Title

Words in your face [videorecording] / KTCA ; Twin Cities Public Television ; produced by Washington Square Films, Inc. ; directed by Mark Pellington ; produced by Terry McCoy and Bob Holman.

Publication

Saint Paul, Minn. : Twin Cities Public Television, c1991.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Pellington, Mark, 1962-
• McCoy, Terri.
• Holman, Bob, 1948-
• Hajdu, Tom.
• Milburn, Andrew.
• Dissette, Alyce.
• Rollins, Henry, 1961-
• Courtney, Matthew.
• Mesmer, Sharon.
• Watson, Carl.
• Bajema, Don.
• Estep, Maggie.
• Breedlove, Nicole.
• Lunchbox, Deacon, -1992.
• Leguizamo, John
• B., Heather.
• Sundiata, Sekou.
• Perdomo, Willie.
• Parks, Suzan-Lori
• Mutabaruka, 1952-
• Cook, Peter.
• KRS-One (Musician)
• Colby, Todd.
• Hagedorn, Jessica Tarahata, 1949-
• Pinnock, Thomas.
• Washington Square Films.
• KTCA-TV (Television station : Saint Paul, Minn.)
• Twin Cities Public Television (Saint Paul, Minn.)

Description

1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (28 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of Dance Theater Workshop.

Series Statement

Alive from off center

Subjects

• Protest poetry, American
• Television > Alive from off-center
• Political poetry, American
• American poetry > 20th century
• Video

Genre/Form

• Television.
• Video.

Credits (note)

• Music, Tom Hajdu, Andy Milburn ; director of photography, Steve Kazmierski ; editing, Walter Schloman ; production design, Lisa Weger ; executive producer, Joshua Blum. For Alive from Off Center: producer, John Ligon ; executive in charge, Gerald Richman ; executive producer, Alyce Dissette.

Event (note)

• Telecast on KTCA's series Alive from off center (program #701).

Call Number

*MGZIA 4-8130

OCLC

• 30118052
• 30118052

Title

Words in your face [videorecording] / KTCA ; Twin Cities Public Television ; produced by Washington Square Films, Inc. ; directed by Mark Pellington ; produced by Terry McCoy and Bob Holman.

Imprint

Saint Paul, Minn. : Twin Cities Public Television, c1991.

Series

Alive from off center

Credits

Music, Tom Hajdu, Andy Milburn ; director of photography, Steve Kazmierski ; editing, Walter Schloman ; production design, Lisa Weger ; executive producer, Joshua Blum. For Alive from Off Center: producer, John Ligon ; executive in charge, Gerald Richman ; executive producer, Alyce Dissette.

Performer

Performers and works in order of appearance: Matthew Courtney (Honey, I'm home); Sharon Mesmer (Jean-Paul Sartre); Carl Watson (from Heart attack); Don Bajema (I know what you women want); Maggie Estep (I swear); Bob Holman (The United States of Poetry); Nicole Breedlove (from Front page or bust); Deacon Lunchbox (Lewis Grizzard, I'm calling you out); John Leguizamo (Latinisms), with musicians Rene DeJesus, Roland Ramos, Federico Vasquez; Heather B. (A positive piece); Sekou Sundiata (from Blink your eyes); Willie Perdomo (from Nigger-Reecan blues), with Paul Beatty, Tito Lespier; Suzan-Lori Parks (from Blacks and Jews in New York); Mutabaruka (The prisoner); Peter Cook (I am ordered now to talk); KRS-1 (You must learn); Todd Colby (Lemon brown); Jessica Hagedorn (Food to break the sadness), with Paloma Hagedorn Woo; Thomas Pinnock (An immigrant folk tale).

Commentary: Henry Rollins.

Event

Telecast on KTCA's series Alive from off center (program #701).

Summary

Exploration of the power of words, as demonstrated through poets' performances of their works. Focuses on the expression of negative emotions and actions, and the use of words both as a tool of and protest against racism, sexism, and other forms of oppression.

Local Subject

Television. Alive from off-center.

Added Author

Pellington, Mark, 1962- film director.

McCoy, Terri. Producer

Holman, Bob, 1948- Producer

Holman, Bob, 1948- Performer

Hajdu, Tom. Composer

Milburn, Andrew. Composer

Dissette, Alyce. Producer

Rollins, Henry, 1961- Commentator

Courtney, Matthew. Performer. Author in quotations or text abstracts

Mesmer, Sharon. Performer. Author in quotations or text abstracts

Watson, Carl. Performer. Author in quotations or text abstracts

Bajema, Don. Performer. Author in quotations or text abstracts

Estep, Maggie. Performer. Author in quotations or text abstracts

Breedlove, Nicole. Performer. Author in quotations or text abstracts

Lunchbox, Deacon, -1992. Performer. Author in quotations or text abstracts

Leguizamo, John, performer.

B., Heather. Performer. Author in quotations or text abstracts

Sundiata, Sekou. Performer. Author in quotations or text abstracts

Perdomo, Willie. Performer. Author in quotations or text abstracts

Parks, Suzan-Lori, performer.

Mutabaruka, 1952- Performer. Author in quotations or text abstracts

Cook, Peter. Performer. Author in quotations or text abstracts

KRS-One (Musician) Performer. Author in quotations or text abstracts

Colby, Todd. Performer. Author in quotations or text abstracts

Hagedorn, Jessica Tarahata, 1949- Performer. Author in quotations or text abstracts

Pinnock, Thomas. Performer. Author in quotations or text abstracts

Washington Square Films.

KTCA-TV (Television station : Saint Paul, Minn.)

Twin Cities Public Television (Saint Paul, Minn.)

Added Title

Gift of Dance Theater Workshop.

Research Call Number

*MGZIA 4-8130