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Last dance

Title
Last dance [videorecording] / a production of Vic Losick, Inc. [and] Nobody's Girls, Inc. ; directed by Mirra Bank ; produced by Mirra Bank and Vic Losick.
Publication
Brooklyn, N.Y. : First Run/Icarus Films, c2002.

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Additional Authors
  • Wolken, Jonathan
  • Barnett, Robby
  • Tracy, Michael, 1952-
  • Sendak, Maurice.
  • Yorinks, Arthur.
  • Anderson, Rebecca.
  • Louis, Gaspard.
  • Pring, Benjamin.
  • Teachout, Terry.
  • Cook, Otis.
  • Coyoc, Josie.
  • Kent, Matt.
  • Krása, Hans, 1899-1944.
  • Haas, Pavel.
  • Bielecki, Bob
  • Bielecki, Bob.
  • Stanley, Mark.
  • Reinhart, Charles.
  • Reinhart, Stephanie.
  • Shelton, Linda.
  • Bank, Mirra.
  • Losick, Vic.
  • Pilobolus Dance Theatre.
  • Night Kitchen Theater.
  • Hawthorne String Quartet.
  • Nobody's Girls (Firm)
  • First Run/Icarus Films. dst
Description
1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (84 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences; 1/2 in.
Summary
Documentary on the genesis of A selection, a dance work created in collaboration by Pilobolus Dance Theatre and Maurice Sendak and Arthur Yorinks of the Night Kitchen Theater. Beginning with the first rehearsals for the work, the film explores the complex and occasionally troubled interaction between the dance company, known for its innovative collaborative approach to choreography, and Sendak, an eminent author and illustrator. Archival footage from Nazi Germany depicts the inspiration for the work, a dance of death evoking the evils of the Jewish Holocaust. The film follows A selection from its presentation as a work-in-progress at Purchase College's Performing Arts Center to its world premiere at the American Dance Festival in Durham, N.C., and its New York premiere at the Joyce Theater. A sequence of performance excerpts from the work conclude the film.
Uniform Title
Selection (Choreographic work : Pilobolus Dance Theatre)
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Documentaries and factual films and programs.
  • Features.
  • Motion pictures.
  • Video.
  • Dance rehearsals.
Note
  • Letterbox format.
Credits (note)
  • Editing, Mirra Bank, Axuve Espinosa; director of photography, Vic Losick.
  • Credits for A selection: created by Pilobolus Dance Theatre (Robby Barnett, Michael Tracy, Jonathan Wolken) and the Night Kitchen Theater (Maurice Sendak, Arthur Yorinks) in collaboration with the Pilobolus dancers Rebecca Anderson, Otis Cook, Josie Coyoc, Matt Kent, Gaspard Louis, and Benjamin Pring; music, Hans Krása and Pavel Haas; sets and costumes, Maurice Sendak; sound design, Bob Bielecki; lighting, Mark Stanley.
Performer (note)
  • Interviewees: Jonathan Wolken, Robby Barnett, Michael Tracy, Maurice Sendak, Arthur Yorinks, Rebecca Anderson, Ela Weissberger, Gaspard Louis, Benjamin Pring, Terry Teachout, Otis Cook, Josie Coyoc, Matt Kent, Bob Bielecki, Michael Hagen, Mark Stanley, Charles Reinhart, Stephanie Reinhart, Linda Shelton.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-6742
OCLC
  • 52400207
  • NYPY03-F143
Title
Last dance [videorecording] / a production of Vic Losick, Inc. [and] Nobody's Girls, Inc. ; directed by Mirra Bank ; produced by Mirra Bank and Vic Losick.
Imprint
Brooklyn, N.Y. : First Run/Icarus Films, c2002.
Credits
Editing, Mirra Bank, Axuve Espinosa; director of photography, Vic Losick.
Credits for A selection: created by Pilobolus Dance Theatre (Robby Barnett, Michael Tracy, Jonathan Wolken) and the Night Kitchen Theater (Maurice Sendak, Arthur Yorinks) in collaboration with the Pilobolus dancers Rebecca Anderson, Otis Cook, Josie Coyoc, Matt Kent, Gaspard Louis, and Benjamin Pring; music, Hans Krása and Pavel Haas; sets and costumes, Maurice Sendak; sound design, Bob Bielecki; lighting, Mark Stanley.
Performer
Interviewees: Jonathan Wolken, Robby Barnett, Michael Tracy, Maurice Sendak, Arthur Yorinks, Rebecca Anderson, Ela Weissberger, Gaspard Louis, Benjamin Pring, Terry Teachout, Otis Cook, Josie Coyoc, Matt Kent, Bob Bielecki, Michael Hagen, Mark Stanley, Charles Reinhart, Stephanie Reinhart, Linda Shelton.
Danced by Pilobolus Dance Theatre: Rebecca Anderson, Otis Cook, Josie Coyoc, Matt Kent, Gaspard Louis, and Benjamin Pring.
Music for A selection played by the Hawthorne String Quartet: Ronan Lefkowitz (violin), Si-jing Huang (violin), Mark Ludwig (viola), Sato Knudsen (cello).
Local Subject
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in dance.
Added Author
Wolken, Jonathan, choreographer. Interviewee
Barnett, Robby, choreographer. Interviewee
Tracy, Michael, 1952- choreographer. Interviewee
Sendak, Maurice. Set designer
Sendak, Maurice. Costume designer
Sendak, Maurice. Interviewee
Yorinks, Arthur. Designer
Yorinks, Arthur. Interviewee
Anderson, Rebecca. Performer. Interviewee
Louis, Gaspard. Performer. Interviewee
Pring, Benjamin. Performer. Interviewee
Teachout, Terry. Interviewee
Cook, Otis. Performer. Interviewee
Coyoc, Josie. Performer. Interviewee
Kent, Matt. Performer. Interviewee
Krása, Hans, 1899-1944. Composer
Haas, Pavel. Composer
Bielecki, Bob, sound designer.
Bielecki, Bob. Interviewee
Stanley, Mark. Lighting designer
Stanley, Mark. Interviewee
Reinhart, Charles. Interviewee
Reinhart, Stephanie. Interviewee
Shelton, Linda. Interviewee
Bank, Mirra. Director. Producer. Film editor
Losick, Vic. Producer
Pilobolus Dance Theatre.
Night Kitchen Theater.
Hawthorne String Quartet.
Nobody's Girls (Firm)
First Run/Icarus Films. Distributor
Added Title
Selection (Choreographic work : Pilobolus Dance Theatre)
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-6742
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