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Obon tales of rain and moonlight

Title
Obon [videorecording] : tales of rain and moonlight / conceived, written and directed by Ping Chong ; produced by Ping Chong & Company.
Publication
New York, NY : Ping Chong & Company, c2002.

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Additional Authors
  • Chong, Ping
  • Chong, Ping
  • Ishii, Mitsuru
  • Yamato, Atsushi
  • Riley, Fred C.
  • Ward, Randy
  • Meschter, Dave
  • Hartley, Jan
  • Allardice, Bruce
  • Klucevsek, Guy
  • Hearn, Lafcadio, 1850-1904.
  • Eichelberger, Jodi
  • Kanai, Aya T.
  • Kato, Jennifer
  • Word, Sam
  • Ping Chong & Company. pro
  • Seattle Repertory Theatre
  • John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (U.S.)
  • Spoleto Festival U.S.A.
  • Ping Chong & Company. dnr
Found In
Ping Chong archive.
Description
1 videodisc (64 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
"Drawing from Lafcadio Hearn's exquisite classic, artistic innovator Ping Chong weaves together three Japanese ghost stories to create a realm of mystery and strange beauty, a place where dark humor and ancient truths converge"--www.pingchong.org
Uniform Title
Obon (Theater work : Chong)
Alternative Title
  • Tales of rain and moonlight
  • Ping Chong archive. Moving image materials
Subject
  • Puppet films
  • Puppet theater
  • Ghost stories, Japanese
Credits (note)
  • Art direction and production design, Mitsuru Ishii ; puppets created by Atsushi Yamato ; puppet choreography, Fred C. Riley, III ; lighting design, Randy Ward ; sound design, David Meschter ; projection design, Jan Hartley ; managing director, Bruce Allardice ; original musical score, Guy Klucevsek ; co-commissioned by Seattle Repertory Theatre, Spoleto Festival USA, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and Conversation & Co. Tokyo, Japan.
Performer (note)
  • Jodi Eichelberger, Aya T. Kanai, Jennifer Kato, Fred C. Riley III, Sam Word.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in performance at Spoleto Festival USA, Charleston, S.C., June 5, 2002.
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.
Source (note)
  • Ping Chong & Company;
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of: the Ping Chong archive. Moving image materials.
Contents
Bliss -- Bloom -- Beloved.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-6261
OCLC
761928425
Title
Obon [videorecording] : tales of rain and moonlight / conceived, written and directed by Ping Chong ; produced by Ping Chong & Company.
Imprint
New York, NY : Ping Chong & Company, c2002.
Credits
Art direction and production design, Mitsuru Ishii ; puppets created by Atsushi Yamato ; puppet choreography, Fred C. Riley, III ; lighting design, Randy Ward ; sound design, David Meschter ; projection design, Jan Hartley ; managing director, Bruce Allardice ; original musical score, Guy Klucevsek ; co-commissioned by Seattle Repertory Theatre, Spoleto Festival USA, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and Conversation & Co. Tokyo, Japan.
Cast
Jodi Eichelberger, Aya T. Kanai, Jennifer Kato, Fred C. Riley III, Sam Word.
Performer
Recorded voices, Esther Chae, Ping Chong, Brian Hallas, Jennifer Kato, Kean Ross, Fred C. Riley, III, Michael Rohd, Jeffrey Rose, Louise Smith, Ching Valdez.
Event
Videotaped in performance at Spoleto Festival USA, Charleston, S.C., June 5, 2002.
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: the Ping Chong archive. Moving image materials.
Source
Gift; Ping Chong & Company; 2009. NN-PD
Added Author
Chong, Ping, conceptor.
Chong, Ping, director.
Chong, Ping. Obon.
Ishii, Mitsuru. Set designer
Yamato, Atsushi. Puppeteer
Riley, Fred C. Puppeteer
Ward, Randy. Lighting designer
Meschter, Dave. Sound designer
Hartley, Jan.
Allardice, Bruce. Production personnel
Klucevsek, Guy. Composer
Hearn, Lafcadio, 1850-1904.
Eichelberger, Jodi. Performer
Kanai, Aya T. Performer
Kato, Jennifer. Performer
Riley, Fred C. Performer
Word, Sam. Performer
Ping Chong & Company. Producer
Seattle Repertory Theatre.
Spoleto Festival U.S.A.
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (U.S.)
Ping Chong & Company. Donor
Added Title
Obon (Theater work : Chong)
Ping Chong archive. Moving image materials
Found In:
Ping Chong archive.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-6261
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