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Compañia de la Danza Narciso Medina Works & process at the Guggenheim

Title
Compañia de la Danza Narciso Medina [videorecording] : Works & process at the Guggenheim / [performance series producer, Mary Sharp Cronson].
Publication
2003.

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Additional Authors
  • Medina, Narciso
  • Medina, Narciso.
  • Diamond, Joel.
  • Carbonell, Marlene
  • Medina, Dislaydis
  • Perdomo, Aleisky
  • Rojas, Deili
  • Vázquez, Ariel
  • Karel, Christine Kelley.
  • Bunch, Enji.
  • Venegas, Victor.
  • Dodgion, Jerry.
  • Everich, Willie.
  • Jarre, Jean-Michel.
  • Arias, Idalmis
  • La O, Diolesky
  • John, Suki.
  • Cronson, Mary Sharp.
  • Compañia de la Danza Narciso Medina.
  • Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
Description
1 videodisc (NTSC) (84 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
This program spotlights the Cuban Compañia de la Danza Narciso Medina, making its American debut after ten years of performing in Cuba and around the world. A conversation with company artistic director and choreographer Narcisio Medina is interspersed with performances of three dances, one of which, Estaciones (seasons), was commissioned for the program. The work's composer, Joel Diamond, joins the panel to discuss his long-distance collaboration with Medina, and the choreographer talks about his dance training and the start of his choreographic career in Cuba with the Kafka-inspired Metamorfósis, which is also presented here. Medina's musical concept for the third piece on the program, Musica del cuerpo, is based in Cuba's African roots, and includes vocalizations in an invented language as well as drumming and other percussion work by the dancers. Moderator Suki John translates for Medina and describes some of the bureaucratic difficulties his company had gaining permission to travel to the United States.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Works & process at the Guggenheim, Mary Sharp Cronson, producer.
Series Statement
Works & process at the Guggenheim collection ; 214
Uniform Title
Works and process at the Guggenheim.
Subject
  • Medina, Narciso
  • Dance > Cuba
Genre/Form
  • Video.
  • Dance.
Credits (note)
  • Choreography: Narciso Medina.
Event (note)
  • Recorded as part of the Works & process performance series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, on May 4 and 5, 2003. (Viewer copy is May 5, 2003.)
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.
Biography (note)
  • This program is co-presented by the Cuban Artists Fund. Estaciones (seasons) was commissioned for and received its world premiere at Works & process on May 4, 2003.
Contents
Estaciones (seasons) / music by Joel Diamond ; danced by Marlene Carbonell, Dislaydis Medina, Aliesky Perdomo, Deili Rojas, and Ariel Vázquez ; music performed by Christine Kelley Karel (soprano), Enji Bunch (viola), Victor Venegas (bass), Jerry Dodgion (clarinet), Willie Everich (percussion) and Joel Diamond (piano) -- Metamorfósis / music by Jean-Michel Jarre ; danced by Narciso Medina and Aliesky Perdomo -- Música del cuerpo / music concept by Narciso Medina ; danced by Idalmis Arias, Marlene Carbonell, Dislaydis Medina, Narciso Medina, Diolesky la O, Aliesky Perdomo, Deili Rojas, and Ariel Vázquez.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-1217
OCLC
85763936
Title
Compañia de la Danza Narciso Medina [videorecording] : Works & process at the Guggenheim / [performance series producer, Mary Sharp Cronson].
Imprint
2003.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Series
Works & process at the Guggenheim collection ; 214
Works and process at the Guggenheim.
Credits
Choreography: Narciso Medina.
Performer
Dances performed by Marlene Carbonell, Dislaydis Medina, Aliesky Perdomo, Deili Rojas, Ariel Vázquez, Narciso Medina, Idalmis Arias, and Diolesky la O. Music performed by Christine Kelley Karel, Enji Bunch, Victor Venegas, Jerry Dodgion, Willie Everich, and Joel Diamond. Panelists: Narciso Medina and Joel Diamond. Moderator: Suki John.
Event
Recorded as part of the Works & process performance series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, on May 4 and 5, 2003. (Viewer copy is May 5, 2003.)
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.
Biography
This program is co-presented by the Cuban Artists Fund. Estaciones (seasons) was commissioned for and received its world premiere at Works & process on May 4, 2003.
Added Author
Medina, Narciso, choreographer.
Medina, Narciso. Interviewee
Diamond, Joel. Composer
Diamond, Joel. Instrumentalist
Diamond, Joel. Interviewee
Carbonell, Marlene, dancer.
Medina, Dislaydis, dancer.
Perdomo, Aleisky, dancer.
Rojas, Deili, dancer.
Vázquez, Ariel, dancer.
Karel, Christine Kelley. voc
Bunch, Enji. Instrumentalist
Venegas, Victor. Instrumentalist
Dodgion, Jerry. Instrumentalist
Everich, Willie. Instrumentalist
Jarre, Jean-Michel. Composer
Arias, Idalmis, dancer.
La O, Diolesky, dancer.
John, Suki. Moderator
Cronson, Mary Sharp. Producer
Compañia de la Danza Narciso Medina.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-1217
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