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Mr. Bojangles' memory: og, son of fire [ping pong versions]

Title
Mr. Bojangles' memory: og, son of fire [ping pong versions] [videorecording] / le Centre Georges Pompidou et ARCANAL présentent ; conception et réalisation, Robert Wilson.
Publication
Paris : [Centre Georges Pompidou], 1991.

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Additional Authors
  • Wilson, Robert, 1941-
  • Andringa, Mel.
  • Berta, Renato.
  • Toraille, Jean-Paul.
  • Coles, Honi, 1911-1992
  • Thierree, James
  • Hosmalin, Catherine
  • Camus, Franci
  • Gérard (Monkey
  • Willering, Carol-Ann
  • Chiron, Gérard
  • Zeitoun, Solange
  • Ginhac, Eric
  • Boner, Robert
  • Zbinden, Catherine
  • Bezdjian, Myriam
  • Schlumberger, Victoire
  • Centre Georges Pompidou, production.
  • ARCANAL (France), production.
Description
2 videodiscs (DVD) (ca. 25 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
  • "A voyage into the memory of Mr. Bojangles, the celebrated tap dancer at New York's Cotton Club during the 1920's. The elegant Mr. Bojangles is played by Charles 'Honi' Coles, one of the last representatives of this storied school of dance. Og is a prehistoric caveman, a comic-strip hero. The meeting between these two poetic symbols forms the heart of this video" -- Program of 23rd International Festival of Films on Art.
  • Disc 1 contains a montage of various scenes from the video Mr. Bojangles' memory: og, son of fire. Disc 2 appears to contain this same montage repeated multiple times. Coles sings "You didn't treat me right..." These recordings may have been used as part of the exhibition of the same name at the Centre Georges Pompidou from November 6, 1991 to January 27, 1992.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Byrd Hoffman Water Mill Foundation.
Series Statement
Robert Wilson Audio/Visual Collection
Subjects
Genre/Form
Experimental.
Note
  • Donor's inventory numbers: BOJ ED 06, BOJ ED 18.
  • No credits on recording. Credits taken from final versions; additional title information from source recording labels. See NCOX 3070 for a recording of the final versions.
  • Contents taken from source recording labels.
  • Composées et interprétées par Charles "Honi" Coles.
Access (note)
  • Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits (note)
  • Story boards, Mel Andringa ; chef opérateur, Renato Berta ; assistant opérateur, Jean-Paul Toraille ; décoration, Raul Gimenez, Solange Zeitoun, Eric Ginhac ; costumière, Anne David ; montage, Carol-Ann Willering ; conception sonore/enregistrement et mixage, Gérard Chiron ; production executive Cinemanufacture, Robert Boner ; production déléguée Centre Georges Pompidou: Catherine Zbinden, Myriam Bezdjian ; assistante de réalisation, Victoire Schlumberger.
Language (note)
  • No dialogue. Songs in English.
Contents
  • Disc 1. Labeled "Ping pong programme." (ca. 3 min.)
  • Disc 2. Labeled "Ping pong en boucle." (ca. 22 min.)
Call Number
NCOX 3074
OCLC
NYPG05-F11301
Title
Mr. Bojangles' memory: og, son of fire [ping pong versions] [videorecording] / le Centre Georges Pompidou et ARCANAL présentent ; conception et réalisation, Robert Wilson.
Imprint
Paris : [Centre Georges Pompidou], 1991.
Series
Robert Wilson Audio/Visual Collection
Access
Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits
Story boards, Mel Andringa ; chef opérateur, Renato Berta ; assistant opérateur, Jean-Paul Toraille ; décoration, Raul Gimenez, Solange Zeitoun, Eric Ginhac ; costumière, Anne David ; montage, Carol-Ann Willering ; conception sonore/enregistrement et mixage, Gérard Chiron ; production executive Cinemanufacture, Robert Boner ; production déléguée Centre Georges Pompidou: Catherine Zbinden, Myriam Bezdjian ; assistante de réalisation, Victoire Schlumberger.
Performer
Avec Charles "Honi" Coles, James Thierree, Catherine Hosmalin, Franci Camus, Gérard (Singe). Other performers unidentified.
Language
No dialogue. Songs in English.
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Added Author
Wilson, Robert, 1941- director.
Wilson, Robert, 1941- designer.
Andringa, Mel.
Berta, Renato.
Toraille, Jean-Paul.
Coles, Honi, 1911-1992, performer.
Thierree, James, performer.
Hosmalin, Catherine, performer.
Camus, Franci, performer.
Gérard (Monkey, performer.
Willering, Carol-Ann, editor of moving image work.
Chiron, Gérard, sound.
Zeitoun, Solange, production design.
Ginhac, Eric, production design.
Boner, Robert, producer.
Zbinden, Catherine, producer.
Bezdjian, Myriam, producer.
Schlumberger, Victoire, direction.
Centre Georges Pompidou, production.
ARCANAL (France), production.
Research Call Number
NCOX 3074
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