Research Catalog

Title

Aari Damas [videorecording] : showreel 2004 / presented by Cie. Doorajar--Une Porte Entr'ouverte ; concept, choreography, scene and costume design by Aari Damas (Harry Damas)

Publication

2004.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Damas, Aari
• Kujawska, Eliza
• Teichert, Corina
• Wegener, Odilia
• Wendt, Helen
• Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750.
• Crumb, George.
• Ravel, Maurice, 1875-1937.
• Bartók, Béla, 1881-1945.
• Oryema, Geoffrey.
• Chalmay, Manno, 1948-
• Kalaschjan (Musical group)
• Soinari (Musical group)

Description

1 videodisc (PAL) (38 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

Compilation of choreographic excerpts from Aari Damas' Projekt Cyclus: Haiku: Homo sapiens, a six-day presentation of programs of videodance works, musical concerts, and live dance performances.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of Aari Damas.

Uniform Title

Haiku: Homo sapiens (Choreographic work : Damas)

Genre/Form

• Dance.
• Video.

Note

• Title from original videodisc. Accompanied by house program and press materials for performances at La Plateforme, Berlin, Germany, Aug. 28-Sept. 2, 2003.

System Details (note)

• DVD.

Contents

• Bach suites (excerpts): Suite no. 1 in G major, Prelude (2.42 min.) -- Suite no. 3 in C major, Prelude (2.04 min.) -- Suite no. 1 in G major, Allemande (1.19 min.). Performed on the program Le mouvement classique.
• Moment--Crumb works / music, George Crumb (Four nocturnes: night music II). Notturno I, Serenamente (2.20 min.) -- Notturno II, Sorrevole, allegro amabile (.57 min.) -- Notturno III, Contemplativo (1.52) -- Notturno IV, Con un sentimento di nostalgia (1.21). Performed on the program Loop.
• Sonata for violin & cello [excerpt] (3.22 min.) / music, Maurice Ravel. Excerpt from the ballet Haiku: Homo sapiens, subtitled A mythological journey. This segment is called Nowhere/Nirgendwo: Ferryman and the dead.
• Sonata for solo violin, 3, Melodia (3.46 min.) / music, Béla Bartók. Performed on the program Le mouvement classique.
• Synthesis II (5.30 min.) / music compilation, Aari Damas; camera and editing, Samia Hussein, Daniela Eger. Videodance work performed by students from the school Balance I.
• Solo 1, Medieval lamentations (1.32 min.) / music, Kalaschjan -- Solo 2, Zamtaria (2.22 min.) / music, Soinari -- Solo 3, Oryema (3.28 min.) / music, Geoffrey Oryema -- Solo 4, Charlemagne (2.02 min.) / music, Manno Charlemagne [i.e. Manno Chalmay] -- Solo 5, Refraction 3 (1.53 min.) -- Duo, Refraction 3 (1.20 min.). Excerpts from the ballet Haiku: Homo sapiens.

Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-224

OCLC

NYPY05-F10256

Title

Aari Damas [videorecording] : showreel 2004 / presented by Cie. Doorajar--Une Porte Entr'ouverte ; concept, choreography, scene and costume design by Aari Damas (Harry Damas)

Imprint

2004.

Country of Producing Entity

Germany.

System Details

DVD.

Performer

Danced by Cie. Doorajar--Une Porte Entr'ouverte: Aari Damas (founder and artistic director) with Eliza Kujawska, Corina Teichert, Odilia Wegener, and Helen Wendt.

Added Author

Damas, Aari, choreographer. Set designer. cst, dancer.

Kujawska, Eliza, dancer.

Teichert, Corina, dancer.

Wegener, Odilia, dancer.

Wendt, Helen, dancer.

Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Composer

Crumb, George. Composer

Ravel, Maurice, 1875-1937. Composer

Bartók, Béla, 1881-1945. Composer

Oryema, Geoffrey. Composer

Chalmay, Manno, 1948- Composer

Kalaschjan (Musical group)

Soinari (Musical group)

Added Title

Haiku: Homo sapiens (Choreographic work : Damas)

Research Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-224