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Great small works

Title
Great small works [videorecording] / [Produced by] the International Festival of Puppet Theater, presented by the Jim Henson Foundation, Cheryl Henson, executive producer, Leslee Asch, producing director, Anne Dennin, associate producer ; [presented by] Great Small Works (United States) ; [video prod. company] Character Generators, Inc.
Publication
New York, c1998.

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Additional Authors
  • Henson, Cheryl
  • Asch, Leslee
  • Dennin, Anne
  • Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956.
  • Eisler, Hanns, 1898-1962
  • Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950
  • Homer.
  • Bell, John., 1951-
  • Cohen, Trudi
  • Kaplin, Stephen J., 1957-
  • Romaine, Jenny
  • Romanyshyn, Michael
  • Rossi, Roberto
  • Sussman, Mark J., 1963-
  • Amato, Vincenzo
  • Romanyshyn, Victor
  • Great Small Works (New York, N.Y.), producer.
  • Jim Henson Foundation.
  • Character Generators/Video.
  • International Festival of Puppet Theater, producer.
Description
1 videodisc (DVD) (72 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
  • Cassette 1: B.B. in L.A. (29 min.); The iliad (22 min.)
  • Cassette 2: Toy theater of terror as usual, episode nine : Doom (21 min.)
Series Statement
International Festival of Puppet Theater, 1998
Subjects
Genre/Form
Puppet works.
Note
  • The first story, B.B. in L.A., uses excerpts from the journals of Bertolt Brecht, the books Brecht in America by Charles M. Lyons, and Brecht in America, 1935 by Lee Baxandall, and also uses audio recordings of Bertolt Brecht's 1947 testimony before the House Un-American Activities Committee.
Access (note)
  • Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits (note)
  • B.B. in L.A.: created and performed by John Bell, Trudi Cohen, Stephen Kaplin, Jenny Romaine, Michael Romanyshyn, Roberto Rossi, and Mark Sussman ; music by Hanns Eisler and Kurt Weill.
  • The iliad: text by Homer ; stage and puppets by Vincenzo Amato ; English translation by Victor Romanyshyn ; instruments by Michael Romanyshyn ; directed by Michael Romanyshyn ; performed by Vincenzo Amato, Jenny Romaine, Victor Romanyshyn, and Michael Romanyshyn.
  • Toy theater of terror as usual, episode nine : Doom: created and performed by John Bell, Trudi Cohen, Jenny Romaine, and Mark Sussman ; texts by Georges Bataille, Jack Smith, and The New York Times.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped at the Los Kabayitos Puppet Theater, New York, N.Y., Sep. 20, 1998.
Funding (note)
  • Recorded with the financial assistance of the Jim Henson Foundation Collection on Puppet Theatre of the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.
Call Number
NCOV 2398
Title
Great small works [videorecording] / [Produced by] the International Festival of Puppet Theater, presented by the Jim Henson Foundation, Cheryl Henson, executive producer, Leslee Asch, producing director, Anne Dennin, associate producer ; [presented by] Great Small Works (United States) ; [video prod. company] Character Generators, Inc.
Imprint
New York, c1998.
Series
International Festival of Puppet Theater, 1998
Access
Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits
B.B. in L.A.: created and performed by John Bell, Trudi Cohen, Stephen Kaplin, Jenny Romaine, Michael Romanyshyn, Roberto Rossi, and Mark Sussman ; music by Hanns Eisler and Kurt Weill.
The iliad: text by Homer ; stage and puppets by Vincenzo Amato ; English translation by Victor Romanyshyn ; instruments by Michael Romanyshyn ; directed by Michael Romanyshyn ; performed by Vincenzo Amato, Jenny Romaine, Victor Romanyshyn, and Michael Romanyshyn.
Toy theater of terror as usual, episode nine : Doom: created and performed by John Bell, Trudi Cohen, Jenny Romaine, and Mark Sussman ; texts by Georges Bataille, Jack Smith, and The New York Times.
Event
Videotaped at the Los Kabayitos Puppet Theater, New York, N.Y., Sep. 20, 1998.
Funding
Recorded with the financial assistance of the Jim Henson Foundation Collection on Puppet Theatre of the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.
Added Author
Henson, Cheryl, series producer.
Asch, Leslee, series producer.
Dennin, Anne, series producer.
Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956.
Eisler, Hanns, 1898-1962, composer.
Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950, composer.
Homer.
Bell, John., 1951- performer.
Cohen, Trudi, performer.
Kaplin, Stephen J., 1957- performer.
Romaine, Jenny, performer.
Romanyshyn, Michael, performer.
Rossi, Roberto, performer.
Sussman, Mark J., 1963- performer.
Amato, Vincenzo, performer.
Romanyshyn, Victor, performer.
Great Small Works (New York, N.Y.), producer.
Jim Henson Foundation.
Character Generators/Video.
International Festival of Puppet Theater, producer.
Research Call Number
NCOV 2398
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