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Atlas, close-up

Title
Atlas, close-up, 1992-05-17 [videorecording].
Publication
1992.

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Additional Authors
  • Monk, Meredith
  • Arévalo, Carlos.
  • Bogdan, Thomas.
  • Boomsma, Victoria.
  • Brenner, Janis.
  • Chen, Shizheng.
  • Easter, Allison.
  • Een, Robert.
  • Emerson, Dina.
  • Eyre, Emily.
  • Geissinger, Katie.
  • Gonzalez, Ching.
  • Gross, Sally.
  • Hanchard, Dana.
  • Hill, Wendy.
  • Kalm, Stephen.
  • Osborne, Robert.
  • Pauley, Wilbur.
  • Wong, Randall K.
  • Yabara, Yoshio.
  • Cohen, Debby Lee.
  • Emmons, Beverly.
  • Geary, David.
  • David-Neel, Alexandra, 1868-1969.
  • Brooklyn Academy of Music. Next Wave Festival.
  • House Foundation for the Arts. dnr
Found In
Meredith Monk archive, 1959-2006.
Description
2 videodiscs (156 min) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Opera in three parts, inspired by the life and writings of explorer Alexandra David-Neel (1868-1969).
Uniform Title
Atlas (Choreographic work : Monk)
Alternative Title
Meredith Monk archive. Moving image materials.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Music.
  • Video.
  • Filmed performances.
Credits (note)
  • Choreography/direction/music: Meredith Monk. Associate direction: Pablo Vela. Musical direction/conductor: Wayne Hankin. Scenario: Monk in collaboration with Yoshio Yabara and Vela. Text: Monk, Vela, and members of ensemble. Art direction/costumes: Yoshio Yabara. Scenery: Debby Lee Cohen and Yabara. Film: David Gearey [i.e. David Geary]. Lighting: Beverly Emmons.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in performance at the Opera House, Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York, on May 17, 1992 as part of the 1992 Next Wave Festival.
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 5-6616
OCLC
761693375
Title
Atlas, close-up, 1992-05-17 [videorecording].
Imprint
1992.
Country of Producing Entity
United States.
Performer
Performed by Carlos Arévalo, Thomas Bogdan, Victoria Boomsma, Janis Brenner, Chen Shizheng, Allison Easter, Robert Een, Dina Emerson, Emily Eyre, Katie Geissinger, Ching Gonzalez, Sally Gross, Dana Hanchard, Wendy Hill, Stephen Kalm, Meredith Monk, Robert Osborne, Wilbur Pauley, and Randall Wong. Partial cast (in order of appearance): Part I, Personal climate: Hill (mother), Bogdan (father), Emerson (Alexandra at 13), Gonzalez and Easter (guides), Monk (Alexandra from 25-45), Chen (Cheng Qing), Kalm (Franco Hartmann), Een (Erik Magnussen). Part II, Night travel: Gonzalez and Easter (guides); Geissinger, Arévalo, and ensemble (agricultural community); Brenner and Osborne (hungry ghost); Monk and Een (long shadows); Hanchard, Arévalo, and Brenner (Arctic bar dancers); Osborne (bartender); Emerson (waitress); Hanchard (explorer #5 - Gwen St. Clair); Wong, Boomsma, Geissinger, and Hill (ice demons); Wong (lonely spirit); Osborne (ancient man). Part III, Invisible light: Osborne, Wong, and Boomsma (out of body); Monk, Chen, Kalm, and Hanchard (explorers); Gonzalez and Easter (guides); Gross (Alexandra at 60).
Credits
Choreography/direction/music: Meredith Monk. Associate direction: Pablo Vela. Musical direction/conductor: Wayne Hankin. Scenario: Monk in collaboration with Yoshio Yabara and Vela. Text: Monk, Vela, and members of ensemble. Art direction/costumes: Yoshio Yabara. Scenery: Debby Lee Cohen and Yabara. Film: David Gearey [i.e. David Geary]. Lighting: Beverly Emmons.
Event
Videotaped in performance at the Opera House, Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York, on May 17, 1992 as part of the 1992 Next Wave Festival.
System Details
DVD.
Original Version
Original format: 2 videocassettes (VHS) ; 1/2 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.
Monk, Meredith, choreographer.
Arévalo, Carlos. Performer
Bogdan, Thomas. Performer
Boomsma, Victoria. Performer
Brenner, Janis. Performer
Chen, Shizheng. Performer
Easter, Allison. Performer
Een, Robert. Performer
Emerson, Dina. Performer
Eyre, Emily. Performer
Geissinger, Katie. Performer
Gonzalez, Ching. Performer
Gross, Sally. Performer
Hanchard, Dana. Performer
Hill, Wendy. Performer
Kalm, Stephen. Performer
Monk, Meredith, performer.
Osborne, Robert. Performer
Pauley, Wilbur. Performer
Wong, Randall K. Performer
Yabara, Yoshio. Costume designer
Cohen, Debby Lee. Set designer
Emmons, Beverly. Lighting designer
Geary, David. Videographer
David-Neel, Alexandra, 1868-1969.
Brooklyn Academy of Music. Next Wave Festival.
Monk, Meredith. Donor
House Foundation for the Arts. Donor
Added Title
Atlas (Choreographic work : Monk)
Meredith Monk archive. Moving image materials.
Found In:
Meredith Monk archive, 1959-2006.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-6616
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