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Xtravaganza Works & process at the Guggenheim

Title
Xtravaganza [videorecording] : Works & process at the Guggenheim / [performance series producer, Mary Sharp Cronson].
Publication
2000.

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Moving imageUse in library *MGZIDVD 5-1153Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance

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Additional Authors
  • MacKaye, Steele, 1842-1894.
  • Fuller, Loie, 1862-1928.
  • Ziegfeld, Flo, 1869-1932.
  • Berkeley, Busby, 1895-1976.
  • Weems, Marianne.
  • Tipton, Jennifer.
  • Dobson, Dan
  • Norrman, Peter.
  • Morey, Jeff.
  • Angelos, Maureen.
  • Guillot, Aimée.
  • Jacobs, Peter.
  • LaFortune, Brahms.
  • Webster, Jeff.
  • Phillips, Heaven.
  • Frisch, Norman.
  • Salpeter, Ellen F.
  • Cronson, Mary Sharp.
  • Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
Description
1 videodisc (NTSC) (73 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
This program focuses on Xtravaganza, a new mixed media production by the performance company The Builders Association. Company founder and director Marianne Weems briefly discusses and shows filmed excerpts from three earlier pieces, Master Builder, Faust, and Jet Lag, all of which combine live performance with media. In excerpts from Xtravaganza, the company delves into the history of multimedia production by focusing on four theatrical pioneers and purveyors of spectacle: Steele MacKaye, director and designer of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show; dancer Loie Fuller, who used film projections in her pieces; theatrical impresario Florenz Ziegfeld; and film director-choreographer Busby Berkeley. Text is based on the writings of these four, and live performers interact with archival film clips and original footage. After the presentation, the panelists discuss the company's use of technology, and the process of collaboration that created the piece.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Works & process at the Guggenheim, Mary Sharp Cronson, producer.
Series Statement
Works & process at the Guggenheim collection ; 149
Uniform Title
Works and process at the Guggenheim.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Video.
Credits (note)
  • Performance excerpts directed by Marianne Weems. Lighting design: Jennifer Tipton. Sound design: Dan Dobson. Video design: Peter Norrman, with video associate Jeff Morey.
Event (note)
  • Recorded as part of the Works & process performance series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, on Dec. 10 and 11, 2000. (Viewer copy is Dec. 10, 2000.)
Funding (note)
  • With support from The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation, digitization and DVD authoring of the Works & process at the Guggenheim video archive was done by StreamingCulture at the Graduate Center of The City University of New York.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-1153
OCLC
85455175
Title
Xtravaganza [videorecording] : Works & process at the Guggenheim / [performance series producer, Mary Sharp Cronson].
Imprint
2000.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Series
Works & process at the Guggenheim collection ; 149
Works and process at the Guggenheim.
Credits
Performance excerpts directed by Marianne Weems. Lighting design: Jennifer Tipton. Sound design: Dan Dobson. Video design: Peter Norrman, with video associate Jeff Morey.
Performer
Excerpts performed by Maureen Angelos, Aimee Guillot, Peter Jacobs, Brahms LaFortune, Jeff Webster, and Heaven Phillips. Panelists: Marianne Weems, director ; and Norman Frisch, dramaturg. Moderator: Ellen Salpeter.
Event
Recorded as part of the Works & process performance series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, on Dec. 10 and 11, 2000. (Viewer copy is Dec. 10, 2000.)
Funding
With support from The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation, digitization and DVD authoring of the Works & process at the Guggenheim video archive was done by StreamingCulture at the Graduate Center of The City University of New York.
Added Author
MacKaye, Steele, 1842-1894. Author in quotations or text abstracts
Fuller, Loie, 1862-1928. Author in quotations or text abstracts
Ziegfeld, Flo, 1869-1932. Author in quotations or text abstracts
Berkeley, Busby, 1895-1976. Author in quotations or text abstracts
Weems, Marianne. Director
Tipton, Jennifer. Lighting designer
Dobson, Dan, sound designer.
Norrman, Peter. Designer
Morey, Jeff. Designer
Angelos, Maureen. Performer
Guillot, Aimée. Performer
Jacobs, Peter. Performer
LaFortune, Brahms. Performer
Webster, Jeff. Performer
Phillips, Heaven. Performer
Weems, Marianne. Interviewee
Frisch, Norman. Interviewee
Salpeter, Ellen F. Moderator
Cronson, Mary Sharp. Producer
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-1153
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