Research Catalog

Title

Chinoiserie [videorecording] / a presentation of the Walker Art Center in association with Ping Chong & Company ; conceived and directed by Ping Chong.

Publication

c1995.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Chong, Ping.
• Chen, Shizheng
• Hayes, Aleta.
• Keane, Michael Edo.
• Oquita, Ric.
• Matthews, Michael, 1958-
• Seckinger, Regine Anna.
• Hartley, Jan.
• Hase, Thomas C.
• Lars, Byron.
• Pelletier, Carol Ann.
• Chan, Kwok-yuen.
• Meschter, Dave.
• Klucevsek, Guy.
• Elson, Steve.
• Ruyle, Bill.
• Ping Chong & Company.
• Ping Chong & Company. dnr

Found In

Ping Chong archive.

Description

1 videodisc (102 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

A multimedia performance piece portraying through song, dance, and spoken text critical moments in Chinese-Western relations, focusing mainly on the history of Chinese immigrants and their descendants in the United States, especially the discrimination and mistreatment they endured. Interspersed are personal anecdotes told by Ping Chong, himself a Chinese-American. Part two of a trilogy dealing with East-West encounters, comprised also of Deshima and After sorrow.

Series Statement

East/west quartet; part 2

Uniform Title

• Chinoiserie (Theater work : Chong)
• East/west quartet. Part 2.

Alternative Title

Ping Chong archive. Moving image materials.

Subjects

• Dance
• Video
• Immigrants > United States > Drama
• East and West > Drama
• Filmed performances
• Chinese Americans > Drama
• Performance art
• China > Relations > Western countries > Drama
• Plays

Genre/Form

• Video.
• Dance.
• Plays.
• Filmed performances.

Note

• Title from title screen; other credits from supporting archival documents in the Ping Chong archive.

Credits (note)

• Text and lyrics, Ping Chong and Michael Matthews, with additional text by Regine Anna Seckinger and Ric Oquita ; music, Guy Klucevsek ; choreography, Shi-Zheng Chen ; set design and projections, Jan Hartley ; lighting design, Thomas Hase ; costume design, Byron Lars, Carol Ann Pelletier, and Chan Kwok Yuen ; sound design, David Meschter.
• Stage manager, Courtney Golden ; managing director, Bruce Allardice.

Event (note)

• Videotaped at Walker Art Center Auditorium, Minneapolis, MN, on Nov. 4, 1995.

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 Digital Betacam.

Source (note)

• Ping Chong & Company;

Linking Entry (note)

• Forms part of: Ping Chong archive. Moving image materials.

Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-6109

OCLC

728680846

Title

Chinoiserie [videorecording] / a presentation of the Walker Art Center in association with Ping Chong & Company ; conceived and directed by Ping Chong.

Imprint

c1995.

Series

East/west quartet; part 2

East/west quartet. Part 2.

System Details

DVD, transferred from Digital Betacam.

Performer

Performed by Ping Chong, Shi-Zheng Chen, Aleta Hayes, Michael Edo Keane, and Ric Oquita ; music performed by Guy Klucevsek, Steve Elson, and Bill Ruyle.

Credits

Text and lyrics, Ping Chong and Michael Matthews, with additional text by Regine Anna Seckinger and Ric Oquita ; music, Guy Klucevsek ; choreography, Shi-Zheng Chen ; set design and projections, Jan Hartley ; lighting design, Thomas Hase ; costume design, Byron Lars, Carol Ann Pelletier, and Chan Kwok Yuen ; sound design, David Meschter.

Stage manager, Courtney Golden ; managing director, Bruce Allardice.

Event

Videotaped at Walker Art Center Auditorium, Minneapolis, MN, on Nov. 4, 1995.

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.

Source

Gift; Ping Chong & Company; 2009. NN-PD

Added Author

Chong, Ping.

Chen, Shizheng, choreographer. Performer

Hayes, Aleta. Performer

Keane, Michael Edo. Performer

Oquita, Ric. Performer. Author

Matthews, Michael, 1958- Author

Seckinger, Regine Anna. Author

Hartley, Jan. Set designer

Hase, Thomas C. Lighting designer

Lars, Byron. Costume designer

Pelletier, Carol Ann. Costume designer

Chan, Kwok-yuen. Costume designer

Meschter, Dave. Sound designer

Klucevsek, Guy. Composer. Performer

Elson, Steve. Performer

Ruyle, Bill. Performer

Ping Chong & Company.

Ping Chong & Company. Donor

Added Title

Chinoiserie (Theater work : Chong)

Ping Chong archive. Moving image materials.

Found In:

Ping Chong archive.

Research Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-6109