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In the blink of an eye... : (amphibian dreams) : "If I could fly I would fly"

Title
In the blink of an eye... : (amphibian dreams) : "If I could fly I would fly" / videotape by Mary Lucier.
Publication
[New York?] : [publisher not identified], [1987]

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Moving imageBy appointment only NYSCA U-matic 793.28 IPerforming Arts Research Collections - Reserve Film and Video

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Additional Authors
  • Lucier, Mary
  • Streb, Elizabeth
  • Howard, Earl
  • McIntosh, Daniel
  • Gifford, Paula
  • Beer, Henry
  • Featherman, Gregg
  • Nexus Productions, editor of moving image work.
  • WGBH New Television Workshop.
  • WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
Description
1 videocassette (25 min.) : sd., col.; 3/4 in.
Summary
  • "The original video performance of Amphibian was commissioned by The Harvard Summer Dance Center and first performed at the Loeb Drama Center in July, 1985."--wgbh.org
  • "If I could fly, I would fly, features the camera and video work of artist Mary Lucier and the choreography of Elizabeth Streb. Streb and other performers are seen in natural environments such as water, a sandy beach, and a grassy meadow. The dancers are often filmed in close-ups, so that their bodies appear suspended as they leap, jump, or twist. The work becomes increasingly more aerial, and the final segment shows the performers engaging in trampoline and trapeze work. The dancers are clad in primary-colored unitards."--wgbh.org
Uniform Title
New television (Television program)
Alternative Title
  • Amphibian dreams
  • If I could fly I would fly
Subject
  • Modern dance > United States
  • Video art
  • Fantasy films
  • Electronic music
  • Fantasy
  • Modern dance
  • United States
Genre/Form
Fantasy fiction.
Note
  • Container title; description from wgbh.org website.
  • Videocassette of New Television, episode 305 (1987).
Credits (note)
  • Choreography, Elizabeth Streb ; music, Earl Howard ; editors, Gregg Featherman, Nexus Productions.
System Details (note)
  • U-matic format.
OCLC
917514232
Title
In the blink of an eye... : (amphibian dreams) : "If I could fly I would fly" / videotape by Mary Lucier.
Publisher
[New York?] : [publisher not identified], [1987]
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
video
Type of Carrier
videocassette
System Details
U-matic format.
Credits
Choreography, Elizabeth Streb ; music, Earl Howard ; editors, Gregg Featherman, Nexus Productions.
Performer
Performers: Elizabeth Streb, Daniel McIntosh, Paula Gifford, Henry Beer.
Added Author
Lucier, Mary, director.
Streb, Elizabeth, performer, choreographer (expression)
Howard, Earl, composer (expression)
McIntosh, Daniel, performer.
Gifford, Paula, performer.
Beer, Henry, performer.
Featherman, Gregg, editor of moving image work.
Nexus Productions, editor of moving image work.
WGBH New Television Workshop.
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
New television (Television program)
Branch Call Number
U-matic 793.28 I
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