Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Zimmer, Elizabeth
2. Jowitt, Deborah
3. Mayeda, Cynthia
4. Jones, Bill T.
5. Killacky, John R.
6. Jones, Rhodessa
7. Lerman, Liz
8. Rogoff, Tamar
9. Conner, Lynne
10. Nichols, Madeleine M.
11. Seeman, Corey
12. Allan, David
13. Balanchine, George
14. Dance Critics Association (U.S.) Conference (1995 : Pittsburgh, Pa.)
15. Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
16. Dance Critics Association (U.S.)
17. DHCA.
18. Balanchine, George

Description

1. 4 videocassettes (340 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)

Summary

1. Selections from the 1995 conference.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of Bill Bissell, Education/Residency Manager, Dance Alloy.

Uniform title

1. Silver lake (Choreographic work : Allan)

Subject

1. Dance critics -- United States.

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Panel discussions.
3. Video.

Contents

1. Cassette 1. Hosted breakfast: Editors and critics (ca. 60 min.) / recorded at the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre studios on June 4, 1995 ; speakers, Betsy Klein (?), Elizabeth Zimmer ; followed by discussion with audience members.
2. Keynote address: "What time is it?" (beginning, ca. 63 min.) / recorded at the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre studios on June 4, 1995 ; speaker, Bill T. Jones ; preceded by announcements by Deborah Jowitt and an introduction by Cynthia Mayeda ; followed by discussion with audience members. Continued on cassette 2. Another recording of this speech, taped from a different angle, appears on cassette 3.
3. Cassette 2. Continuation of keynote address (ca. 27 min.).
4. Cassette 3. Keynote address: "What time is it?" (ca. 85 min.) / recorded at the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre studios on June 4, 1995 ; speaker, Bill T. Jones ; preceded by announcements by Deborah Jowitt and an introduction by Cynthia Mayeda ; followed by discussion with audience members. Loss of image at ca. 71 min. into tape ; audio continues.
5. [Dance performance] (ca. 8 min.) / recorded at the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre studios in June 1995 ; introduced by Deborah Jowitt. Excerpts from David Allan's Silver lake and George Balanchine's Rubies (from Jewels), danced in rehearsal clothes by members of Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre.
6. Cassette 4. Resourcing communities: the impact on art-making and criticism [excerpt] (ca. 12 min.) / recorded at the MOA Theater on June 3, 1995 ; moderator, John Killacky ; panelists, Linda Belans, Liz Lerman, Rhodessa Jones, Ray Ricketts, Tamar Rogoff. Discussion with the audience following the panel ; the panelists do not all speak ; audience members were not miked and are difficult to hear.
7. Archiving the critical record (ca. 85 min.) / recorded at the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre studios on June 4, 1995 ; moderator, Lynne Conner ; speakers, Madeleine Nichols, Cory Seeman ; followed by discussion with audience members.

Call number

1. *MGZIA 4-3377

Language

1. English

Note

1. For a transcript of the keynote address by Bill T. Jones, see

Event (note)

1. Videotaped at various locations in Pittsburgh, Pa., on June 3 and 4, 1995.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

Added title

1. Container of (work): Silver lake (Choreographic work : Allan)