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Struggle for hope

Title
Struggle for hope [videorecording] / produced by Rhombus Media for Sony Classical Film and Video ; directed and produced by Niv Fichman ; original creative concept by Yo-Yo Ma ; choreography by Tamasaburo Bando ; music by Johann Sebastian Bach (Suite no. 5 for unaccompanied cello)
Publication
Oley, Pa. : Bullfrog Films, c1995.

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Additional Authors
  • Ma, Yo-Yo, 1955-
  • Bandō, Tamasaburō, V, 1950-
  • Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750.
  • Fichman, Niv
  • Iron, Daniel
  • MacDonald, Sheena.
  • Rhombus Media (Firm)
  • Sony Classical Film & Video.
  • Bullfrog Films, inc.
Description
1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (54 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.
Summary
Part of the six-part series Yo-Yo Ma: inspired by Bach. Film chronicle of the artistic collaboration between cellist Yo-Yo Ma and Tamasaburo Bando, a Kabuki actor specializing in female roles. They are seen in preparatory discussions and rehearsals as they create a dance work combining Ma's interpretation of J.S. Bach's Suite no. 5 for unaccompanied cello and Tamasaburo's choreography. The complete work, Struggle for hope, begins at ca. 28 min. into the recording, and comprises six sections: Ritual, Mourning, Denial, Prayer, Dream, and Reconciliation.
Series Statement
Yo-Yo Ma: inspired by Bach ; 6.
Alternative Title
Inspired by Bach. Struggle for hope
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Educational/cultural films and programs.
  • Dance.
  • Music.
  • Video.
Note
  • Letterbox format.
Credits (note)
  • Co-production with TVOntario, WNET/New York, BBC Television, RTP-Portugal, NPS Dutch Television, ARTE/ZDF, and others; director of photography, Joost Dankelman; editing, David New; Tamasaburo's costumes, Toshio Hattori; lighting director, Mitsuhiro Endo; produced in Japan by Richard Kipnis; co-producers, Daniel Iron, Sheena MacDonald.
Language (note)
  • In English and Japanese with English subtitles.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-7183
OCLC
  • 39012706
  • NYPY03-F538
Title
Struggle for hope [videorecording] / produced by Rhombus Media for Sony Classical Film and Video ; directed and produced by Niv Fichman ; original creative concept by Yo-Yo Ma ; choreography by Tamasaburo Bando ; music by Johann Sebastian Bach (Suite no. 5 for unaccompanied cello)
Imprint
Oley, Pa. : Bullfrog Films, c1995.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Series
Yo-Yo Ma: inspired by Bach ; 6.
Credits
Co-production with TVOntario, WNET/New York, BBC Television, RTP-Portugal, NPS Dutch Television, ARTE/ZDF, and others; director of photography, Joost Dankelman; editing, David New; Tamasaburo's costumes, Toshio Hattori; lighting director, Mitsuhiro Endo; produced in Japan by Richard Kipnis; co-producers, Daniel Iron, Sheena MacDonald.
Performer
Music performed by Yo-Yo Ma.
Danced by Tamasaburo Bando.
Language
In English and Japanese with English subtitles.
Added Author
Ma, Yo-Yo, 1955- Conceptor. Musician. Interviewee
Bandō, Tamasaburō, V, 1950- choreographer, dancer. Interviewee
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Composer
Fichman, Niv, producer.
Fichman, Niv, director.
Iron, Daniel, producer.
MacDonald, Sheena. Producer
Rhombus Media (Firm)
Sony Classical Film & Video.
Bullfrog Films, inc.
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-7183
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