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The games [middle cameras 1 and 2]

Title
The games [middle cameras 1 and 2] [videorecording].
Publication
1983.

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Additional Authors
  • Monk, Meredith
  • Chong, Ping.
  • Yabara, Yoshio.
  • Chong, Ping
  • Turner, Gail
  • House Foundation for the Arts. dnr
Found In
Meredith Monk archive, 1959-2006.
Description
2 videodiscs (101 min) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Performance of the Meredith Monk and Ping Chong collaboration The games : a science fiction opera, a large ensemble vocal and dance piece.
Uniform Title
Games (Choreographic work : Monk and Chong)
Alternative Title
Meredith Monk archive. Moving image materials.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Music.
  • Video.
  • Filmed performances.
Note
  • No credits information on item. Credits information found in press release for the November 28, 1983 premiere of The Games and program for October 1984 performance of The Games for the Brooklyn Academy of Music Next Wave festival in the Meredith Monk Archive, call number LPA Mss 2006-001, Box 17, Folders 3 and 4.
  • Two camera angles of the performance. Disc 1 is from one camera (Mitte I), and Disc 2 is from another camera (Mitte II).
  • Video image is very dark. The production seems to start with some projected imagery that isn't captured well on video so Disc 1's image is not discernable until about 0:03:00.
Credits (note)
  • Music, Meredith Monk ; design, Ping Chong ; costumes and sets, Yoshio Yabara ; text, Meredith Monk and Ping Chong ; choreography, Meredith Monk, Ping Chong, Gail Turner.
Event (note)
  • Recorded in Germany on December 29, 1983.
Funding (note)
  • Cataloging funds provided by Friends of Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
System Details (note)
  • DVD.
Source (note)
  • Meredith Monk and House Foundation for the Arts
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of the Meredith Monk archive, 1959-2006.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-6595
OCLC
759121829
Title
The games [middle cameras 1 and 2] [videorecording].
Imprint
1983.
Country of Producing Entity
Germany.
Credits
Music, Meredith Monk ; design, Ping Chong ; costumes and sets, Yoshio Yabara ; text, Meredith Monk and Ping Chong ; choreography, Meredith Monk, Ping Chong, Gail Turner.
Event
Recorded in Germany on December 29, 1983.
System Details
DVD.
Original Version
Original format: 2 videocassettes (Umatic) ; 3/4 in.
Funding
Cataloging funds provided by Friends of Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
Linking Entry
Forms part of the Meredith Monk archive, 1959-2006.
Source
Gift; Meredith Monk and House Foundation for the Arts, 2006.
Added Author
Monk, Meredith, composer.
Chong, Ping. Designer
Yabara, Yoshio. Costume designer
Monk, Meredith, choreographer.
Chong, Ping, choreographer.
Turner, Gail, choreographer.
Monk, Meredith. Donor
House Foundation for the Arts. Donor
Added Title
Games (Choreographic work : Monk and Chong)
Meredith Monk archive. Moving image materials.
Found In:
Meredith Monk archive, 1959-2006.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-6595
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