Research Catalog

Title

Paris/Chacon/Venice/Milan [videorecording] / choreography and direction by Meredith Monk and Ping Chong ; music by Meredith Monk.

Publication

1977.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Monk, Meredith
• Chong, Ping
• Chong, Ping.
• Blevins, Tone
• Cummings, Blondell
• Gray, Spalding, 1941-2004
• Hayn, Sybille
• Langland, Paul
• Lockwood, Steve
• Nagrin, Lee
• Shultz, Mary
• Sverdlik, Daniel
• Turner, Gail
• Vela, Pablo
• Wishner, Maxine.
• Meredith Monk/The House (Company)
• Dance Umbrella (Concert series : New York, N.Y.)
• DHCA.

Description

5 videodiscs (DVD, NTSC) (126 min.) : sd., b&w; 3/4 in.

Summary

Complete footage of the work, taped on two days. Cassettes 1-4 were recorded on March 4, 1977, with gaps towards the ends of Venice/Milan and Chacon because of reel changes. Cassette 5, recorded on March 5, 1977, contains footage running from the missing material to the ends of Venice/Milan and Chacon, duplicating some footage on cassettes 3 and 4.

Uniform Title

Paris/Chacon/Venice/Milan (Choreographic work : Monk and Chong)

Genre/Form

• Dance.
• Video.

Note

• Title provided by Maxine Wishner. Titles of the sections "Paris" and "Chacon" spoken on tape.

Credits (note)

• Text, Ping Chong ; costumes, The House.

Performer (note)

• Performed by members of Meredith Monk/The House company: Meredith Monk, Ping Chong, Tone Blevins, Blondell Cummings, Spalding Gray, Sybille Hayn, Paul Langland, Steve Lockwood, Lee Nagrin, Mary Shultz, Daniel Ira Sverdlik, Gail Turner, Pablo Vela, and others.

Event (note)

• Videotaped in performance as part of the Dance Umbrella series at the Roundabout Theatre, New York, on March 4 and 5, 1977, by Maxine Wishner.

Contents

• Disc 1. Rehearsal footage (ca. 70 sec.) -- Paris (ca. 29 min.).
• Disc 2. Venice/Milan (ca. 32 min.).
• Disc 3. Conclusion of Venice/Milan (ca. 3 min.) / for missing material, see cassette 5 -- Chacon (ca. 29 min.).
• Disc 4. Conclusion of Chacon (ca. 8 min.) / for missing material, see cassette 5.
• Disc 5. Venice/Milan (ca. 8 min.) / excerpt missing from March 4 recording, running to end of section -- Chacon (ca. 16 min.) / excerpt missing from March 4 recording, running to end of section.

Call Number

*MGZIDVd 5-6548

OCLC

NYPY797054891-F

Title

Paris/Chacon/Venice/Milan [videorecording] / choreography and direction by Meredith Monk and Ping Chong ; music by Meredith Monk.

Imprint

1977.

Country of Producing Entity

U.S.

Performer

Performed by members of Meredith Monk/The House company: Meredith Monk, Ping Chong, Tone Blevins, Blondell Cummings, Spalding Gray, Sybille Hayn, Paul Langland, Steve Lockwood, Lee Nagrin, Mary Shultz, Daniel Ira Sverdlik, Gail Turner, Pablo Vela, and others.

Credits

Text, Ping Chong ; costumes, The House.

Event

Videotaped in performance as part of the Dance Umbrella series at the Roundabout Theatre, New York, on March 4 and 5, 1977, by Maxine Wishner.

Local Note

Former call number: *MGZIC 5-656.

Local Subject

Television. Paris/Chacon/Venice/Milan.

Added Author

Monk, Meredith, choreographer.

Monk, Meredith, director.

Monk, Meredith, composer.

Monk, Meredith, dancer.

Chong, Ping, choreographer.

Chong, Ping. Author

Chong, Ping, director.

Chong, Ping, dancer.

Blevins, Tone, dancer.

Cummings, Blondell, dancer.

Gray, Spalding, 1941-2004, dancer.

Hayn, Sybille, dancer.

Langland, Paul, dancer.

Lockwood, Steve, dancer.

Nagrin, Lee, dancer.

Shultz, Mary, dancer.

Sverdlik, Daniel, dancer.

Turner, Gail, dancer.

Vela, Pablo, dancer.

Wishner, Maxine. Videographer

Meredith Monk/The House (Company)

Dance Umbrella (Concert series : New York, N.Y.)

DHCA.

Added Title

Paris/Chacon/Venice/Milan (Choreographic work : Monk and Chong)

Research Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-6548