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Puppets and masters exercises.

Title
Puppets and masters exercises. [Dec. 18, 1967] [videorecording]
Publication
1967.

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Additional Authors
  • Robbins, Jerome.
  • Frey, Leonard, 1938-
  • Primus, Barry, 1938-
  • Fields, Robert.
  • Martin, Erin, 1936-
  • Monte, Barbara.
  • Costello, Mariclare.
  • Tristan, Dorothy, 1934-
  • American Theatre Laboratory (New York, N.Y.)
Description
1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (36 min.) : sd., b&w; 1/2 in.
Summary
Members of the American Theatre Laboratory perform a series of improvisational exercises in which one member acts as the master controlling another as the puppet. Four exercises, each with a different pair of actors, are performed. There are breaks in the recording between exercises.
Series Statement
Jerome Robbins Collection
Alternative Title
American Theatre Laboratory workshop.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Video.
Note
  • Poor sound and picture quality.
  • Title and contents from original container.
  • No time/date code on frame.
Access (note)
  • Permission required.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in American Theatre Laboratory workshop, in New York City, on Dec. 18, 1967.
Funding (note)
  • Preservation made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Biography (note)
  • American Theatre Laboratory was created in 1966 by Jerome Robbins, with a $300,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. The experimental theater workshop rehearsed several projects and created many exercises, but did not produce any shows. Jerome Robbins directed all sessions. American Theatre Laboratory disbanded in 1968.
Contents
Exercise #1: Monte (master), Martin (puppet) -- Exercise # 2: Martin (master), Monte (puppet) -- Exercise #3: Fields (master), Primus (puppet) -- Exercise #4: Costello (master), Tristan (puppet).
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-6254 JRC
OCLC
NYPT03-F274
Title
Puppets and masters exercises. [Dec. 18, 1967] [videorecording]
Imprint
1967.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Series
Jerome Robbins Collection
Restricted Access
Permission required.
Performer
Performed by Leonard Frey, Robert Fields, Barry Primus, Erin Martin, Barbara Monte, Mariclare Costello, Dorothy Tristan.
Event
Videotaped in American Theatre Laboratory workshop, in New York City, on Dec. 18, 1967.
Funding
Preservation made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Biography
American Theatre Laboratory was created in 1966 by Jerome Robbins, with a $300,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. The experimental theater workshop rehearsed several projects and created many exercises, but did not produce any shows. Jerome Robbins directed all sessions. American Theatre Laboratory disbanded in 1968.
Added Author
Robbins, Jerome. Director
Frey, Leonard, 1938- Performer
Primus, Barry, 1938- Performer
Fields, Robert. Performer
Martin, Erin, 1936- Performer
Monte, Barbara. Performer
Costello, Mariclare. Performer
Tristan, Dorothy, 1934- Performer
American Theatre Laboratory (New York, N.Y.)
Other Title
American Theatre Laboratory workshop.
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-6254 JRC
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