Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Kelly, John, 1954-
2. La Fosse, Robert
3. Poore, Mary Elizabeth
4. Grimsted, Almon
5. Matthews, Thomas Benjamin
6. Dorvillier, Dee Dee
7. Heron, Scot
8. Passantino, Joann
9. Iobst, Anne
10. Sexton, Lucy
11. Zippi, Daniel
12. Jackson, Craig
13. DeCamp, Kyle
14. Weigand, Jon David
15. Menard, Marleen
16. Cocteau, Jean, 1889-1963
17. Pace, Roberto
18. Obrecht, Bill
19. Campbell, Mark, 1953-
20. Chase, Anthony G
21. Pritchard, Thomas
22. Jarecki, Billy
23. Zakowska, Donna, 1954-
24. Pressner, Stan
25. Steegmuller, Francis, 1906-
26. Even, Tirtza
27. Brooklyn Academy of Music. Next Wave Festival
28. DHCA

Description

1. 2 videodiscs (NTSC) (112 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Performance art work inspired by the life and career of Vander Clyde, who won fame in Paris in the 1920s as Barbette, an aerialist in travesti.

Uniform title

1. Light shall lift them (Choreographic work : Kelly)

Subject

1. Barbette, Vander, 1904-1973 -- Drama
2. Performance art
3. Aerialists

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Video.
3. Plays.
4. Biographies.

Call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-711

Note

1. Presented by Brooklyn Academy of Music, 1993 Next Wave Festival.
2. Text includes excerpts by Jean Cocteau (Le numéro Barbette) and Francis Steegmuller (An interview with Barbette).
3. Duration: disc 1 (55 min.); disc 2 (57 min.).

Access (note)

1. Permission required.

Credits (note)

1. Cameraperson, Tirtza Even; films, Anthony Chase; scenery, Tom Pritchard and Billy Jarecki; costumes, Donna Zakowska; lighting, Stan Pressner.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped in performance at Brooklyn Academy of Music Majestic Theater, New York, on Nov. 11, 1993, by Character Generators/Video.

Funding (note)

1. This videorecording was preserved with support provided in part by Save America's Treasures through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

System details (note)

1. DVD.

Title

1. Light shall lift them [videorecording] / story, choreography, and direction by John Kelly ; music, Bill Obrecht ; lyrics, Mark Campbell.

Imprint

1. 1993.

Credits

1. Cameraperson, Tirtza Even; films, Anthony Chase; scenery, Tom Pritchard and Billy Jarecki; costumes, Donna Zakowska; lighting, Stan Pressner.

Performer

1. Performed onstage by John Kelly and Company: John Kelly (Jean Cocteau/young Vander Clyde/Vander Barbette) ; Robert La Fosse (Inspiration/Dargelos [childhood friend]) ; Mary Elizabeth Poore (Mrs. Clyde/Comtesse de Tildanette/a maid) ; Almon Grimsted and Thomas Benjamin Matthews (Cocteau twins) ; DD Dorville, Scott Heron, and Joann Passantino (audience members, Cirque Medrano, Paris, 1924) ; conductor, Roberto Pace.
2. Performed on film by John Kelly (young Vander Clyde/Barbette/Cocteau), Anne Iobst (Alfaretta sister), Lucy Sexton (Alfaretta sister), Daniel Zippi (William Morris agent), Craig Jackson (William Morris agent), Kyle de Camp (Colleen Gould), Mary Elizabeth Poore (Comtesse de Tildanette), Marleen Menard (chanteuse), Jon David Weigand (Spencer Gould), and others.

Event

1. Videotaped in performance at Brooklyn Academy of Music Majestic Theater, New York, on Nov. 11, 1993, by Character Generators/Video.

Restricted access

1. Permission required.

Funding

1. This videorecording was preserved with support provided in part by Save America's Treasures through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

System details

1. DVD.

Local note

1. Former classmark: *MGZIC 9-4246.

Local subject

1. Dancers en travesti.

Added author

1. Kelly, John, 1954- choreographer.
2. Kelly, John, 1954- Director
3. Kelly, John, 1954- Performer
4. La Fosse, Robert. Performer
5. Poore, Mary Elizabeth. Performer
6. Grimsted, Almon. Performer
7. Matthews, Thomas Benjamin. Performer
8. Dorvillier, Dee Dee. Performer
9. Heron, Scot. Performer
10. Passantino, Joann. Performer
11. Iobst, Anne. Performer
12. Sexton, Lucy. Performer
13. Zippi, Daniel. Performer
14. Jackson, Craig. Performer
15. DeCamp, Kyle. Performer
16. Weigand, Jon David. Performer
17. Menard, Marleen. Performer
18. Cocteau, Jean, 1889-1963. Author
19. Pace, Roberto. Conductor
20. Obrecht, Bill. Composer
21. Campbell, Mark, 1953- Lyricist
22. Chase, Anthony G. Cinematographer
23. Pritchard, Thomas. Designer
24. Jarecki, Billy. Designer
25. Zakowska, Donna, 1954- costume designer.
26. Pressner, Stan. Lighting designer
27. Steegmuller, Francis, 1906- Author
28. Even, Tirtza. Videographer
29. Brooklyn Academy of Music. Next Wave Festival.
30. DHCA.

Added title

1. Light shall lift them (Choreographic work : Kelly)

Research call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-711