Research Catalog

Title

Airwork and groundwork [videorecording] / presented by Ringside Inc. ; choreography by Elizabeth Streb.

Publication

c1988.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Streb, Elizabeth
• Schwartz, Michael
• Gifford, Paula
• Beer, Henry
• Larose, Peter
• Collazo, Jorge
• Batenhorst, Christopher
• Eichenberger, Estelle
• Hoffman, Lisa
• Klarreich, Beth
• Roth, Debra
• Carson, Heather.
• Lefkowitz, Miriam.
• Ringside (Company)
• DHCA.

Description

1 videocassette (104 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 1/2 in. (U-matic)

Summary

Compilation of two programs, each consisting of four dance works. The first program is titled Airwork ; the second Airwork and groundwork. Airwork is also the title of a suite of four dances created by Elizabeth Streb in May 1987, comprising Airwaves, Airlines, Midair and Freeflight (retitled Float in 1988).

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of Elizabeth Streb.

Uniform Title

• Airwork (Choreographic work : Streb)
• Fall line (Choreographic work : Streb)

Alternative Title

Airwork

Genre/Form

• Dance.
• Video.

Note

• Title and location from concert announcement.

Credits (note)

• Sound, James Birchfield ; rigging, John Redman ; lighting, Heather Carson.

Event (note)

• Videotaped onstage at the Streb Studio [formerly Ringside], New York, N.Y., in April and May 1988, by Character Generators/Video ; cameraperson, Miriam Lefkowitz.

Contents

• Airwork (ca. 54 min. total) / recorded on May 3, 1988. The four works on this program are Airwaves, Midair, Float and Airlines. Airwaves (1987) (ca. 9 min.) / belts devised and rigged by John Redman and designed by Michael Schwartz ; performed by Elizabeth Streb and Michael Schwartz.
• Midair (1987) (ca. 18 min.) / trapezes built and rigged by John Redman ; performed by Paula Gifford, Henry Beer, Peter Larose.
• Float (1988) (ca. 3 min.) / performed by Elizabeth Streb, Paula Gifford, Henry Beer, Peter Larose, Jorge Collazo.
• Airlines (1987) (ca. 24 min.) / all equipment and structures conceived and designed by Elizabeth Streb ; performed by Elizabeth Streb, Paula Gifford, Henry Beer, Peter Larose, Jorge Collazo.
• Airwork and groundwork (ca. 50 min. total) / recorded on April 26, 1988. The four works on this program are Fall line, Massdance, Airwaves and Mass float. Fall line (1982) (ca. 23 min.) / performed by Elizabeth Streb, Michael Schwartz, Henry Beer, Peter Larose.
• Massdance (1988) (ca. 15 min.) / performed by Elizabeth Streb, Paula Gifford, Henry Beer, Peter Larose, Jorge Collazo, Christopher Batenhorst, with Paula Benton, Tina Clark, Estelle Eichenberger, Lisa Hoffman, Holly Kines, Beth Klarreich, Claudio Prati, Debra Roth.
• Airwaves (1987) (ca. 8 min.) / belts devised and rigged by John Redman and designed by Michael Schwartz ; performed by Michael Schwartz, Paula Gifford.
• Mass float (1988) (ca. 4 min.) / performed by Elizabeth Streb, Paula Gifford, Henry Beer, Peter Larose, Jorge Collazo, Christopher Batenhorst, with Paula Benton, Tina Clark, Estelle Eichenberger, Lisa Hoffman, Holly Kines, Beth Klarreich, Claudio Prati, Debra Roth.

Call Number

*MGZIA 4-3914

OCLC

NYPY00-F405

Title

Airwork and groundwork [videorecording] / presented by Ringside Inc. ; choreography by Elizabeth Streb.

Imprint

c1988.

Event

Videotaped onstage at the Streb Studio [formerly Ringside], New York, N.Y., in April and May 1988, by Character Generators/Video ; cameraperson, Miriam Lefkowitz.

Credits

Sound, James Birchfield ; rigging, John Redman ; lighting, Heather Carson.

Performer

Performed by Ringside.

Added Author

Streb, Elizabeth, choreographer, dancer.

Schwartz, Michael, dancer.

Gifford, Paula, dancer.

Beer, Henry, dancer.

Larose, Peter, dancer.

Collazo, Jorge, dancer.

Batenhorst, Christopher, dancer.

Eichenberger, Estelle, dancer.

Hoffman, Lisa, dancer.

Klarreich, Beth, dancer.

Roth, Debra, dancer.

Carson, Heather. Lighting designer

Lefkowitz, Miriam.

Ringside (Company)

DHCA.

Added Title

Airwork (Choreographic work : Streb)

Fall line (Choreographic work : Streb)

Research Call Number

*MGZIA 4-3914