumes, Liz Prince ; lighting, David Ferri.
Performer (note)
  • Manchild (Racine, a DJ) ; Aleta Hayes (Couchette, a guide) ; Elizabeth Haselwood (Lilly, Racine's great-grandmother) ; Irene Datcher (Emma, Lilly's daughter) ; Julius Hollingsworth (Eddie, Lilly's son) ; Karma Mayet Johnson (Geneva, Emma's daughter and Racine's mother) ; Cynthia Bueschel and Stephen Nunley (Thelophonies [spirit breaths]).
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in performance at the Schaeffer Theater, Bates College, Lewiston, Me., as part of the Bates Dance Festival, on July 27, 2002 ; video documentation, Peter Richards.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-6601
OCLC
NYPY02-F521
Title
Asphalt [videorecording] / [presented by] the Bates Dance Festival; Jane Comfort and Company ; [stage] direction by Jane Comfort ; choreography by Jane Comfort in collaboration with the Company ; book and lyrics by Carl Hancock Rux ; vocal score by Toshi Reagon ; instrumental score by DJ Spooky.
Imprint
c2002.
Event
Videotaped in performance at the Schaeffer Theater, Bates College, Lewiston, Me., as part of the Bates Dance Festival, on July 27, 2002 ; video documentation, Peter Richards.
Credits
Additional music, David Pleasant, Foosh ; dramaturgy, Morgan Jenness ; costumes, Liz Prince ; lighting, David Ferri.
Performer
Performed by Jane Comfort and Company.
Cast
Manchild (Racine, a DJ) ; Aleta Hayes (Couchette, a guide) ; Elizabeth Haselwood (Lilly, Racine's great-grandmother) ; Irene Datcher (Emma, Lilly's daughter) ; Julius Hollingsworth (Eddie, Lilly's son) ; Karma Mayet Johnson (Geneva, Emma's daughter and Racine's mother) ; Cynthia Bueschel and Stephen Nunley (Thelophonies [spirit breaths]).
Local Subject
Literature and dance.
Added Author
Manchild, dancer.
Hayes, Aleta, dancer.
Haselwood, Elizabeth, dancer.
Datcher, Irene, dancer.
Hollingsworth, Julius, dancer.
Johnson, Karma Mayet, dancer.
Nunley, Stephen, dancer.
Bueschel, Cynthia, dancer.
Comfort, Jane, 1946- choreographer.
Rux, Carl Hancock. Author. Lyricist
Reagon, Toshi. Composer
DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid. Composer
Pleasant, David. Composer
Foosh. Composer
Jenness, Morgan.
Prince, Liz, 1961- Costume designer
Ferri, David.
Richards, Peter.
Jane Comfort and Company.
Bates College (Lewiston, Me.)
Bates Dance Festival.
Added Title
Asphalt (Choreographic work : Comfort)
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-6601
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