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Alcestis

Title
Alcestis [videorecording] / American Repertory Theatre ; adapted by Robert Wilson from a play by Euripides ; translated by Dudley Fitts and Robert Fitzgerald ; prologue by Heiner Müller ; epilogue, a Japanese Kyogen translated by Mark Oshima ; music by Laurie Anderson.
Publication
Cambridge, Mass., 1986.

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Additional Authors
  • Wilson, Robert, 1941-
  • Fitts, Dudley, 1903-1968
  • Fitzgerald, Robert, 1910-1985
  • Müller, Heiner, 1929-1995.
  • Oshima, Mark
  • Anderson, Laurie, 1947-
  • Kamm, Tom
  • Conklin, John
  • Tipton, Jennifer
  • Grant-Phillips, John
  • Hudson, Rodney
  • D'Aquila, Diane
  • Goldstein, Seth, 1970-
  • Murphy, Harry S
  • Wilber, Shirley
  • Moore, Christopher Paul, 1952-2022
  • Capaccio, George
  • LaPointe, June
  • Menyuk, Eric
  • Rudd, Paul, 1940-2010
  • Eldridge, Robin
  • Geidt, Jeremy
  • Derrah, Thomas
  • McDonough, Tim, 1942-
  • American Repertory Theatre (Cambridge, Mass.)
Description
1 videodisc (DVD) (108 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Fully staged production of Robert Wilson's Alcestis. Includes a prologue entitled Description of a picture by Heiner Müller, consisting of overlapping audio taped voices reciting Müller's play. Alcestis is an adaptation of Euripides play with an audio environment by Hans Peter Kuhn.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Byrd Hoffman Water Mill Foundation.
Series Statement
Robert Wilson Audio/Visual Collection
Alternative Title
Description of a picture.
Subject
  • Euripides > Adaptations
  • Theater > Massachusetts > Cambridge
  • Theatrical productions > Massachusetts > Cambridge > 1981-1990
  • Greek drama > Translations into English
Genre/Form
Drama.
Note
  • Tape appears to lack the epilogue entitled The birdcatcher in hell (a brief Japanese Kyogen play).
  • Donor's inventory number: ALS ART 03.
  • Summary information gathered from the New York Times, The Village Voice, and from Robert Wilson and his collaborators by L. Shyer.
  • Videotaped using one camera in wide angle. Stage is dimly lit, in many scenes, completely black. Sound level is very low, and audience sounds can be heard in the background.
Access (note)
  • Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits (note)
  • Set design, Tom Kamm and Robert Wilson; costumes, John Conklin; lighting, Jennifer Tipton and Robert Wilson; production stage manager, John Grant-Phillips.
Indexed In (note)
  • New York Times
  • Village Voice
Performer (note)
  • Prologue: Rodney Hudson, Diane D'Aquila, Seth Goldstein, Harry S. Murphy, Shirley Wilber, Christopher Moore, George Capaccio, June LaPointe; Taped voices, Christopher Knowles, Robert Brustein, Ben Halley, Jr.
  • Alcestis: Eric D. Menyuk, Rodney Hudson, Diane D'Aquila, Paul Rudd, Seth Goldstein, Robin Eldridge, Harry S. Murphy, Jeremy Geidt, Shirley Wilber, Thomas Derrah, Tim McDonough, Christopher Moore.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped at Harvard's Loeb Theater, Cambridge, Mass. in March, 1986.
Language (note)
  • Performed in English; Kyogen translated from Japanese.
Contents
Prologue: Description of a picture / Heiner Müller -- Alcestis / Adapted by Robert Wilson.
Call Number
NCOV 3143
OCLC
NYPG03-F309
Title
Alcestis [videorecording] / American Repertory Theatre ; adapted by Robert Wilson from a play by Euripides ; translated by Dudley Fitts and Robert Fitzgerald ; prologue by Heiner Müller ; epilogue, a Japanese Kyogen translated by Mark Oshima ; music by Laurie Anderson.
Imprint
Cambridge, Mass., 1986.
Country of Producing Entity
United States.
Series
Robert Wilson Audio/Visual Collection
Access
Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits
Set design, Tom Kamm and Robert Wilson; costumes, John Conklin; lighting, Jennifer Tipton and Robert Wilson; production stage manager, John Grant-Phillips.
Cast
Prologue: Rodney Hudson, Diane D'Aquila, Seth Goldstein, Harry S. Murphy, Shirley Wilber, Christopher Moore, George Capaccio, June LaPointe; Taped voices, Christopher Knowles, Robert Brustein, Ben Halley, Jr.
Alcestis: Eric D. Menyuk, Rodney Hudson, Diane D'Aquila, Paul Rudd, Seth Goldstein, Robin Eldridge, Harry S. Murphy, Jeremy Geidt, Shirley Wilber, Thomas Derrah, Tim McDonough, Christopher Moore.
Event
Videotaped at Harvard's Loeb Theater, Cambridge, Mass. in March, 1986.
Indexed In:
New York Times, March 21, 1986.
Village Voice, July 29, 1986.
Language
Performed in English; Kyogen translated from Japanese.
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Added Author
Wilson, Robert, 1941- Alcestis.
Wilson, Robert, 1941- adapter.
Wilson, Robert, 1941- set designer.
Wilson, Robert, 1941- lighting designer.
Fitts, Dudley, 1903-1968, translator.
Fitzgerald, Robert, 1910-1985, translator.
Müller, Heiner, 1929-1995. Bildbeschreibung.
Oshima, Mark, translator.
Anderson, Laurie, 1947- composer (expression)
Kamm, Tom, designer.
Conklin, John, costume designer.
Tipton, Jennifer, lighting designer.
Grant-Phillips, John, production stage manager.
Hudson, Rodney, actor.
D'Aquila, Diane, actor.
Goldstein, Seth, 1970- actor.
Murphy, Harry S, actor.
Wilber, Shirley, actor.
Moore, Christopher Paul, 1952-2022, actor.
Capaccio, George, actor.
LaPointe, June, actor.
Menyuk, Eric, actor.
Rudd, Paul, 1940-2010, actor.
Eldridge, Robin, actor.
Geidt, Jeremy, actor.
Derrah, Thomas, actor.
McDonough, Tim, 1942- actor.
American Repertory Theatre (Cambridge, Mass.)
Added Title
Description of a picture.
Research Call Number
NCOV 3143
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