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Title

The CIVIL warS: a tree is best measured when it is down. Cologne section [-- rehearsals] [videorecording]/ Schauspiel Köln zeigt ; [ein] opera von Robert Wilson ; musik, Philip Glass ; mitarbeit, Heiner Müller.

Publication

Cologne, 1983.

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Additional Authors

• Wilson, Robert, 1941-
• Glass, Philip
• Müller, Heiner, 1929-1995.
• Munkasci, Kurt
• Yabara,Yoshio
• Wiens, Wolfgang
• Kuhn, Hans Peter, 1952-
• Nagel, Dierk
• David, Franz-Peter
• Brunke, Heinrich
• Merz, Werner
• Reder, Horst
• Andree, Ingrid
• Henkel, Anna
• Hospowsky, Fred
• Lübeck, Hannelore
• Peter-Pilz, Georg
• Philippi, Rainer
• Ritter, Ilse
• Bauermann, Alexander
• Berkowicz, Lars
• Schmidt, Jörg
• Thiemann, Sandro
• Heumannskämper, F.J
• Stecker, Jan
• Arlandt, Frank
• Becker, Hans-Peter
• Brüggemann, Claus
• Brünning, Robert
• Dederichs, Walter
• Dolfen, Andre
• Monteiro, Rui Faria
• Fendel, Ansgar
• Goldmann, Reinhard
• Kaschytza, Michael
• Knott, Hans-Jörg
• Lindgens, Heinz
• Möller, Christian
• Pickers, Martin
• Resch, Rainer
• Sauermann, Olaf
• Schauff, Wolfgang
• Schmitz, Reinhard
• Seiter, Franz-Josef
• Singer, Stephan
• Sowinski, Matthias
• Strüh, Volker
• Szafranski, Martin
• Bender, Burkhard
• Dinkelbach, Peter
• Giesen, Frank
• Harmanci, Alaatin
• Halver, Werner
• Lutz, Ulrich G
• Pesch, Uwe
• Podlewski, Josef
• Rafet, Calis
• Rückner, Carlo
• Salzwedel, Bernd
• Sari, Nuri
• Schmitz, Elmar
• Thoma, Markus
• Wachter, C. (Cornel
• Weber, Gregor
• Zander, Stephan
• Frederick II, King of Prussia, 1712-1786
• Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828
• Tallis, Thomas, approximately 1505-1585
• Byrne, David, 1952-
• Schauspiel Köln, producer

Description

15 videodiscs (DVD) (334 min.) : sd., b&w; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

Rehearsal run-through for the stage production of the "Cologne section" of Robert Wilson's opera The civil wars.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of the Byrd Hoffman Water Mill Foundation.

Series Statement

Robert Wilson Audio/Visual Collection

Alternative Title

CIVIL warS. German section.

Subjects

• Opera > Performance
• Theater rehearsals
• Experimental theater > Germany > Cologne
• Theatrical productions > Germany > Cologne > 1981-1990

Genre/Form

Opera – Performance.

Note

• The German section of the opera entitled The CIVIL warS, which was conceived as a world-wide theater piece to be presented in conjunction with the Olympic games in Los Angeles in 1984. This section consists of Act 1, scene A, Act 3, scene E, Act 4, scene A, and an epilogue.
• No credits on tapes. Credits taken from Schauspiel Köln theater program.
• Additional music by: Frederick the Great, Thomas Tallis, Franz Schubert, David Byrne, and Hans Peter Kuhn.
• Donor's inventory numbers: CWG WS A, CWG WS B, CWG WS C, CWG WS D, CWG WS E, CWG WS F, CWG WS G, CWG WS H, CWG WS I, CWG WS J, CWG WS K, CWG WS L, CWG WS M, CWG WS N, CWG WS O.

Access (note)

• Restricted to qualified researchers.

Credits (note)

• Produced by Kurt Munkasci ; direction, staging and lighting design by Robert Wilson ; costumes by Yoshio Yabara ; sound by Hans Peter Kuhn and Dierk Nagel ; lighting by Franz-Peter David and Heinrich Brunke ; masks by Werner Merz ; stage manager, Horst Reder.

Performer (note)

• Ingrid Andree, Anna Henkel, Fred Hospowsky, Hannelore Lübeck, Georg Peter-Pilz, Rainer Philippi, Isle Ritter, Alexander Bauermann, Lars Berkowicz, Jörg Schmidt, Sandro Thiemann, F.J. Heumannskämper, Jan Stecker, Frank Arlandt, Heinz-Peter Becker, Claus Brüggemann, Robert Brünning, Walter Dederichs, Andre Dolfen, Rui Faria Monteiro, Ansgar Fendel, Reinhard Goldmann, Michael Kaschytza, Hans-Jörg Knott, Heinz Lindgens, Christian Möller, Martin Pickers, Rainer Resch, Olaf Sauermann, Wolfgang Schauff, Reinhard Schmitz, Franz-Josef Seiter, Stephan Singer, Matthias Sowinski, Volker Strüh, Martin Szafranski, Burkhard Bender, Peter Dinkelbach, Frank Giesen, Alaatin Harmanci, Werner Halver, Ulrich G. Lutz, Uwe Pesch, Josef Podlewski, Calis Rafet, Carlo Rückner, Bernd Salzwedel, Nuri Sari, Elmar Schmitz, Markus Thoma, Cornel Wachter, Gregor Weber, Stephan Zander.

Event (note)

• Videotaped in rehearsal at Schauspiel Köln between June 6, 1983 and January 18, 1984.

Language (note)

• Performed in German, English and French.

