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Once upon a time in Chinese America, a martial arts ballet Works & process at the Guggenheim
- Title
- Once upon a time in Chinese America, a martial arts ballet [videorecording] : Works & process at the Guggenheim / [performance series producer, Mary Sharp Cronson] ; concept and music by Fred Ho.
- Publication
- 1999.
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- Description
- 1 videodisc (NTSC) (86 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
- Summary
- Jazz composer, Fred Ho presents excerpts of his newest action-adventure epic. Based on a 17th century martial arts legend, this heroic tale of betrayal and redemption features a fusion of Eastern and Western styles of music, theater and martial arts. Includes a panel discussion with Fred Ho, Mira Kingsley, Jose Figueroa and Ruth Margraff, moderated by Celia Ipiotis. Ho discusses his background in both music and hand-to-hand combat techniques, and sets the scene for the piece, which is based on a 17th-century Chinese legend about the battle for control of the Shaolin Temple's martial arts secrets. Ho explains that the work's title derives from its allegorical representation of Chinese-American youth culture of the 1970s and 1980s. During the panel discussion, Ho and his collaborators discuss the score's musical roots in Chinese and African-American forms, the theatrical shaping of the work, the casting of martial artists in each of the roles, and the distinctions between martial arts and dance choreography.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Gift of Works & process at the Guggenheim, Mary Sharp Cronson, producer.
- Series Statement
- Works & process at the Guggenheim collection ; 129
- Uniform Title
- Works and process at the Guggenheim.
- Alternative Title
- Martial arts ballet
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Music.
- Video.
- Dance.
- Note
- Names of dancers and martial artists do not appear on printed program.
- Credits (note)
- Director, Mira Kingsley; martial arts choreography, Jose Figueroa; writers, Fred Ho, Ruth Margraff; stage designer, Todd Lundquist; costume designer, Kenneth Chu; Alan Hahn, lighting designer.
- Event (note)
- Recorded as part of the Works & process performance series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, on Dec. 12 and 13, 1999 (viewer copy is Dec. 13, 1999).
- 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 5-1130
- OCLC
- 147943662
- Title
- Once upon a time in Chinese America, a martial arts ballet [videorecording] : Works & process at the Guggenheim / [performance series producer, Mary Sharp Cronson] ; concept and music by Fred Ho.
- Imprint
- 1999.
- Country of Producing Entity
- United States.
- Series
- Works & process at the Guggenheim collection ; 129Works and process at the Guggenheim.
- Credits
- Director, Mira Kingsley; martial arts choreography, Jose Figueroa; writers, Fred Ho, Ruth Margraff; stage designer, Todd Lundquist; costume designer, Kenneth Chu; Alan Hahn, lighting designer.
- Performer
- Fred Ho, baritone saxaphone ; David Bindman, tenor saxaphone ; Royal Hartigan, percussion ; Sam Furnace, alto saxaphone ; Ayodele Maakheru, electric bass ; Diana Herold, vibraphone.
- Event
- Recorded as part of the Works & process performance series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, on Dec. 12 and 13, 1999 (viewer copy is Dec. 13, 1999).
- 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
- Cronson, Mary Sharp. ProducerIpiotis, Celia. InterviewerHo, Fred Wei-han. ConceptorHo, Fred Wei-han. ComposerHo, Fred Wei-han. MusicianHo, Fred Wei-han. IntervieweeFurnace, Sam. PerformerHerold, Diana. PerformerBindman, David. PerformerHartigan, Royal James, 1947- PerformerMaakheru, Ayodele. PerformerMargraff, Ruth. Author of dialogMargraff, Ruth. IntervieweeKingsley, Mira. DirectorKingsley, Mira. IntervieweeFigueroa, José M., 1965- choreographer.Figueroa, José M., 1965- IntervieweeChu, Kenneth. Costume designerLundquist, Todd. DesignerHahn, Alan. Lighting designerSolomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
- Research Call Number
- *MGZIDVD 5-1130