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Man act

Title
Man act [videorecording] / created and performed by Man Act (Simon Thorne and Phillip Mackenzie) and Richard Schechner.
Publication
1987.

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Additional Authors
  • Schechner, Richard, 1934-
  • Thorne, Simon.
  • Mackenzie, Phillip.
  • Man Act (Performing group)
  • Yellow Springs Institute for Contemporary Studies and the Arts.
Found In
nnpc Yellow Springs Institute records (RLIN)NYPG05-A10085
Description
3 videodiscs (NTSC) (131 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
This performance was given during a residency by the artists at Yellow Springs Institute. Audience members obstruct the view of the performers on parts of the recording.
Series Statement
Yellow Springs Institute Audio/Visual Collection
Subjects
Genre/Form
Video.
Note
  • Due to a defect in the original recording, dialogue is inaudible on disc 2.
  • Donor's inventory numbers: V2-871011-1 through V2-871011-3.
Event (note)
  • Recorded at Yellow Springs Institute, Chester, Pa., on Oct. 11, 1987.
Biography (note)
  • Man act was an experimental theater duo whose work explored issues of gender stereotyping and male sexuality.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of the Yellow Springs Institute records; for papers see the Billy Rose Theatre Collection, *T-Mss 2004-007.
Contents
  • Disc 1. Man act I / performed by Phillip Mackenzie and Simon Thorne (38 min.)
  • Disc 2. Man act II, miracles / performed by Phillip Mackenzie and Simon Thorne (61 min.)
  • Disc 3. Man act 2 + 1 (Blind date) / performed by Richard Schechner, Phillip Mackenzie and Simon Thorne (32 min.)
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-1285
OCLC
NYPG06-F252
Title
Man act [videorecording] / created and performed by Man Act (Simon Thorne and Phillip Mackenzie) and Richard Schechner.
Imprint
1987.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Series
Yellow Springs Institute Audio/Visual Collection
Event
Recorded at Yellow Springs Institute, Chester, Pa., on Oct. 11, 1987.
Biography
Man act was an experimental theater duo whose work explored issues of gender stereotyping and male sexuality.
Linking Entry
Forms part of the Yellow Springs Institute records; for papers see the Billy Rose Theatre Collection, *T-Mss 2004-007.
Local Note
House program available through the Billy Rose Theatre Collection.
Added Author
Schechner, Richard, 1934- Performer
Thorne, Simon. Performer
Mackenzie, Phillip. Performer
Man Act (Performing group)
Yellow Springs Institute for Contemporary Studies and the Arts.
Found In:
nnpc Yellow Springs Institute records (RLIN)NYPG05-A10085
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-1285
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