Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Brenner, Janis
2. Brenner, Janis.
3. Dennis, Paul
4. Hellman, Sherri
5. Shayler, Laurie
6. Sigler, Cynthia Marie
7. Taketa, Edward Akio
8. Dauzou, Laurent
9. Echo, Jill
10. Siegal, Richard
11. Yannatos, Kalya
12. Stiller, Michael, 1961-
13. Dvořák, Antonín, 1841-1904.
14. Aubry, René.
15. Flinn, Lewis B.
16. Garcia, Frank.
17. Lurie, John, 1952-
18. Bogard, Mitchell.
19. Facchin, Silvio.
20. Janis Brenner & Dancers.
21. Alfa Video (Firm)
22. DHCA.

Description

1. 1 videocassette (63 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of Janis Brenner.

Uniform title

1. Layers (Choreographic work : Brenner)
2. Pieces of trust (Choreographic work : Brenner)

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Video.

Contents

1. Non Sinatra songs (ca. 17 min.) / songs sung by Carmen McRae, Dionne Warwick, Lou Reed, Bobby Darin, Pia Zadora, Three Dog Night, Jim Nabors, Tom Jones, and Sid Vicious ; costumes, Janis Brenner and the dancers ; performed by Janis Brenner, Paul Dennis, Sherri Hellman, Laurie Shayler, Cynthia Sigler, and Edward Akio Taketa.
2. Layers (ca. 25 min.) / music, Antonín Dvořák (adagio from String quartet no. 13), played by the Chilingirian Quartet, Rene Aubry (Piere from Steppe), and Lewis Flinn (original commissioned score) ; costumes, Brenner, assisted by Frank Garcia ; performed by Brenner, Laurent Dauzou, Dennis, Jill Echo, Hellman, Shayler, Richard Siegal, and Kalya Yannatos.
3. Pieces of trust (ca. 21 min.) / music, John Lurie ; costumes, Brenner ; original lighting design, Mitchell Bogard ; performed by Dennis, Shayler, Sigler, and Taketa.

Call number

1. *MGZIA 4-2058

Credits (note)

1. Lighting, Michael Stiller.

Performer (note)

1. Performed by Janis Brenner and Dancers.

Event (note)

1. Recorded in performance at the Merce Cunningham Studio, New York, in December 1992. Video documentation: Alfa Video/Silvio Facchin.

Title

1. Janis Brenner and Dancers [videorecording] / choreography by Janis Brenner.

Imprint

1. 1992.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

Performer

1. Performed by Janis Brenner and Dancers.

Credits

1. Lighting, Michael Stiller.

Event

1. Recorded in performance at the Merce Cunningham Studio, New York, in December 1992. Video documentation: Alfa Video/Silvio Facchin.

Added author

1. Brenner, Janis, choreographer.
2. Brenner, Janis. Costume designer
3. Brenner, Janis, dancer.
4. Dennis, Paul, dancer.
5. Hellman, Sherri, dancer.
6. Shayler, Laurie, dancer.
7. Sigler, Cynthia Marie, dancer.
8. Taketa, Edward Akio, dancer.
9. Dauzou, Laurent, dancer.
10. Echo, Jill, dancer.
11. Siegal, Richard, dancer.
12. Yannatos, Kalya, dancer.
13. Stiller, Michael, 1961- lighting designer.
14. Dvořák, Antonín, 1841-1904. Composer
15. Aubry, René. Composer
16. Flinn, Lewis B. Composer
17. Garcia, Frank. Costume designer
18. Lurie, John, 1952- Composer
19. Bogard, Mitchell.
20. Facchin, Silvio.
21. Janis Brenner & Dancers.
22. Alfa Video (Firm)
23. DHCA.

Added title

1. Layers (Choreographic work : Brenner)
2. Pieces of trust (Choreographic work : Brenner)

Research call number

1. *MGZIA 4-2058