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The Civil Wars: A tree is best measured when it is down

Title
The Civil Wars: A tree is best measured when it is down [videorecording] / design and direction by Robert Wilson ; choreography by Ulysses Dove ; music by Philip Glass.
Publication
c1986.

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Additional Authors
  • Hinds, Ruby
  • Foss, Harlan
  • Cummings, Claudia
  • Adkins, Paul
  • Perera, Cristina
  • Kaehler, Daedra
  • Sakamoto, Nancy
  • Kirby, Joel
  • Glass, Philip.
  • Wilson, Robert, 1941-
  • Kamm, Tom.
  • Emmons, Beverly
  • Dove, Ulysses
  • Di Niscemi, Maita.
  • Ménil, Christophe de
  • Robison, Mark (Cameraman)
  • Brooklyn Academy of Music.
  • Character Generators/Video.
  • DHCA.
Description
3 videocassettes (U-matic, NTSC) (107 min.) : sd., col.; 3/4 in.
Uniform Title
Civil Wars (Choreographic work : Wilson)
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Access (note)
  • Permission required.
Credits (note)
  • Text, Maita di Niscemi and Robert Wilson ; scenery, Tom Kamm and Robert Wilson ; costumes, Christophe de Ménil ; sound, Tom Sorce ; lighting, Beverly Emmons and Robert Wilson.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in performance at Brooklyn Academy of Music, Opera House, Brooklyn, New York, on December 29, 1986, by Character Generators/Video ; cameraperson, Mark Robison.
Contents
Cassette 1. Prologue and scene A -- Cassette 2. Scene B -- Cassette 3. Scene C.
Call Number
*MGZIC 9-1369
OCLC
NYPY896002575-F
Title
The Civil Wars: A tree is best measured when it is down [videorecording] / design and direction by Robert Wilson ; choreography by Ulysses Dove ; music by Philip Glass.
Imprint
c1986.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Event
Videotaped in performance at Brooklyn Academy of Music, Opera House, Brooklyn, New York, on December 29, 1986, by Character Generators/Video ; cameraperson, Mark Robison.
Credits
Text, Maita di Niscemi and Robert Wilson ; scenery, Tom Kamm and Robert Wilson ; costumes, Christophe de Ménil ; sound, Tom Sorce ; lighting, Beverly Emmons and Robert Wilson.
Performer
Performed by Claudia Cummings, Ruby Hinds, Paul Spencer Adkins, Harlan Foss, Bruce Kramer, Paul Collins, Jennifer Rohn, Vernon Landix Scott, Cristina Perera, Daedra Kaehler, Nancy Sakamoto, Beth Kuehn, Christine Clark, Mark Ruhala, Joel Kirby and Steve Bromer.
Restricted Access
Permission required.
Local Subject
Television. The civil wars: A tree is best measured when it is down.
Added Author
Hinds, Ruby, dancer.
Foss, Harlan, dancer.
Cummings, Claudia, dancer.
Adkins, Paul, dancer.
Perera, Cristina, dancer.
Kaehler, Daedra, dancer.
Sakamoto, Nancy, dancer.
Kirby, Joel, dancer.
Glass, Philip. Composer
Wilson, Robert, 1941- Civil wars.
Wilson, Robert, 1941- director.
Wilson, Robert, 1941- set designer.
Wilson, Robert, 1941- lighting designer.
Kamm, Tom. Designer
Emmons, Beverly, lighting designer.
Dove, Ulysses, choreographer.
Di Niscemi, Maita. Author
Ménil, Christophe de, costume designer.
Robison, Mark (Cameraman), videographer.
Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Character Generators/Video.
DHCA.
Added Title
Civil Wars (Choreographic work : Wilson)
Research Call Number
*MGZIC 9-1369
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