Contents

Disc 1. Act 1, scene A -- Disc 2. Act 1, scene A (cont.) -- Disc 3. Act 1, scene A (concluded) ; Act III, scene E -- Disc 4. Act III, scene E (cont.) -- Disc 5. Act III, scene E (concluded) ; Act IV -- Disc 6. Act IV (cont.) -- Disc 7. Act IV (cont.) -- Disc 8. Act IV (cont.) -- Disc 9. Act IV (cont.) -- Disc 10. Act IV (cont.) -- Disc 11. Act IV (cont.) -- Disc 12. Act IV (cont.) -- Disc 13. Act IV (cont.) -- Disc 14. Act IV (cont.) -- Disc 15. Act IV (concluded).

Call Number

NCOV 3013

OCLC

NYPG04-F446

Title

The CIVIL warS: a tree is best measured when it is down. Cologne section [-- rehearsals] [videorecording]/ Schauspiel Köln zeigt ; [ein] opera von Robert Wilson ; musik, Philip Glass ; mitarbeit, Heiner Müller.

Imprint

Cologne, 1983.

Country of Producing Entity

West Germany.

Series

Robert Wilson Audio/Visual Collection

Access

Restricted to qualified researchers.

Credits

Produced by Kurt Munkasci ; direction, staging and lighting design by Robert Wilson ; costumes by Yoshio Yabara ; sound by Hans Peter Kuhn and Dierk Nagel ; lighting by Franz-Peter David and Heinrich Brunke ; masks by Werner Merz ; stage manager, Horst Reder.

Cast

Ingrid Andree, Anna Henkel, Fred Hospowsky, Hannelore Lübeck, Georg Peter-Pilz, Rainer Philippi, Isle Ritter, Alexander Bauermann, Lars Berkowicz, Jörg Schmidt, Sandro Thiemann, F.J. Heumannskämper, Jan Stecker, Frank Arlandt, Heinz-Peter Becker, Claus Brüggemann, Robert Brünning, Walter Dederichs, Andre Dolfen, Rui Faria Monteiro, Ansgar Fendel, Reinhard Goldmann, Michael Kaschytza, Hans-Jörg Knott, Heinz Lindgens, Christian Möller, Martin Pickers, Rainer Resch, Olaf Sauermann, Wolfgang Schauff, Reinhard Schmitz, Franz-Josef Seiter, Stephan Singer, Matthias Sowinski, Volker Strüh, Martin Szafranski, Burkhard Bender, Peter Dinkelbach, Frank Giesen, Alaatin Harmanci, Werner Halver, Ulrich G. Lutz, Uwe Pesch, Josef Podlewski, Calis Rafet, Carlo Rückner, Bernd Salzwedel, Nuri Sari, Elmar Schmitz, Markus Thoma, Cornel Wachter, Gregor Weber, Stephan Zander.

Event

Videotaped in rehearsal at Schauspiel Köln between June 6, 1983 and January 18, 1984.

Language

Performed in German, English and French.

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Added Author

Wilson, Robert, 1941- Civil wars. Cologne section.

Wilson, Robert, 1941- lighting designer.

Glass, Philip, composer.

Müller, Heiner, 1929-1995.

Munkasci, Kurt, producer.

Yabara,Yoshio, costume designer.

Wiens, Wolfgang, translator.

Kuhn, Hans Peter, 1952- sound designer.

Kuhn, Hans Peter, 1952- composer.

Nagel, Dierk, designer.

David, Franz-Peter, lighting designer.

Brunke, Heinrich, lighting designer.

Merz, Werner, designer.

Reder, Horst, stage manager.

Andree, Ingrid, performer.

Henkel, Anna, performer.

Hospowsky, Fred, performer.

Lübeck, Hannelore, performer.

Peter-Pilz, Georg, performer.

Philippi, Rainer, performer.

Ritter, Ilse, performer.

Bauermann, Alexander, performer.

Berkowicz, Lars, performer.

Schmidt, Jörg, performer.

Thiemann, Sandro, performer.

Heumannskämper, F.J, performer.

Stecker, Jan, performer.

Arlandt, Frank, performer.

Becker, Hans-Peter, performer.

Brüggemann, Claus, performer.

Brünning, Robert, performer.

Dederichs, Walter, performer.

Dolfen, Andre, performer.

Monteiro, Rui Faria, performer.

Fendel, Ansgar, performer.

Goldmann, Reinhard, performer.

Kaschytza, Michael, performer.

Knott, Hans-Jörg, performer.

Lindgens, Heinz, performer.

Möller, Christian, performer.

Pickers, Martin, performer.

Resch, Rainer, performer.

Sauermann, Olaf, performer.

Schauff, Wolfgang, performer.

Schmitz, Reinhard, performer.

Seiter, Franz-Josef, performer.

Singer, Stephan, performer.

Sowinski, Matthias, performer.

Strüh, Volker, performer.

Szafranski, Martin, performer.

Bender, Burkhard, performer.

Dinkelbach, Peter, performer.

Giesen, Frank, performer.

Harmanci, Alaatin, performer.

Halver, Werner, performer.

Lutz, Ulrich G, performer.

Pesch, Uwe, performer.

Podlewski, Josef, performer.

Rafet, Calis, performer.

Rückner, Carlo, performer.

Salzwedel, Bernd, performer.

Sari, Nuri, performer.

Schmitz, Elmar, performer.

Thoma, Markus, performer.

Wachter, C. (Cornel, performer.

Weber, Gregor, performer.

Zander, Stephan, performer.

Frederick II, King of Prussia, 1712-1786, composer.

Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828, composer.

Tallis, Thomas, approximately 1505-1585, composer.

Byrne, David, 1952- composer.

Schauspiel Köln, producer.

Research Call Number

NCOV 3013