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The CIVIL warS: a tree is best measured when it is down.

Title: The CIVIL warS: a tree is best measured when it is down. Cologne section--excerpts [videorecording]/ American Repertory Theatre presents the American premiere ; by Robert Wilson and Heiner Müller.
Publication: Massachusetts, 1985.

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Description

2 videodiscs (DVD) (153 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

Second program: Robert Wilson and Heiner Müller discuss the production of the CIVIL warS: Cologne section at A.R.T. Wilson and Müller answer questions from audience members who have just seen the performance.
Third program: Robert Wilson directs rehearsals for the Cologne section of his work the CIVIL wars. Wilson and Heiner Müller discuss scenes with actors.
Fourth program: WGBH-TV (Boston) interview. Wilson discusses the CIVIL warS as a whole and the Cologne section.
Fifth program: Wilson gives a lecture discussing his works Video 50 (1978), the Life and times of Sigmund Freud (1969), and Ka Mountain and Guardenia terrace (1972). Wilson speaks of people who have influenced his works, specifically Raymond Andrews, Christopher Knowles, and others.
Sixth program: Press conference on the A.R.T. production of 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

Genre/Form

Documentaries and factual works.
Interviews.
Lectures.

Note

No credits on tape. Credits from American Repertory Theatre program.
Donor's inventory number: CWG ART 01.
Consists of a compilation of excerpts from the A.R.T. production of the CIVIL warS: Cologne section and other footage related to it.
Audio and video erratic.

Access (note)

Restricted to qualified researchers.

Credits (note)

Set design by R. Wilson and Tom Kamm ; costume design by Yoshio Yabara ; lighting design by Jennifer Tipton and R. Wilson ; compositions and sound design by Hans Peter Kuhn ; production stage manager, John Grant-Phillips ; additional music by David Byrne, Philip Glass, Frederick the Great, Michael Galasso, and Franz Schubert.

Performer (note)

Performance and rehearsal excerpts: Diane D'Aquila, Thomas Derrah, Jeremy Geidt, Seth Goldstein, Ben Halley, Jr., Priscilla Smith, Frances Shrand, Shirley Wilber, Patrick Bradford, Patrick Curry, Jeff Goldman, Stephen Gutwillig, Robert Meek, Christopher Moore, David Phillips, Charles Puckette, Chad Raphael, Pauls Raudseps, Rick Reynolds, Adam Rogers, Richard Rutkowski, Samuel Sifton, Savid Silver, Martin Szafranski, Jared Waye, Anthony Yoffe.

Event (note)

Performance excerpts videorecorded at the American Repertory Theatre, Massachusetts, on March 1, 1985.

Contents

Disc 1. CIVIL warS: Cologne section [performance--excerpts] / Act III, scene E, written, directed, and designed by Robert Wilson ; Act IV, scene A and epilogue by Robert Wilson and Heiner Müller ; English translation of Act IV, scene A and epilogue by Christopher Martin and Daniel Woker (ca. 60 min.) -- Discussion of the Cologne section of the CIVIL warS / Robert Wilson and Heiner Müller (ca. 25 min.) -- Rehearsal excerpts from the A.R.T. production (ca. 20 min.)
Disc 2. Rehearsal excerpts (cont'd) -- Interview with R. Wilson by WGBH-TV (ca. 20 min.) -- Lecture / R. Wilson (ca. 20 min.) -- Press conference [excerpts] (ca. 20 min.)

Call Number

NCOV 3009

OCLC

NYPG04-F405

Title

The CIVIL warS: a tree is best measured when it is down. Cologne section--excerpts [videorecording]/ American Repertory Theatre presents the American premiere ; by Robert Wilson and Heiner Müller.

Imprint

Massachusetts, 1985.

Country of Producing Entity

United States.

Series

Robert Wilson Audio/Visual Collection

Access

Restricted to qualified researchers.

Credits

Set design by R. Wilson and Tom Kamm ; costume design by Yoshio Yabara ; lighting design by Jennifer Tipton and R. Wilson ; compositions and sound design by Hans Peter Kuhn ; production stage manager, John Grant-Phillips ; additional music by David Byrne, Philip Glass, Frederick the Great, Michael Galasso, and Franz Schubert.

Cast

Performance and rehearsal excerpts: Diane D'Aquila, Thomas Derrah, Jeremy Geidt, Seth Goldstein, Ben Halley, Jr., Priscilla Smith, Frances Shrand, Shirley Wilber, Patrick Bradford, Patrick Curry, Jeff Goldman, Stephen Gutwillig, Robert Meek, Christopher Moore, David Phillips, Charles Puckette, Chad Raphael, Pauls Raudseps, Rick Reynolds, Adam Rogers, Richard Rutkowski, Samuel Sifton, Savid Silver, Martin Szafranski, Jared Waye, Anthony Yoffe.

Event

Performance excerpts videorecorded at the American Repertory Theatre, Massachusetts, on March 1, 1985.

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Added Author

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

Wilson, Robert, 1941- set designer.

Wilson, Robert, 1941- lighting designer.

Müller, Heiner, 1929-1995.

Martin, Christopher, translator.

Woker, Daniel, translator.

Kamm, Tom, set designer.

Yabara, Yoshoi, costume designer.

Tipton, Jennifer, lighting designer.

Kuhn, Hans Peter, 1952- composer.

Kuhn, Hans Peter, 1952- sound designer.

Grant-Phillips, John, production stage manager.

D'Aquila, Diane, performer.

Derrah, Thomas, performer.

Geidt, Jeremy, performer.

Goldstein, Seth, 1970- performer.

Halley, Ben, Jr, performer.

Smith, Priscilla, performer.

Shrand, Frances, performer.

Wilber, Shirley, performer.

Bradford, Patrick, performer.

Curry, Patrick, performer.

T Tauri, performer.

Gutwillig, Stephen, performer.

Meek, Robert, actor, performer.

Moore, Christopher Paul, 1952-2022, performer.

Phillips, David, performer.

Puckette, Charles, performer.

Raphael, Chad, performer.

Raudseps, Pauls, performer.

Reynolds, Rick, 1951- performer.

Rogers, Adam, performer.

Rutkowski, Richard, performer.

Sifton, Samuel, performer.

Silver, David, performer.

Szafranski, Martin, performer.

Waye, Jared, performer.

Yoffe, Anthony, performer.

Byrne, David, 1952- composer.

Glass, Philip, composer.

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

Galasso, Michael, composer.

Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828, composer.

Research Call Number

NCOV 3009

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