Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Paxton, Steve.
2. Gordon, David, 1936-2022
3. Rainer, Yvonne, 1934-
4. Brown, Trisha, 1936-2017.
5. Conversano, Frank
6. Cook, Bart
7. Rudner, Sara
8. Setterfield, Valda
9. Takei, Kei
10. Dean, Laura, 1945-
11. Rauschenberg, Robert, 1925-2008.
12. Oldenburg, Claes, 1929-2022.
13. Brockway, Merrill
14. Charlson, Carl.
15. Bowers, Faubion, 1917-1999
16. Brown, Carolyn, 1927-
17. Copeland, Roger.
18. Tobias, Tobi.
19. Holmes, Ralph
20. Titus, Alan.
21. Grand Union Company.
22. Laura Dean Dancers and Musicians.
23. Kei Takei's Moving Earth (Company)
24. David Gordon/Pickup Company.
25. Trisha Brown Company.
26. WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)

Description

1. 1 videodisc (NTSC) (60 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of WNET/13, New York.

Uniform title

1. Trio A (Choreographic work : Rainer)
2. Light (Choreographic work : Takei)
3. Line up (Choreographic work : Brown)
4. Dance (Choreographic work : Dean)
5. Glacial decoy (Choreographic work : Brown)
6. Chair dance (Choreographic work : Gordon)
7. Matter (Choreographic work : Gordon)
8. Nine evenings: Theatre and engineering.

Subject

1. Television > Beyond the mainstream
2. Happening (Art)
3. Television > Glacial decoy
4. Television > Chair dance
5. Postmodern dance
6. Television > Trio A
7. Avant-garde dance
8. Television > Dance
9. Television > The matter
10. Contact improvisation
11. Television > Line up
12. Choreographers > United States > 20th century
13. Television > Dance in America
14. Television > Light

Contents

1. Contact improvisation. With Steve Paxton, Danny Lepkoff, Nina Martin, Lisa Nelson, Nancy Stark Smith, and Randy Warshaw -- Discussion: Steve Paxton, David Gordon, Yvonne Rainer and Trisha Brown talk about their collaboration in the early 1970's. Film clips, including a Grand Union performance in 1972 and Brown's Whitney Museum program, are shown -- Excerpts from Line up and Glacial decoy / choreography, Trisha Brown; projections and costumes for Glacial decoy, Robert Rauschenberg; performed by Trisha Brown, Russell Dumas, Elizabeth Garren, Eva Karczag, Lisa Kraus. Nina Lundborg, and Stephen Petronio -- Film clips from Claes Oldenburg's 1965 happening, Birth of the flag, and performances by members of the Judson Church group and others in the 1960's -- Film clips from 9 evenings: Theatre and engineering, 1966 -- Trio A / choreography, Yvonne Rainer; various sections performed in sequence by Yvonne Rainer, Frank Conversano, Bart Cook, and Sara Rudner -- Excerpts from Chair / choreography, David Gordon; performed by David Gordon and Valda Setterfield -- Excerpt from Light / choreography, Kei Takei; performed by members of Kei Takei's Moving Earth: Kei Takei, Julia Balliett, Lori Boulanger, Kiken Chin, John De Marco, Richmond Johnstone, Karen Lashinsky, Elsi Miranda, and Howard Vichinsky.
2. Excerpts from Dance / choreography and music, Laura Dean; performed by Laura Dean, Angela Caponigro, Paul Epstein, Peter Healey, John Proto, Patty Shenker, Perry Souchuk, and David Yoken -- Excerpt from The matter / choreography, David Gordon; performed by members of the David Gordon/Pickup Company.

Call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-5481

Note

1. Telecast on WNET-TV's Dance in America series on May 21, 1980. Portions of program taped at the Larry Richardson Dance Foundation.

Credits (note)

1. Writer, Faubion Bowers; lighting, Ralph Holmes; consultants, Carolyn Brown, Roger Copeland, and Tobi Tobias; documentary material, Robert Alexander, Leo Castelli Gallery, Experiments in Art and Technology, First New York Theatre Rally, Peter Miller, Claes Oldenburg, Carlota Schoolman, and Elaine Summers; still photographs, Peter Moore.

Performer (note)

1. Narrator: Alan Titus.

System details (note)

1. DVD, transferred from Digital Betacam cassette.

Title

1. Beyond the mainstream [videorecording] / WNET/Thirteen ; directed by Merrill Brockway ; produced by Merrill Brockway and Carl Charlson.

Imprint

1. New York, N.Y. : WNET, 1980.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

System details

1. DVD, transferred from Digital Betacam cassette.

Credits

1. Writer, Faubion Bowers; lighting, Ralph Holmes; consultants, Carolyn Brown, Roger Copeland, and Tobi Tobias; documentary material, Robert Alexander, Leo Castelli Gallery, Experiments in Art and Technology, First New York Theatre Rally, Peter Miller, Claes Oldenburg, Carlota Schoolman, and Elaine Summers; still photographs, Peter Moore.

Performer

1. Narrator: Alan Titus.

Local note

1. Former call number: *MGZIC 9-153.

Local subject

1. Television. Beyond the mainstream.
2. Television. Trio A.
3. Television. Light.
4. Television. Dance.
5. Television. Line up.
6. Television. Glacial decoy.
7. Television. Chair dance.
8. Television. The matter.
9. Avant-garde dance.
10. Contact improvisation.
11. Postmodern dance.
12. Happening (Art)
13. Television. Dance in America.

Added author

1. Paxton, Steve. Speaker
2. Gordon, David, 1936-2022, choreographer.
3. Gordon, David, 1936-2022, dancer.
4. Gordon, David, 1936-2022, speaker.
5. Rainer, Yvonne, 1934- spk, choreographer, dancer.
6. Brown, Trisha, 1936-2017. spk, choreographer, dancer.
7. Conversano, Frank, dancer.
8. Cook, Bart, dancer.
9. Rudner, Sara, dancer.
10. Setterfield, Valda, dancer.
11. Takei, Kei, choreographer, dancer.
12. Dean, Laura, 1945- choreographer.
13. Dean, Laura, 1945- composer.
14. Dean, Laura, 1945- dancer.
15. Rauschenberg, Robert, 1925-2008. Designer
16. Oldenburg, Claes, 1929-2022. Designer
17. Brockway, Merrill, television director.
18. Brockway, Merrill, television producer.
19. Charlson, Carl. Producer
20. Bowers, Faubion, 1917-1999, author.
21. Brown, Carolyn, 1927- Consultant
22. Copeland, Roger. Consultant
23. Tobias, Tobi. Consultant
24. Holmes, Ralph, lighting designer.
25. Titus, Alan. Narrator
26. Grand Union Company.
27. Laura Dean Dancers and Musicians.
28. Kei Takei's Moving Earth (Company)
29. David Gordon/Pickup Company.
30. Trisha Brown Company.
31. WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)

Added title

1. Trio A (Choreographic work : Rainer)
2. Light (Choreographic work : Takei)
3. Line up (Choreographic work : Brown)
4. Dance (Choreographic work : Dean)
5. Glacial decoy (Choreographic work : Brown)
6. Chair dance (Choreographic work : Gordon)
7. Matter (Choreographic work : Gordon)
8. Nine evenings: Theatre and engineering.

Research call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-5481