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Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company

Title: Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, October 24, 1993 / performed at the Joyce Theatre in New York, NY ; choreography by Bill T. Jones and others ; [presented by] The Joyce Theater Foundations, Inc. in association with The Foundation for Dance Promotion, Inc.
Publication: 1993

Details

Additional Authors

Found In

Contained in (manifestation): Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company records.

Description

2 online resources (2 video files (102 min., 35 sec.)) : sound, color

Summary

A video recording of a stage performance of Last night on Earth, There were so many..., Justice's leg, and Esperanto by the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company on October 24, 1993. There is one world premiere performance on these recordings. The full performance was originally captured on two videocassettes.

Uniform Title

Last night on earth (Choreographic work : Jones)
There were so many (Choreographic work : Jones)
Esperanto (Choreographic work : Fenley)

Alternative Title

P9310248: Joyce Theatre season 1993-Last night at uncle Tom's cabin/There were so many...
P9310249: Joyce Theatre season 1993-Justice's leg/Esperanto

Genre/Form

Filmed dance.
Filmed performances.

Note

Title on videocassette 1 label is incorrect listing Last night at uncle Tom's cabin and the dance on the recording is Last night on Earth.
Patrons can access streaming video file online only onsite at the Library for the Performing Arts.

Credits (note)

Recorded by Character Generators/Video ; camera person: Mark Robison.

Performer (note)

Performed by the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company.

Event (note)

Recorded at the Joyce Theater in New York, NY on October 24, 1993.

Contents

File 1. Last night on Earth / choreography by Bill T. Jones ; music: Moore and Thread "Let the good times roll" sung by Koko Taylor and her blues machine; Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht, & Marc Blitzstein "Private Jenny" sung by Nina Simone; Nix, Irving music "Going back to Iuka" sung by Koko Taylor and her blues machine; traditional "Nora's dove" sung by Bill T. Jones ; costumes by the Company ; set design Ross Bleckner ; lighting design Robert Wierzel ; performed by Bill T. Jones (starts at 01:45, 28 min.) -- There were so many... [world premiere] / choreography by Bill T. Jones ; music by John Cage ; music performed by Michelle Markarski, Brent McMunn ; costumes by Linda Pratt, Jean Claude Mastroianni ; lighting design Robert Wierzel ; Dancers: Arthur Aviles, Josie Coyoc, Torrin Cummings, Sean Curran, Eric Geiger, Lawrence Goldhuber, Morgan Keller, Heidi Latsky, Jeffery McLamb, Odile Reine-Adelaide, Daniel Russell, Maya Saffrin, Andrea Woods (starts at 31:35, 15 min.) -- File 2. Justice's leg / conceived by Bill T. Jones ; choreography by R. Justice Allen, Bill T. Jones ; Heidi Latsky ; text by R. Justice Allen ; costumes by the Company ; lighting design Robert Wierzel ; Dancers: R. Justice Allen, Heidi Latsky (starts at 02:10, 15 min.) -- Esperanto / choreography by Molissa Fenley ; music by Ryuchi Sakamoto ; costumes by Jean-Paul Gaultier ; lighting design David Moodey ; Dancers: Molissa Fenley, Heidi Latsky, Odile Reine-Adelaide, Maya Saffrin, Andrea E. Woods (starts at 19:10, 31 min.).

OCLC

1429917633

Title

Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, October 24, 1993 / performed at the Joyce Theatre in New York, NY ; choreography by Bill T. Jones and others ; [presented by] The Joyce Theater Foundations, Inc. in association with The Foundation for Dance Promotion, Inc.

Production

1993

Country of Producing Entity

United States

Playing Time

004950 005245

Type of Content

two-dimensional moving image

Type of Medium

computer

Type of Carrier

online resource

Digital File Characteristics

video file

Credits

Recorded by Character Generators/Video ; camera person: Mark Robison.

Cast

Performed by the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company.

Event

Recorded at the Joyce Theater in New York, NY on October 24, 1993.

Original Version

Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, 1993. 2 videocassettes (102 min., 35 sec.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in. (SPEC AMI ID)321075 (SPEC AMI ID)321076

Added Author

Choreography (work): Allen, R. Justice. Justice's leg.

Music (work): Cage, John. Melodies, violin, keyboard instrument.

Sakamoto, Ryūichi, 1952-2023, composer.

Simone, Nina, 1933-2003, singer.

Taylor, Koko, singer.

Gaultier, Jean-Paul, costume designer.

Pratt, Linda, costume designer.

Mastroianni, Jean Claude, costume designer.

Moodey, David, lighting designer.

Wierzel, Robert, lighting designer.

Bleckner, Ross, set designer.

Jones, Bill T., performer.

Aviles, Arthur, dancer.

Coyoc, Josie, dancer.

Cummings, Torrin, dancer.

Curran, Sean, dancer.

Geiger, Eric, dancer.

Goldhuber, Lawrence, dancer.

Keller, Morgan, dancer.

McLamb, Jeffrey, dancer.

Kubert, Daniel Russell, dancer.

Fenley, Molissa, dancer.

Allen, R. Justice, performer, dancer.

Latsky, Heidi, dancer, choreographer.

Adelaide, Odile Reine, dancer.

Saffrin, Maya, dancer.

Woods Valdés, Andrea E., dancer.

Markarksi, Michelle, performer.

McMunn, Brent, performer.

Robison, Mark (Cameraman), videographer.

Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane and Company, dancer.

Joyce Theater (New York, N.Y.), event place.

Joyce Theater Foundation, presenter.

Foundation for Dance Promotion, presenter.

Character Generators/Video, videographer.

Original physical media: Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane and Company, donor.

Added Title

Choreography (work): Last night on earth (Choreographic work : Jones)

Choreography (work): There were so many (Choreographic work : Jones)

Choreography (work): Esperanto (Choreographic work : Fenley)

Found In:

Contained in (manifestation): Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company records.

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