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Kind ness

Title
Kind ness [videorecording] / conceived and directed by Ping Chong ; managing director, Ping Chong & Company, Bruce Allardice ; created by the Fiji Company.
Publication
May 8, 1993.

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Additional Authors
  • Chong, Ping
  • Chong, Ping
  • Allardice, Bruce
  • Babb, Roger
  • Fleming, John
  • Fleming, John
  • Hallas, Brian
  • Hallas, Brian
  • Hartley, Jan
  • Hartley, Jan
  • Hutchins, Jeannie
  • Petit, Lenard
  • Smith, Louise, 1955-
  • Sunshine, Louise
  • Carpenter, Mel
  • Pelletier, Carol Ann
  • Thies, Howard
  • Oquita, Ric
  • Friday, Allison
  • Malvern, Larry
  • Rater, Joan
  • Sanders, Bry
  • Ping Chong & Company
  • Fiji Theatre Company. prf
  • Seattle Group Theatre
  • Ping Chong & Company. dnr
Found In
Ping Chong archive.
Description
1 videodisc (NTSC) (1 hr., 20 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
A comic play opening with a narrated slide show of paired, contrasting pictures that illustrate fundamental differences in kind (or "kind ness"). Then the action begins with the arrival at a circa-1959 high school of a new student, a Rwandan gorilla named Buzz.
Uniform Title
Kindness (Choreographic work : Chong)
Alternative Title
  • Kindness
  • Ping Chong archive. Moving image materials.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Video.
  • Dance.
Note
  • House program on file in Dance Division.
  • Title from the title screen. No other information.
  • Originally produced in 1986.
Access (note)
  • Viewing status: open.
Credits (note)
  • Roger Babb, John Fleming, Brian Hallas, Jeannie Hutchins, Lenard Petit, Louise Smith, Louise Sunshine, collaborators ; Jan Hartley, projection designer and collaborator ; Mel Carpenter, Carol Ann Pelletier, costume designers ; Howard Thies, lightning designer ; Janet Berkow, scenic artist ; Bob Dixon, Steven Weed, carpenters ; Jesse Moore, sound operator ; Bry Sanders, assistant stage manager ; Darren McCroom, master electrician ; Rex Carleton, technical director.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in performance, May 8, 1993 at the Seattle Group Theatre, Seattle, Washington.
Funding (note)
  • The processing of the Ping Chong audio-visual materials was made possible, in part, through the generous assistance of the Leon Levy Foundation.
System Details (note)
  • DVD, transferred from preservation master.
Source (note)
  • Ping Chong & Company;
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of: Ping Chong archive. Moving image materials.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-6116
OCLC
724056403
Title
Kind ness [videorecording] / conceived and directed by Ping Chong ; managing director, Ping Chong & Company, Bruce Allardice ; created by the Fiji Company.
Imprint
May 8, 1993.
System Details
DVD, transferred from preservation master.
Access
Viewing status: open.
Credits
Roger Babb, John Fleming, Brian Hallas, Jeannie Hutchins, Lenard Petit, Louise Smith, Louise Sunshine, collaborators ; Jan Hartley, projection designer and collaborator ; Mel Carpenter, Carol Ann Pelletier, costume designers ; Howard Thies, lightning designer ; Janet Berkow, scenic artist ; Bob Dixon, Steven Weed, carpenters ; Jesse Moore, sound operator ; Bry Sanders, assistant stage manager ; Darren McCroom, master electrician ; Rex Carleton, technical director.
Performer
Ric Oquita (narrator) ; Allison Friday (Daphne) ; Larry Malvern (Alvin) ; John Fleming (Buzz) ; Louise Smith (Lulu) ; Ric Oquita (Rudy) Joan Rater (Dot) ; Bry Sanders (stage hand, barker).
Event
Videotaped in performance, May 8, 1993 at the Seattle Group Theatre, Seattle, Washington.
Funding
The processing of the Ping Chong audio-visual materials was made possible, in part, through the generous assistance of the Leon Levy Foundation.
Linking Entry
Forms part of: Ping Chong archive. Moving image materials.
Added Author
Chong, Ping, director.
Chong, Ping. Creator
Allardice, Bruce. Director
Babb, Roger, collaborator.
Fleming, John, collaborator.
Fleming, John. Performer
Hallas, Brian. Production personnel
Hallas, Brian, sound designer.
Hartley, Jan. Production personnel
Hartley, Jan, projection designer.
Hutchins, Jeannie, collaborator.
Petit, Lenard, collaborator.
Smith, Louise, 1955- collaborator.
Smith, Louise, 1955- Performer
Sunshine, Louise, collaborator.
Carpenter, Mel. Costume designer
Pelletier, Carol Ann, costume designer.
Thies, Howard, lighting designer.
Oquita, Ric. Performer
Friday, Allison. Performer
Malvern, Larry. Performer
Rater, Joan. Performer
Sanders, Bry. Performer
Chong, Ping. Kind ness.
Ping Chong & Company.
Fiji Theatre Company. Performer
Seattle Group Theatre.
Ping Chong & Company. Donor
Added Title
Kindness (Choreographic work : Chong)
Ping Chong archive. Moving image materials.
Found In:
Ping Chong archive.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-6116
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