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The works.

Title
The works. Part 2 [videorecording] / choreography by Joel Schnee.
Publication
1978-1988.

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Additional Authors
  • Schnee, Joel
  • Reich, Steve, 1936-
  • Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897.
  • Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971.
  • Czerniawski, Jerzy.
  • Vermehren, Karin.
  • Schoop, Raimund.
  • Perdacher, Walter.
  • Ernst, Max, 1891-1976.
  • Walsh, Jack
  • Clark, Marsha
  • Coffee, Genevieve
  • Scott, John
  • Osnabrück (Germany). Städtische Bühne. Ballet.
  • Staatstheater Kassel. Ballet.
Description
1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (102 min.) : sd., col. and b&w; 1/2 in.
Summary
Compilation of dance works by Joel Schnee, an American-born choreographer who has spent much of his career in Europe, particularly in Germany.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Joel Schnee.
Uniform Title
  • Four seasons (Choreographic work : Schnee)
  • Geschichten ohne Worte (Choreographic work : Schnee)
  • Gefährliche Begegnungen (Choreographic work : Schnee)
  • Nasty little story (Choreographic work : Schnee)
  • Firebird (Choreographic work : Schnee)
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Note
  • Title from original container. Additional data supplied by Joel Schnee.
Contents
  • Sommerlandschaft, from Vier Jahreszeiten (Summer, from the Four seasons (excerpt) (ca. 2 min.) / recorded in Osnabrück, on March 2, 1984 ; music, Steve Reich (Octet); scenery, Jerzy Czerniawski, Joel Schnee; costumes, Karin Vermehren; danced by the Tanztheater Osnabrück: Iris Tenge, Lisa Kohl, Nicole Howard-Williams, Enzo Fornaro, Tommy Hakansson, James Isbell, Vivien Lai, Ronald Rubey, Beatrice Scherz, Doris Spühler, Charles Watkins, Badr el Ramah.
  • Geschichten ohne Worte (Poems without words) (complete) (ca. 33 min.) / recorded in Kassel, in March 1978 ; music, Johannes Brahms; design, Walter Perdacher; danced by the Ballett des Staatstheaters Kassel.
  • Gefährliche Begegnungen (Dangerous encounters) (excerpts) (ca. 27 min.) / recorded in Osnabrück on Oct. 5, 1986; inspired by collages by Max Ernst; music, John Cage, William Kraft, Harry Partch, Joel Schnee; scenery and costumes, Raimond Schoop; masks, Elisabeth Bremer; danced by the Tanztheater Osnabrück.
  • Nasty little story (complete) (ca. 15 min.) / recorded in June 1982 or later; commissioned by Jack Walsh; music, Joel Schnee; danced by Jack Walsh, Marsha Clark, and Sheryl Bell.
  • Der Feuervogel (The firebird) (excerpts) (ca. 17 min.) / recorded in Kassel, in Oct. 1978; music, Igor Stravinsky; design, Walter Perdacher; danced by the Ballett des Staatstheaters Kassel: Geneviève Coffee (the Firebird), John Scott (Prince Ivan), others.
  • Kultur aktuell (excerpts) (c1988; ca. 9 min.) / excerpts from a German television series on current cultural events; narration in German. Report on Joel Schnee's work as a choreographer in Osnabrück, including interview footage and views of company class. His company, the Tanztheater Osnabrück, is seen in excerpts from several of his works: Tutti-frutti, Orpheus, Magische Geschichten (Magic stories), a second excerpt from Tutti-frutti, and Magische Momente der Bewegung (Magic moments of movement).
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-7610
OCLC
NYPY04-F313
Title
The works. Part 2 [videorecording] / choreography by Joel Schnee.
Imprint
1978-1988.
Country of Producing Entity
Germany.
Local Subject
Art and dance.
Added Author
Schnee, Joel, choreographer. Composer. Designer
Reich, Steve, 1936- Composer
Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897. Composer
Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971. Composer
Czerniawski, Jerzy. Set designer
Vermehren, Karin. Costume designer
Schoop, Raimund. Set designer. Costume designer
Perdacher, Walter. Designer
Ernst, Max, 1891-1976.
Walsh, Jack, dancer.
Clark, Marsha, dancer.
Coffee, Genevieve, dancer.
Scott, John, dancer.
Osnabrück (Germany). Städtische Bühne. Ballet.
Staatstheater Kassel. Ballet.
Added Title
Four seasons (Choreographic work : Schnee)
Geschichten ohne Worte (Choreographic work : Schnee)
Gefährliche Begegnungen (Choreographic work : Schnee)
Nasty little story (Choreographic work : Schnee)
Firebird (Choreographic work : Schnee)
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-7610
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