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The birth of a poet

Title
The birth of a poet [videorecording] / directed by Richard Foreman ; music by Peter Gordon ; libretto by Kathy Acker.
Publication
1985.

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Moving imagePermit needed *MGZIC 9-1218Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance

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Additional Authors
  • Hodes, Stuart
  • Setterfield, Valda
  • Foreman, Richard, 1937-
  • Gordon, Peter, 1951-
  • Acker, Kathy, 1948-1997.
  • Munderloh, Otts
  • Salle, David, 1952-
  • Collins, Pat (Lighting designer)
  • Robison, Mark (Cameraman)
  • Brooklyn Academy of Music. Next Wave Festival.
  • Brooklyn Academy of Music.
  • Character Generators/Video.
  • DHCA.
Description
2 videocassettes (U-matic, NTSC) (104 min.) : sd., col.; 3/4 in.
Summary
Contemporary opera.
Genre/Form
  • Music.
  • Video.
Access (note)
  • Permission required.
Credits (note)
  • Choreography not credited ; sound design, Otis Munderloh ; scenery and costumes, David Salle ; lighting, Pat Collins.
Performer (note)
  • Jan Leslie Harding (Cynthia), Max Jacobs (Propertius), Zach Grenier, Anne Lange, Ingrid Reffert, and others, including the dancers Stuart Hodes (Maecenas) and Valda Setterfield (Lady with whip).
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in performance at Brooklyn Academy of Music Opera House, New York, as part of the Next Wave Festival, on December 4, 1985, by Character Generators/Video ; cameraperson, Mark Robison.
Call Number
*MGZIC 9-1218
OCLC
NYPY896031564-F
Title
The birth of a poet [videorecording] / directed by Richard Foreman ; music by Peter Gordon ; libretto by Kathy Acker.
Imprint
1985.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Cast
Jan Leslie Harding (Cynthia), Max Jacobs (Propertius), Zach Grenier, Anne Lange, Ingrid Reffert, and others, including the dancers Stuart Hodes (Maecenas) and Valda Setterfield (Lady with whip).
Credits
Choreography not credited ; sound design, Otis Munderloh ; scenery and costumes, David Salle ; lighting, Pat Collins.
Restricted Access
Permission required.
Event
Videotaped in performance at Brooklyn Academy of Music Opera House, New York, as part of the Next Wave Festival, on December 4, 1985, by Character Generators/Video ; cameraperson, Mark Robison.
Local Subject
Television. The birth of a poet.
Added Author
Hodes, Stuart, dancer.
Setterfield, Valda, dancer.
Foreman, Richard, 1937- Director
Gordon, Peter, 1951- Composer
Acker, Kathy, 1948-1997. Librettist
Munderloh, Otts, sound designer.
Salle, David, 1952- set designer.
Salle, David, 1952- costume designer.
Collins, Pat (Lighting designer)
Robison, Mark (Cameraman), videographer.
Brooklyn Academy of Music. Next Wave Festival.
Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Character Generators/Video.
DHCA.
Research Call Number
*MGZIC 9-1218
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