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The forest
- Title
- The forest [videorecording] / Brooklyn Academy of Music ; [book, designed and directed] by Robert Wilson and [music by] David Byrne ; text, Heiner Müller and Darryl Pinckney.
- Publication
- Brooklyn, 1988.
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Wilson, Robert, 1941-
- Byrne, David, 1952-
- Müller, Heiner, 1929-1995
- Pinckney, Darryl, 1953-
- Gillett, Julia
- Parmeggiani, Frida
- Hanayagi, Suzushi
- Kamm, Tom
- Brunke, Heinrich
- Kuhn, Hans Peter, 1952-
- Haskell, Jimmie
- Rüter, Christoph
- Kroesinger, Hans-Werner
- Mastrogiovanni, Vito.
- Fitz, Peter, 1931-
- Hentschker, Frank
- Ehlert, Günter
- Pilchau, Beate Pilar von
- Honesseau, Mikael
- Curschellas, Corin
- Hartpeng, Lucia
- Jakobshagen, Claudia
- Köhler, Anita
- Newby-Koschwitz, Simon
- Peter, Martin
- Schrankl, Vera
- Tahal, Monika
- Drauschke, Olaf
- Maceri, Bill
- Lechner, Geno
- Wuttke, Martin
- Meineke, Eva Maria
- Seago, Howie
- Milton, Jezy
- Fitz, Florian
- St. Thomas, Ashley
- Serafin, Alexander
- Robison, Mark (Cameraman)
- Brooklyn Academy of Music. Next Wave Festival.
- Character Generators/Video.
- Description
- 4 videodiscs (DVD) (ca. 180 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
- Summary
- Robert Wilson and David Byrne created The forest for the Theater der Freien Volksbühne in West Berlin. Presenting themes from the ancient story of Gilgamesh, Gilgamesh appears as a "nineteenth-century prince of industrialization." -- Robert Wilson's vision. This is a performance recording of the play as it was performed at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Gift of the Byrd Hoffman Water Mill Foundation.
- Series Statement
- Robert Wilson Audio/Visual Collection
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Drama.
- Note
- Donor's inventory numbers: FOR BAM 01A, FOR BAM 01B.
- Additional credits, in brackets, from the Brooklyn Academy of Music program.
- Access (note)
- Restricted to qualified researchers.
- Credits (note)
- Recorded by Character Generators ; video cameraperson, Mark Robison.
- Assistant director, Julia Gillett ; choreography, Suzushi Hanayagi ; scenic design, Tom Kamm, Robert Wilson ; costume design, Frida Parmeggiani ; lighting design, Heinrich Brunke, Robert Wilson ; sound design, Hans-Peter Kuhn ; orchestration, David Byrne/Jimmie Haskell ; hair and makeup supervisor, Vito Mastrogiovanni ; [dramaturgy, Christopher Rüter ; production dramaturgy, Hans-Werner Kroesinger]
- Indexed In (note)
- Robert Wilson's vision: an exhibition of works by Robert Wilson with a sound environment by Hans Peter Kuhn / Trevor Fairbrother with contributions by William S. Burroughs, Richard Serra, Susan Sontag.
- Performer (note)
- Corin Curschellas, Olaf Drauscke, Gunter Ehlert, Peter Fitz, Anita Kohler, Bill Maceri, Geno Lechner, Eva Maria Meineke, Jezy Milton, Simon Newby-Koshwitz, Martin Wuttke, Florian Fitz, Lucia Hartpeng, Frank Hentschker, Michael Honesseau, Claudia Jakobshagen, Martin Peter, Vera Schrankl, Howie Seago, Monika Tahal, Beate Pilar von Pilcau [i.e. Pilchau], [Ashley St. Thomas, Alexander Serafin]
- Event (note)
- Videorecorded in performance at the Brooklyn Academy of Music during the Next Wave Festival on December 3, 1988.
- Language (note)
- In English and German.
- Contents
- Disc 1. Prologue thru Kneeplay No. 1. (31 min.)
