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The making of Americans post show talk

Title
The making of Americans [videorecording] : post show talk / moderator, Carla Peterson ; choreography, Juliette Mapp ; presented by Dance Theater Workshop.
Publication
c2011.

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Additional Authors
  • Peterson, Carla, moderator.
  • Mapp, Juliette.
  • Jesurun, John
  • Kaufman, Dan, 1970-
  • Nash, Jeffrey.
  • Gonzalez, Levi.
  • Pourazar, Kayvon.
  • Sperber, Anna.
  • Shick, Vicky.
  • Anspaugh, Vanessa.
  • Aoki, Aretha.
  • Lieber, Molly.
  • Robison, Mark (Cameraman)
  • Character Generators/Video.
  • Dance Theater Workshop.
  • New York Public Library. Dance Division.
Description
1 videodisc (38 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Juliette Mapp discusses the creation of her work, The making of Americans, how she began working with the Gertrude Stein text and its relevance to her family story, how she created the pacing of this piece and the movement, how she worked compositionally in a simple way, the creation of the video by John Jesurun filmed during the rehearsal process. Includes brief comments by some of the performers/creators and concludes with a Question and Answer session.
Series Statement
Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image original documentation
Uniform Title
Making of Americans (Choreographic work : Mapp)
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Filmed dance.
  • Interviews.
  • Video.
  • Dance.
  • Nonfiction films.
Note
  • Recording made possible by the cooperation of Juliette Map, Dance Theater Workshop, and The Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image, Dance Division, The New York Public Library.
  • Accomp. house program located in Dance Division's *MGZB Mapp, Juliette [Programs].
Credits (note)
  • Videotaped by Character Generators ; cameraperson, Mark Robison.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped after performance at Dance Theater Workshop, New York, N.Y., on Apr. 15, 2011.
Funding (note)
  • This program is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, celebrating 50 years of building strong, creative communities in New York State's 62 counties.
  • The assistance of the New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts is gratefully acknowledged.
  • The Dance Division gratefully acknolwedges the assistance of the Jerome Robbins Foundation.
System Details (note)
  • DVD.
Contents
Post show talk (22 min.) / moderator, Carla Peterson -- Question & Answer session (16 min.)
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-7110
OCLC
794763936
Title
The making of Americans [videorecording] : post show talk / moderator, Carla Peterson ; choreography, Juliette Mapp ; presented by Dance Theater Workshop.
Imprint
c2011.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Series
Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image original documentation
System Details
DVD.
Event
Videotaped after performance at Dance Theater Workshop, New York, N.Y., on Apr. 15, 2011.
Performer
Interviewees: Juliette Mapp (choreographer, performer, text), John Jesurun (video), Dan Kaufman (orig. music), Jeff Nash (lighting design), Levi Gonzalez (performer), Kayvon Pourazar (performer, Anna Sperber (performer), Vicky Shick (performer), Vanessa Anspaugh (performer), Aretha Aoki (performer), Molly Lieber (performer).
Credits
Videotaped by Character Generators ; cameraperson, Mark Robison.
Funding
This program is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, celebrating 50 years of building strong, creative communities in New York State's 62 counties.
The assistance of the New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts is gratefully acknowledged.
The Dance Division gratefully acknolwedges the assistance of the Jerome Robbins Foundation.
Added Author
Peterson, Carla, moderator. Moderator
Mapp, Juliette. Interviewee
Jesurun, John, interviewee.
Kaufman, Dan, 1970- Interviewee
Nash, Jeffrey. Interviewee
Gonzalez, Levi. Interviewee
Pourazar, Kayvon. Interviewee
Sperber, Anna. Interviewee
Shick, Vicky. Interviewee
Anspaugh, Vanessa. Interviewee
Aoki, Aretha. Interviewee
Lieber, Molly. Interviewee
Robison, Mark (Cameraman), videographer.
Robison, Mark (Cameraman), editor of moving image work.
Character Generators/Video.
Dance Theater Workshop.
New York Public Library. Dance Division.
Added Title
Making of Americans (Choreographic work : Mapp)
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-7110
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