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Motionhouse Dance Theatre

Title
Motionhouse Dance Theatre [videorecording] / The Video Place ; [video] directed by Richard Lord ; choreography by Kevin Finnan and Louise Richards ; [artistic] direction by Kevin Finnan.
Publication
U.K. : The Video Place, c1996, c1995.

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Additional Authors
  • Finnan, Kevin.
  • Richards, Louise.
  • Crick, Kathy
  • Parks, Constantine
  • Perry, Lisi
  • Powell, Lee
  • Treays, Jem
  • Stewart, Claire.
  • Dormon, Simon.
  • Roberts, Bernadette.
  • Deverson, Bill.
  • Lord, Richard.
  • Motionhouse (Company)
  • Place (London, England)
  • Video Place (London, England)
  • Spring Loaded Festival (London, England)
  • DHCA.
Description
1 videocassette (83 min.) : sd., col. PAL; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Summary
Contemporary dance work followed by an interview.
Uniform Title
Geisha (Choreographic work : Finnan and Richards)
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Interviews.
  • Video.
Credits (note)
  • Set, Simon Dormon, Oblique ; costumes, Bernadette Roberts ; lighting, Bill Deverson.
Performer (note)
  • Interviewer: Claire Stewart.
  • Interviewees: Kevin Finnan and Louise Richards.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in performance at The Place Theatre, London, England, as part of the Spring Re-loaded festival, on March 6, 1995, by The Video Place.
Terms of Use (note)
  • Copyright: choreography (c) Motionhouse Dance Theatre, 1995 ; video recording (c) The Video Place, 1996.
Contents
Geisha (ca. 72 min.) -- Interview with Kevin Finnan and Louise Richards, who discuss the aims of their dance/theater company and some aspects of the dance/theater work Geisha, including its title, its depiction of gender in interpersonal relationships, its use of cross-dressing and role-play, and the symbolism of the refrigerator that appears in the work.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-2909
OCLC
NYPY98-F322
Title
Motionhouse Dance Theatre [videorecording] / The Video Place ; [video] directed by Richard Lord ; choreography by Kevin Finnan and Louise Richards ; [artistic] direction by Kevin Finnan.
Imprint
U.K. : The Video Place, c1996, c1995.
Country of Producing Entity
U.K.
Performer
Performed by Motionhouse Dance Theatre: Kathy Crick, Constantine Parks, Lisi Perry, Lee Powell, Louise Richards, Jem Treays.
Interviewer: Claire Stewart.
Interviewees: Kevin Finnan and Louise Richards.
Credits
Set, Simon Dormon, Oblique ; costumes, Bernadette Roberts ; lighting, Bill Deverson.
Event
Videotaped in performance at The Place Theatre, London, England, as part of the Spring Re-loaded festival, on March 6, 1995, by The Video Place.
Terms Of Use
Copyright: choreography (c) Motionhouse Dance Theatre, 1995 ; video recording (c) The Video Place, 1996.
Local Subject
Sex role in dance.
Added Author
Finnan, Kevin. ive, choreographer.
Richards, Louise. ive, choreographer, dancer.
Crick, Kathy, dancer.
Parks, Constantine, dancer.
Perry, Lisi, dancer.
Powell, Lee, dancer.
Treays, Jem, dancer.
Stewart, Claire. Interviewer
Dormon, Simon. Designer
Roberts, Bernadette. Costume designer
Deverson, Bill.
Lord, Richard. Director
Motionhouse (Company)
Place (London, England)
Video Place (London, England)
Spring Loaded Festival (London, England)
DHCA.
Added Title
Geisha (Choreographic work : Finnan and Richards)
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-2909
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