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Uncivil Wars: Moving with Brecht & Eisler

Title
Uncivil Wars: Moving with Brecht & Eisler, 2009-03-14 / directed, choreographed and edited by David Gordon ; performed by Pick Up Performance Co. ; presented by Walker Art Center.
Publication
2009.

Available Online

NYPL Digital Collections

Details

Additional Authors
  • Gordon, David, 1936-2022
  • Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956.
  • Feingold, Michael
  • Eisler, Hanns, 1898-1962
  • Leishman, Gina
  • Tipton, Jennifer
  • Dissette, Alyce
  • Fitzgerald, Ed
  • Setterfield, Valda
  • Cohn, Charlotte
  • Duffield, Davis
  • Fire, Norma
  • Kelly, John, 1954-
  • Skeist, David
  • Vuolo, Louis
  • David Gordon/Pickup Company, performer
  • University of Minnesota, performer
  • Walker Art Center, presenter
  • David Gordon/Pickup Company, donor
Found In
David Gordon archive.
Description
1 streaming video file (90 min.) : sound, color.
Uniform Title
Uncivil Wars (Choreographic work : Gordon)
Alternative Title
David Gordon archive. Moving image.
Genre/Form
  • Filmed dance.
  • Filmed performances.
  • Video.
  • Dance.
Note
  • Credits transcribed from program.
  • Title on original: David Gordon & Pick Up Co. Uncivil Wars: Moving with Brecht & Eisler 3/14/2009; TRT 01:29:02;22 Auto-Play; NTSC DVD Walker Art Center.
  • Based on The Roundheads and the Pointheads by Bertolt Brecht.
  • A Pick Up Performance Co(S.) production.
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming video online only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits (note)
  • Translated by Michael Feingold; Music by Hanns Eisler; Music Director: Gina Leishman; Media: Dean Moss/Ed Fitzgerald; Lighting Designer: Jennifer Tipton; Produced by Alyce Dissette; Stage Manager: Ed Fitzgerald; Company Manager: Sarah Robinson; Assistant Lighting Designer: Burke Brown; Wardrobe Assistant: Hebe Joy.
Source (note)
  • Pick Up Performance Co(s), David Gordon.
Call Number
*MGZIDF 3927
OCLC
898128902
Title
Uncivil Wars: Moving with Brecht & Eisler, 2009-03-14 / directed, choreographed and edited by David Gordon ; performed by Pick Up Performance Co. ; presented by Walker Art Center.
Production
2009.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
video
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Access
Patrons can access streaming video online only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits
Translated by Michael Feingold; Music by Hanns Eisler; Music Director: Gina Leishman; Media: Dean Moss/Ed Fitzgerald; Lighting Designer: Jennifer Tipton; Produced by Alyce Dissette; Stage Manager: Ed Fitzgerald; Company Manager: Sarah Robinson; Assistant Lighting Designer: Burke Brown; Wardrobe Assistant: Hebe Joy.
Performer
Performers, Valda Setterfield (Bertolt Brecht/Judge); Charlotte Cohn (Nana Callas/Mrs. Callas/Isabella De Guzman); Davis Duffield (Vice Viceroy/Hat Knocker/Farmer Lopez/Nun); Norma Fire (Tobacconist/Abbess/Mrs. Lopez/Lawyer); John Kelly (Madam/Mother Superior); Gina Leishman (Hanns Eisler); David Skeist (Farmer Callas/Hat Knocker/Nun); Louis Vuolo (Viceroy/Slumlord/De Guzman); Community and University of Minnesota Cast: Diane Aldis, Bailey Anderson, Jennifer Aubrecht, Stephanie Bertumen, Sheila Casey, Alex Dorman, Jill Foster, Emily Gastineau, Andrew Hein, Sarah Jacobs, Neal Jahren, Sam Johnson, Yui Kanzawa, Shannon Mark Kennedy, Laura Kirkeby, Jin-Ming Lai, Theresa Madaus, Jorge Saavedra F., Chris Schlichting, Tamin Totzke, Leslie Van Duzer, David Wheeler.
Event
Recorded in performance at the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minn. on 2009 March 14.
Original Version
Original format: 1 video disc (DVD).
Source
Gift; Pick Up Performance Co(s), David Gordon. 2014.
Connect to:
NYPL Digital Collections
Added Author
Gordon, David, 1936-2022, stage director.
Gordon, David, 1936-2022, choreographer.
Gordon, David, 1936-2022, editor.
Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956. Rundköpfe und die Spitzköpfe. English.
Feingold, Michael, translator.
Eisler, Hanns, 1898-1962, composer.
Leishman, Gina, musical director.
Tipton, Jennifer, lighting designer.
Dissette, Alyce, producer.
Fitzgerald, Ed, stage manager.
Setterfield, Valda, performer.
Cohn, Charlotte, performer.
Duffield, Davis, performer.
Fire, Norma, performer.
Kelly, John, 1954- performer.
Leishman, Gina, performer.
Skeist, David, performer.
Vuolo, Louis, performer.
David Gordon/Pickup Company, performer.
University of Minnesota, performer.
Walker Art Center, presenter.
Gordon, David, 1936-2022, donor.
David Gordon/Pickup Company, donor.
Added Title
Container of (work): Uncivil Wars (Choreographic work : Gordon)
David Gordon archive. Moving image.
Found In:
David Gordon archive.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 3927
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