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Discussion on stage lighting

Title
Discussion on stage lighting [sound recording] / Thomas R. Skelton, Jennifer Tipton, and Heinz Poll.
Publication
1994.

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Additional Authors
  • Skelton, Thomas R.
  • Tipton, Jennifer.
  • Poll, Heinz.
Description
1 sound cassette (ca. 79 min.) +
Summary
  • Side A (ca. 45 min.). Thomas R. Skelton, Jennifer Tipton, and Heinz Poll speak about stage lighting, including Skelton's transition from designing solely for modern dance to designing for ballet, starting with his work for the Joffrey Ballet; Skelton's lighting work for the American Dance Festival at Connecticut College; Skelton's memories of Pauline Limón; an anecdote about Tipton and Lucas [Hoving?] while on tour in Taiwan; the lighting for the José Limón Dance Company's South American tour; technical aspects of lighting for dance; Skelton's approach to collaboration with directors and choreographers, including Poll; Tipton's approach, especially as compared to Skelton's; more on Skelton's approach, using examples from his work with Poll; more on Tipton's working methods [ends abruptly].
  • Side B (ca. 34 min.). Continues with Tipton speaking about different styles of direction; working with Jerome Robbins on the musical revue Jerome Robbins' Broadway; Tipton, Skelton, and Poll speak further about collaboration between lighting designers and choreographers, including Robbins, Poll, and Pauline Koner; the skillful use of lighting by certain actors such as Lynn Redgrave and John Malkovich [gap]; Tipton and Skelton begin to speak about lighting for ballet [gap]; Tipton, Skelton, and Poll continue to speak about stage lighting, including Tipton's description of techniques she learned from Skelton; the calling of cues as an art [gap]; Skelton's anecdote about using record players while touring with the José Limón Dance Company; Skelton's lighting for Paul Taylor's piece Aureole [ends abruptly].
Donor/Sponsor
New York State Council on the Arts, 2000-2001.
Alternative Title
Dance Audio Archive.
Subjects
Note
  • Discussion among Thomas R. Skelton, Jennifer Tipton, and Heinz Poll on June 12, 1994. Poll participates from time to time, but the discussion is mainly carried on by Skelton and Tipton.
  • The recording is occasionally marred by extraneous noise.
  • The transcript contains misspellings of proper names.
Access (note)
  • Transcripts may not be photographed or reproduced without permission.
Funding (note)
  • Preservation was made possible in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, 2000-2001.
Call Number
*MGZMT 3-2243
OCLC
NYPY04-R48
Title
Discussion on stage lighting [sound recording] / Thomas R. Skelton, Jennifer Tipton, and Heinz Poll.
Imprint
1994.
Funding
Preservation was made possible in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, 2000-2001.
Local Note
Transcript originally part of the Thomas R. Skelton papers (*MGZMD 115, in process).
Archival original: *MGZTCO 3-2243
Archival transcript: *MGZMTO 3-2243
Dubbing master: *MGZTD 10-2243 nos. 1-2
Restricted Access
Transcripts may not be photographed or reproduced without permission.
Local Subject
Audiotapes -- Skelton, T.
Audiotapes -- Tipton, J.
Audiotapes -- Poll, H.
Added Author
Skelton, Thomas R.
Tipton, Jennifer.
Poll, Heinz.
Research Call Number
*MGZMT 3-2243 [Transcript]
*MGZTC 3-2243 [Cassette]
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