Research Catalog

Title

Fred Ho, The sweet science suite [videorecording] : Works & process at the Guggenheim / [performance series producer, Mary Sharp Cronson].

Publication

c2011.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Cronson, Mary Sharp.
• Gladstone, Valerie.
• Ho, Fred Wei-han.
• Brown, Christal
• Brown, Christal.
• Hung, Yu-chen, lighting designer.
• Shibahara, Aya.
• George, Whitney.
• Braggs, Marcus
• Brown, Dante
• Brito, Edwardo
• Callawa, Roderick
• Johnson, Toni Renee
• Reyes, Gilbert (Dancer)
• Valentine, Ricarrdo
• McIntyre, Earl.
• Hirahara, Art.
• Greenblatt, Tatum.
• Koga, Masaru.
• Byrd, Winston.
• Keidel, Bhinda.
• Washington, Salim.
• Wehner, Marty.
• Taylor, David.
• Jones, Darius (Musician)
• Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

Description

1 videodisc (67 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

In the first discussion, Fred Ho (composer) and Christal Brown (choreographer) discuss the inspiration for Movement 2: Float like a butterfly, sting like a Afro Asian bumblebee!, how Ho and Brown met and began working together, Brown's process for choreographing to this music, and what Brown told her dancers about Mohammad Ali. In the second discussion, Ho discusses how he begins the process of composing music and how long it took him to compose this piece. Brown talks about her choreographic process and the fears she had about this project. This interview concludes with a talk about the next place they would each go with this piece.

Series Statement

Works & process at the Guggenheim collection

Uniform Title

Works and process at the Guggenheim.

Alternative Title

• Sweet science suite, a scientific soul music honoring of Muhammad Ali
• Scientific soul music honoring of Muhammad Ali

Subjects

• Filmed performances
• Brown, Christal
• Filmed interviews
• Filmed dance
• Video
• Ho, Fred Wei-han
• Dance
• Ali, Muhammad, 1942-2016
• Music and dance
• Artistic collaboration

Genre/Form

• Filmed dance.
• Filmed performances.
• Interviews.
• Video.
• Dance.
• Nonfiction films.

Note

• Widescreen.
• Title and credits taken from house program.

Credits (note)

• Music and concept by Fred Ho ; choreography by Christal Brown ; lighting and stage managed by Yu-chen (Nick) Hung ; costumes by Aya Shibahara ; produced by Big Red Media and Spectrum Music

Event (note)

• Videotaped at the Peter B. Lewis Theater, as part of the Works & process performance series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, on Nov. 13, 2011 (7:30 pm).

System Details (note)

• DVD.

Source (note)

• Mary Sharp Cronson.

Contents

• Introduction (2 min.) / by Mary Sharp Cronson.
• Movement 2: Float like a butterfly, sting like an Afro Asian bumblebee! (inspired by and based upon The green hornet theme by Billy May and the Rimsky-Korsakov classic Flight of the bumblebee) (13 min.) / guest soloist, Fred Ho ; other solos by Earl McIntyre and Art Hirahara.
• [Discussion one] (ca. 10 min.) / speakers, Fred Ho and Christal Brown ; moderator, Valerie Gladstone.
• Movement 1: Shake up the world! (ca. 11 min) / solos by Tatum Greenblatt, Massaru Koga and Winston Byrd.
• [Discussion two] (ca. 10 min.) / speakers, Fred Ho and Christal Brown ; moderator, Valerie Gladstone.
• Movement 3: No Vietnamesse ever called me nigger! (20 min.) / solos by Bhinda Keidel, Salim Washington, Marty Wehner, Art Hirahara, David Taylor and Darius Jones.

Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-7167

OCLC

794928204

Title

Fred Ho, The sweet science suite [videorecording] : Works & process at the Guggenheim / [performance series producer, Mary Sharp Cronson].

Imprint

c2011.

Country of Producing Entity

U.S.

Series

Works & process at the Guggenheim collection

Works and process at the Guggenheim.

System Details

DVD.

Original Version

Original format: 1 DV cassette.

Performer

Panel: Fred Ho (composer), Christal Brown (choreographer) ; Valerie Gladstone (moderator).

Christal Brown's dancers: Marcus Braggs, Dante Brown, Edwardo Brito, Roderick Callawa, Toni Renee Johnson (rehearsal director), Gilbert Reyes, Ricarrdo Valentine.

Green Monster Big Band: Whitney George (conductor) ; Fred Ho (leader/baritone sax) ; Masaru Koga (alto sax), Darius Jones (alto sax), Bhinda Keitel [i.e. Keidel] (tenor sax), Salim Washington (tenor sax), Ben Barson (baritone sax), Bob Pilkington (trombone), Marty Wehner (trombone), Richard Harper (trombone), Earl McIntyre (bass trombone), David Taylor (bass trombone), Winston Byrd (trumpet), Ryan Resky (trumpet), Nabate Isles (trumpet), Tatum Greenblatt (trumpet), Amanda Monaco (electric guitar), Art Hirahara (piano/keyboards), Rashann Carter (bass), Royal Hartigan (drums & percussion).

Credits

Music and concept by Fred Ho ; choreography by Christal Brown ; lighting and stage managed by Yu-chen (Nick) Hung ; costumes by Aya Shibahara ; produced by Big Red Media and Spectrum Music

Event

Videotaped at the Peter B. Lewis Theater, as part of the Works & process performance series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, on Nov. 13, 2011 (7:30 pm).

Local Note

For program notes see *MGZB Works and process at the Guggenheim [programs].

Source

Gift; Mary Sharp Cronson. NN-PD

Added Author

Cronson, Mary Sharp. Producer

Cronson, Mary Sharp. Speaker

Gladstone, Valerie. Moderator

Ho, Fred Wei-han. Interviewee

Ho, Fred Wei-han. Composer

Ho, Fred Wei-han. Conceptor

Ho, Fred Wei-han. Performer

Brown, Christal, choreographer.

Brown, Christal. Interviewee

Hung, Yu-chen, lighting designer. Lighting designer

Shibahara, Aya. Costume designer

George, Whitney. Conductor

Braggs, Marcus, dancer.

Brown, Dante, dancer.

Brito, Edwardo, dancer.

Callawa, Roderick, dancer.

Johnson, Toni Renee, dancer.

Reyes, Gilbert (Dancer), dancer.

Valentine, Ricarrdo, dancer.

McIntyre, Earl. Performer

Hirahara, Art. Performer

Greenblatt, Tatum. Performer

Koga, Masaru. Performer

Byrd, Winston. Performer

Keidel, Bhinda. Performer

Washington, Salim. Performer

Wehner, Marty. Performer

Taylor, David. Performer

Jones, Darius (Musician) Performer

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

Cronson, Mary Sharp. Donor

Research Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-7167