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Ritual and mask exercises.

Title
Ritual and mask exercises. [Jan. 23, 1968] [videorecording] / [directed by Jerome Robbins].
Publication
1968.

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Additional Authors
  • Robbins, Jerome.
  • Frey, Leonard, 1938-
  • Preston, J. A.
  • Bartenieff, George.
  • Primus, Barry, 1938-
  • American Theatre Laboratory (New York, N.Y.)
Description
1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (63 min.) : sd., b&w; 1/2 in.
Summary
Jerome Robbins directs a series of improvisational exercises in which members of the American Theatre Laboratory put on masks and play the roles of the characters signified by the masks. The exercise is based on an untitled work in progress about the Kennedy assassination. Robbins discusses the exercise with the actors.
Series Statement
Jerome Robbins Collection
Alternative Title
American Theatre Laboratory workshop.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Drama.
  • Video.
Note
  • Title from original container.
  • No time/date code on frame.
Access (note)
  • Permission required.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in American Theatre Laboratory workshop, in New York City, on Jan. 23, 1968.
Funding (note)
  • Preservation made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Biography (note)
  • American Theatre Laboratory was created in 1966 by Jerome Robbins, with a $300,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. The experimental theater workshop rehearsed several projects but did not produce any shows. One project took the assassination of President John F. Kennedy as a subject. The script, begun by Tom Stone and further developed by John Guare, was adapted from the Warren Commission Report. Scenes from this project were rehearsed in many different forms and with different casts. American Theatre Laboratory disbanded in 1968.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-6268 JRC
OCLC
NYPT03-F297
Title
Ritual and mask exercises. [Jan. 23, 1968] [videorecording] / [directed by Jerome Robbins].
Imprint
1968.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Series
Jerome Robbins Collection
Restricted Access
Permission required.
Performer
Performed by members of the American Theatre Laboratory, including Leonard Frey, James Preston, George Bartenieff, Barry Primus.
Event
Videotaped in American Theatre Laboratory workshop, in New York City, on Jan. 23, 1968.
Funding
Preservation made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Biography
American Theatre Laboratory was created in 1966 by Jerome Robbins, with a $300,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. The experimental theater workshop rehearsed several projects but did not produce any shows. One project took the assassination of President John F. Kennedy as a subject. The script, begun by Tom Stone and further developed by John Guare, was adapted from the Warren Commission Report. Scenes from this project were rehearsed in many different forms and with different casts. American Theatre Laboratory disbanded in 1968.
Added Author
Robbins, Jerome. Director
Frey, Leonard, 1938- Performer
Preston, J. A. Performer
Bartenieff, George. Performer
Primus, Barry, 1938- Performer
American Theatre Laboratory (New York, N.Y.)
Other Title
American Theatre Laboratory workshop.
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-6268 JRC
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