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Asphalt

Title
  1. Asphalt [videorecording] / [presented by] the Bates Dance Festival; Jane Comfort and Company ; [stage] direction by Jane Comfort ; choreography by Jane Comfort in collaboration with the Company ; book and lyrics by Carl Hancock Rux ; vocal score by Toshi Reagon ; instrumental score by DJ Spooky.
Published by
  1. c2002.

Details

Additional authors
  1. Manchild
  2. Hayes, Aleta
  3. Haselwood, Elizabeth
  4. Datcher, Irene
  5. Hollingsworth, Julius
  6. Johnson, Karma Mayet
  7. Nunley, Stephen
  8. Bueschel, Cynthia
  9. Comfort, Jane, 1946-
  10. Rux, Carl Hancock.
  11. Reagon, Toshi.
  12. DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid.
  13. Pleasant, David.
  14. Foosh.
  15. Jenness, Morgan.
  16. Prince, Liz, 1961-
  17. Ferri, David.
  18. Richards, Peter.
  19. Jane Comfort and Company.
  20. Bates College (Lewiston, Me.)
  21. Bates Dance Festival.
Description
  1. 1 videocassette (75 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Summary
  1. Dance/theater work based on Carl Hancock Rux's novel Asphalt and the short story "Asphalt story."
Donor/Sponsor
  1. Gift of Laura Faure, Bates Dance Festival.
Uniform title
  1. Asphalt (Choreographic work : Comfort)
Genre/Form
  1. Dance.
  2. Video.
Call number
  1. *MGZIA 4-6601
Note
  1. Close shot.
  2. Tape also contains a dance solo by an unidentified woman (ca. 9 min.).
Credits (note)
  1. Additional music, David Pleasant, Foosh ; dramaturgy, Morgan Jenness ; costumes, Liz Prince ; lighting, David Ferri.
Performer (note)
  1. Manchild (Racine, a DJ) ; Aleta Hayes (Couchette, a guide) ; Elizabeth Haselwood (Lilly, Racine's great-grandmother) ; Irene Datcher (Emma, Lilly's daughter) ; Julius Hollingsworth (Eddie, Lilly's son) ; Karma Mayet Johnson (Geneva, Emma's daughter and Racine's mother) ; Cynthia Bueschel and Stephen Nunley (Thelophonies [spirit breaths]).
Event (note)
  1. Videotaped in performance at the Schaeffer Theater, Bates College, Lewiston, Me., as part of the Bates Dance Festival, on July 27, 2002 ; video documentation, Peter Richards.
Title
  1. Asphalt [videorecording] / [presented by] the Bates Dance Festival; Jane Comfort and Company ; [stage] direction by Jane Comfort ; choreography by Jane Comfort in collaboration with the Company ; book and lyrics by Carl Hancock Rux ; vocal score by Toshi Reagon ; instrumental score by DJ Spooky.
Imprint
  1. c2002.
Event
  1. Videotaped in performance at the Schaeffer Theater, Bates College, Lewiston, Me., as part of the Bates Dance Festival, on July 27, 2002 ; video documentation, Peter Richards.
Credits
  1. Additional music, David Pleasant, Foosh ; dramaturgy, Morgan Jenness ; costumes, Liz Prince ; lighting, David Ferri.
Performer
  1. Performed by Jane Comfort and Company.
Cast
  1. Manchild (Racine, a DJ) ; Aleta Hayes (Couchette, a guide) ; Elizabeth Haselwood (Lilly, Racine's great-grandmother) ; Irene Datcher (Emma, Lilly's daughter) ; Julius Hollingsworth (Eddie, Lilly's son) ; Karma Mayet Johnson (Geneva, Emma's daughter and Racine's mother) ; Cynthia Bueschel and Stephen Nunley (Thelophonies [spirit breaths]).
Local subject
  1. Literature and dance.
Added author
  1. Manchild, dancer.
  2. Hayes, Aleta, dancer.
  3. Haselwood, Elizabeth, dancer.
  4. Datcher, Irene, dancer.
  5. Hollingsworth, Julius, dancer.
  6. Johnson, Karma Mayet, dancer.
  7. Nunley, Stephen, dancer.
  8. Bueschel, Cynthia, dancer.
  9. Comfort, Jane, 1946- choreographer.
  10. Rux, Carl Hancock. Author. Lyricist
  11. Reagon, Toshi. Composer
  12. DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid. Composer
  13. Pleasant, David. Composer
  14. Foosh. Composer
  15. Jenness, Morgan.
  16. Prince, Liz, 1961- Costume designer
  17. Ferri, David.
  18. Richards, Peter.
  19. Jane Comfort and Company.
  20. Bates College (Lewiston, Me.)
  21. Bates Dance Festival.
Added title
  1. Asphalt (Choreographic work : Comfort)
Research call number
  1. *MGZIA 4-6601
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