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Ellis Island

Title
Ellis Island [videorecording] / conceived and directed by Meredith Monk ; produced and co-directed by Bob Rosen ; music by Meredith Monk and Collin Walcott (waltzes)
Publication
West Germany : ZDF, 1982.

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Additional Authors
  • Monk, Meredith
  • Turner, Gail
  • Sverdlik, Daniel
  • Goodman, Andrea, 1953-
  • Een, Robert
  • Blevins, Tone
  • Lemon, Ralph
  • Vela, Pablo
  • Nagrin, Lee
  • Moseley, Monica
  • Cummings, Blondell
  • Hoek, Mieke van
  • Shultz, Mary
  • Langland, Paul
  • Fisher, Ellen
  • Clorfeine, Steve
  • Rosen, Robert.
  • Walcott, Collin.
  • Meredith Monk/The House (Company)
  • DHCA.
Description
1 videodisc (NTSC) (28 min.) : sd., b&w with col. sequences; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
At the turn of the century over twelve million immigrants were examined at Ellis Island for their fitness for entry to the United States. The institution is now a crumbling ruin in New York harbor, visited by occasional bands of tourists. The film is an evocation of Ellis Island as a passage in time and national experience. Sequences of this film were originally shown as part of the theater-dance work Recent Ruins. This briefer version may be seen on *MGZIC 9-257 Dance journeys (Videotape).
Uniform Title
  • Ellis Island (Choreographic work : Monk)
  • Recent ruins (Choreographic work : Monk)
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Credits (note)
  • Costumes, Steve Clorfeine.
Event (note)
  • Telecast on ZDF, West Germany, on January 21, 1982.
System Details (note)
  • DVD, transferred from Digital Betacam cassette.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-5806
OCLC
NYPY827034377-F
Title
Ellis Island [videorecording] / conceived and directed by Meredith Monk ; produced and co-directed by Bob Rosen ; music by Meredith Monk and Collin Walcott (waltzes)
Imprint
West Germany : ZDF, 1982.
System Details
DVD, transferred from Digital Betacam cassette.
Performer
Performed by Meredith Monk/The House, including Tone Blevins, Steve Clorfeine, Blondell Cummings, Robert Een, Ellen Fisher, Andrea Goodman, Paul Langland, Ralph Lemon, Monica Moseley, Lee Nagrin, Mary Shultz, Daniel Ira Sverdlik, Gail Turner, Mieke van Hoek, and Pablo Vela, with 52 additional performers.
Credits
Costumes, Steve Clorfeine.
Event
Telecast on ZDF, West Germany, on January 21, 1982.
Local Note
Former call number: *MGZIC 9-435.
Local Subject
Nationalism in dance.
Television. Ellis Island.
Added Author
Monk, Meredith, film director.
Monk, Meredith, choreographer.
Monk, Meredith, composer.
Turner, Gail, dancer.
Sverdlik, Daniel, dancer.
Goodman, Andrea, 1953- dancer.
Een, Robert, dancer.
Blevins, Tone, dancer.
Lemon, Ralph, dancer.
Vela, Pablo, dancer.
Nagrin, Lee, dancer.
Moseley, Monica, dancer.
Cummings, Blondell, dancer.
Hoek, Mieke van, dancer.
Shultz, Mary, dancer.
Langland, Paul, dancer.
Fisher, Ellen, dancer.
Clorfeine, Steve, dancer. Costume designer
Rosen, Robert. Producer
Rosen, Robert. Director
Walcott, Collin. Composer
Meredith Monk/The House (Company)
DHCA.
Added Title
Ellis Island (Choreographic work : Monk)
Recent ruins (Choreographic work : Monk)
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-5806
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