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Pre-basic tea ceremony

Title
Pre-basic tea ceremony [videorecording].
Publication
1968.

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Additional Authors
  • Robbins, Jerome.
  • Frey, Leonard, 1938-1988.
  • Preston, J. A.
  • Primus, Barry, 1938-
  • Monte, Barbara.
  • American Theatre Laboratory (New York, N.Y.)
Description
1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (38 min.) : sd., b&w; 1/2 in.
Summary
Teachers give lessons in the Japanese tea ceremony to members of the American Theater Laboratory. The tape begins with students practicing folding napkins, bowing, walking, cleaning utensils and making tea. Off-camera, Jerome Robbins talks with one of the teachers about contemporary American culture, Noh plays and Western drama. Then the teachers perform a complete tea ceremony with narration describing the actions and utensils. For the beginning of this session, see *MGZIA 4-6264.
Series Statement
Jerome Robbins Collection
Alternative Title
American Theatre Laboratory workshop
Subjects
Genre/Form
Video.
Note
  • No time/date code on frame.
Access (note)
  • Permission required.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in American Theatre Laboratory workshop, in New York City, probably Feb. 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 and created many exercises, but did not produce any shows. Some of its work was influenced by Japanese Noh drama. American Theatre Laboratory disbanded in 1968.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-6265 JRC
OCLC
NYPT03-F303
Title
Pre-basic tea ceremony [videorecording].
Imprint
1968.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Series
Jerome Robbins Collection
Restricted Access
Permission required.
Performer
Participants include Jerome Robbins, Leonard Frey, James Preston, Barry Primus, Barbara Monte.
Event
Videotaped in American Theatre Laboratory workshop, in New York City, probably Feb. 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 and created many exercises, but did not produce any shows. Some of its work was influenced by Japanese Noh drama. American Theatre Laboratory disbanded in 1968.
Added Author
Robbins, Jerome.
Frey, Leonard, 1938-1988.
Preston, J. A.
Primus, Barry, 1938-
Monte, Barbara.
American Theatre Laboratory (New York, N.Y.)
Other Title
American Theatre Laboratory workshop
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-6265 JRC
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