- Disc 2. Act II and Act III. (56 min.)
- Disc 3. Act IV. (54 min.)
- Disc 4. Kneeplay No. 2 thru Act VII. Includes curtain calls. (39 min.)
- Call Number
- NCOV 3115
- OCLC
- NYPG05-F11210
- Title
- The forest [videorecording] / Brooklyn Academy of Music ; [book, designed and directed] by Robert Wilson and [music by] David Byrne ; text, Heiner Müller and Darryl Pinckney.
- Imprint
- Brooklyn, 1988.
- Country of Producing Entity
- United States.
- Series
- Robert Wilson Audio/Visual Collection
- Access
- Restricted to qualified researchers.
- Credits
- Recorded by Character Generators ; video cameraperson, Mark Robison.Assistant director, Julia Gillett ; choreography, Suzushi Hanayagi ; scenic design, Tom Kamm, Robert Wilson ; costume design, Frida Parmeggiani ; lighting design, Heinrich Brunke, Robert Wilson ; sound design, Hans-Peter Kuhn ; orchestration, David Byrne/Jimmie Haskell ; hair and makeup supervisor, Vito Mastrogiovanni ; [dramaturgy, Christopher Rüter ; production dramaturgy, Hans-Werner Kroesinger]
- Cast
- Corin Curschellas, Olaf Drauscke, Gunter Ehlert, Peter Fitz, Anita Kohler, Bill Maceri, Geno Lechner, Eva Maria Meineke, Jezy Milton, Simon Newby-Koshwitz, Martin Wuttke, Florian Fitz, Lucia Hartpeng, Frank Hentschker, Michael Honesseau, Claudia Jakobshagen, Martin Peter, Vera Schrankl, Howie Seago, Monika Tahal, Beate Pilar von Pilcau [i.e. Pilchau], [Ashley St. Thomas, Alexander Serafin]
- Event
- Videorecorded in performance at the Brooklyn Academy of Music during the Next Wave Festival on December 3, 1988.
- Indexed In:
- Robert Wilson's vision: an exhibition of works by Robert Wilson with a sound environment by Hans Peter Kuhn / Trevor Fairbrother with contributions by William S. Burroughs, Richard Serra, Susan Sontag. p.133.
- Language
- In English and German.
- Connect to:
- Local Subject
- Theater -- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- Added Author
- Wilson, Robert, 1941- director.Wilson, Robert, 1941- set designer.Byrne, David, 1952- composer.Byrne, David, 1952- arranger of music.Müller, Heiner, 1929-1995, text.Pinckney, Darryl, 1953- text.Gillett, Julia, production stage manager.Parmeggiani, Frida, costume designer.Hanayagi, Suzushi, choreographer.Kamm, Tom, designer.Brunke, Heinrich, lighting designer.Kuhn, Hans Peter, 1952- designer.Haskell, Jimmie, arranger of music.Rüter, Christoph, dramaturg.Kroesinger, Hans-Werner, dramaturg.Mastrogiovanni, Vito.Fitz, Peter, 1931- performer.Hentschker, Frank, performer.Ehlert, Günter, performer.Pilchau, Beate Pilar von, performer.Honesseau, Mikael, performer.Curschellas, Corin, performer.Hartpeng, Lucia, performer.Jakobshagen, Claudia, performer.Köhler, Anita, performer.Newby-Koschwitz, Simon, performer.Peter, Martin, performer.Schrankl, Vera, performer.Tahal, Monika, performer.Drauschke, Olaf, performer.Maceri, Bill, performer.Lechner, Geno, performer.Wuttke, Martin, performer.Meineke, Eva Maria, performer.Seago, Howie, performer.Milton, Jezy, performer.Fitz, Florian, performer.St. Thomas, Ashley, performer.Serafin, Alexander, performer.Robison, Mark (Cameraman), videographer.Brooklyn Academy of Music. Next Wave Festival.Character Generators/Video.
- Research Call Number
- NCOV 3115