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Title

Ajijaak on Turtle Island [videorecording] / [Produced by] Ibex Puppetry; written by Ty Defoe ; lyrics by Ty Defoe and Dawn Avery ; music by Dawn Avery & Larry Mitchell, Kevin Tarrant, and Ty Defoe ; based on original storyboards written and drawn by Heather Henson ; co-directors, Ty Defoe and Heather Henson ; [video prod. company] Parker/Hodges Productions ; [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Patrick Hoffman, director.

Publication

• New York : Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, [2019]
• ©2019

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Details

Additional Authors

• Defoe, Ty.
• Defoe, Ty
• Avery, Dawn
• Mitchell, Larry (Musician)
• Tarrant, Kevin
• Henson, Heather
• Swader, Christopher
• Swader, Justin
• Freer, Kate
• Kent, Marika
• Wilk, Emma
• Haac, Lux
• Zakowska, Donna, 1954-
• Mitchell, Curtiss Lee
• Krouch, Laura
• Harris-Davia, Curtis
• Harris, Tony
• Enos, Tony
• Henry, Joan (Singer)
• Jeng, Wren
• Polak, Adelka
• Raymore, Sheldon
• Tarrant, Henu Josephine
• Montanarao, Jake
• Sanchez, Jennifer (Dancer)
• Shim, Euni
• Ward, Dormeshia
• Scott-Richardson, John
• Hoffman, Patrick
• Jim Henson's Creature Shop
• Parker/Hodges Productions
• Ibex Puppetry, producer
• New York State Council on the Arts
• New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive

Description

1 videodisc (DVD) (70 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in.

Subject

• Children's plays
• Birds > Drama
• Cranes (Birds) > Drama
• Ecology > Moral and ethical aspects > Drama
• Human-animal relationships > Drama
• Indian mythology > North America > Drama
• Musical theater > New York (State) > New York
• Puppet theater > New York (State) > New York
• Theatrical productions > New York (State) > New York > 2011-2020

Genre/Form

• Musicals.
• Puppet works.
• Dance.

Note

• Title from opening credits.
• A videorecording of a post-show discussion featuring the performers from Ajijaak on Turtle Island and co-director Heather Henson, taped just after the performance seen on this video, is available on NCOW 432.

Access (note)

• Restricted to qualified researchers.

Credits (note)

• Puppet design and fabrication, Jim Henson's Creature Shop ; scenic designers, Christopher Swader & Justin Swader ; projection designer, Katherine Freer ; lighting designer, Marika Kent ; sound designer, Emma Wilk ; costume designers, Lux Haac and Donna Zakowska ; aerial designer, Curtiss Lee Mitchell ; prod. stage manager, Laura Krouch.

Performer (note)

• Opening remarks: Curtis Harris-Davia, introduced by Tony Harris.
• Performers: Tony Enos, Joan Henry, Wren Jeng, Adelka Polak, Sheldon Raymore, Henu Josephine Tarrant.
• Dancers: Jake Montanaro, Jennifer Sanchez, Euni Shim, and Dormeshia Ward.
• Musicians: John Scott-Richardson and Kevin Tarrant.

Event (note)

• Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at the New Victory Theater, New York, N.Y., March 8, 2019.

Funding (note)

• Recorded with the financal assistance of the New York State Council on the Arts.

Call Number

NCOV 4244

OCLC

1288827824

Title

Ajijaak on Turtle Island [videorecording] / [Produced by] Ibex Puppetry; written by Ty Defoe ; lyrics by Ty Defoe and Dawn Avery ; music by Dawn Avery & Larry Mitchell, Kevin Tarrant, and Ty Defoe ; based on original storyboards written and drawn by Heather Henson ; co-directors, Ty Defoe and Heather Henson ; [video prod. company] Parker/Hodges Productions ; [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Patrick Hoffman, director.

Production

New York : Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, [2019]

Copyright Date

©2019

Type of Content

two-dimensional moving image

Type of Medium

video

Type of Carrier

videodisc

Access

Restricted to qualified researchers.

Credits

Puppet design and fabrication, Jim Henson's Creature Shop ; scenic designers, Christopher Swader & Justin Swader ; projection designer, Katherine Freer ; lighting designer, Marika Kent ; sound designer, Emma Wilk ; costume designers, Lux Haac and Donna Zakowska ; aerial designer, Curtiss Lee Mitchell ; prod. stage manager, Laura Krouch.

Cast

Opening remarks: Curtis Harris-Davia, introduced by Tony Harris.

Performers: Tony Enos, Joan Henry, Wren Jeng, Adelka Polak, Sheldon Raymore, Henu Josephine Tarrant.

Dancers: Jake Montanaro, Jennifer Sanchez, Euni Shim, and Dormeshia Ward.

Musicians: John Scott-Richardson and Kevin Tarrant.

Event

Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at the New Victory Theater, New York, N.Y., March 8, 2019.

Funding

Recorded with the financal assistance of the New York State Council on the Arts.

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Added Author

Container of (work): Defoe, Ty. Ajijaak on Turtle Island.

Defoe, Ty, lyricist.

Defoe, Ty, composer.

Defoe, Ty, co-director.

Avery, Dawn, composer.

Avery, Dawn, lyricist.

Mitchell, Larry (Musician), composer.

Tarrant, Kevin, composer.

Tarrant, Kevin, instrumentalist.

Henson, Heather, co-director.

Swader, Christopher, set designer.

Swader, Justin, set designer.

Freer, Kate, projections designer.

Kent, Marika, lighting designer.

Wilk, Emma, sound designer.

Haac, Lux, costume designer.

Zakowska, Donna, 1954- costume designer.

Mitchell, Curtiss Lee, aerial designer.

Krouch, Laura, production stage manager.

Harris-Davia, Curtis, speaker.

Harris, Tony, speaker.

Enos, Tony, performer.

Henry, Joan (Singer), performer.

Jeng, Wren, performer.

Polak, Adelka, performer.

Raymore, Sheldon, performer.

Tarrant, Henu Josephine, performer.

Montanarao, Jake, performer.

Sanchez, Jennifer (Dancer), performer.

Shim, Euni, performer.

Ward, Dormeshia, performer.

Scott-Richardson, John, instrumentalist.

Hoffman, Patrick.

Jim Henson's Creature Shop.

Parker/Hodges Productions.

Ibex Puppetry, producer.

New York State Council on the Arts.

New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.

Research Call Number

NCOV 4244