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Mr. Bojangles' memory: og, son of fire [loops]

Title
Mr. Bojangles' memory: og, son of fire [loops] [videorecording] / le Centre Georges Pompidou et ARCANAL présentent ; conception et réalisation, Robert Wilson.
Publication
Paris : [Centre Georges Pompidou], 1991.

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Additional Authors
  • Wilson, Robert, 1941-
  • Andringa, Mel.
  • Berta, Renato.
  • Toraille, Jean-Paul.
  • Coles, Honi, 1911-1992
  • Thierree, James
  • Hosmalin, Catherine
  • Camus, Franci
  • Gérard (Monkey
  • Willering, Carol-Ann
  • Chiron, Gérard
  • Zeitoun, Solange
  • Ginhac, Eric
  • Boner, Robert
  • Zbinden, Catherine
  • Bezdjian, Myriam
  • Schlumberger, Victoire
  • Centre Georges Pompidou, production.
  • ARCANAL (France), production.
Description
4 videodiscs (DVD) (78 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
  • "A voyage into the memory of Mr. Bojangles, the celebrated tap dancer at New York's Cotton Club during the 1920's. The elegant Mr. Bojangles is played by Charles 'Honi' Coles, one of the last representatives of this storied school of dance. Og is a prehistoric caveman, a comic-strip hero. The meeting between these two poetic symbols forms the heart of this video" -- Program of 23rd International Festival of Films on Art.
  • These recordings, labeled "loops", show the same scene repeated on each disc, and may have been used as part of both the film and exhibition Mr. Bojangles' memory: og, son of fire at the Centre Georges Pompidou from November 6, 1991 to January 27, 1992.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Byrd Hoffman Water Mill Foundation.
Series Statement
Robert Wilson Audio/Visual Collection
Subjects
Genre/Form
Experimental.
Note
  • Donor's inventory numbers: BOJ ED 21, BOJ ED 04, BOJ ED 17, BOJ ED 02.
  • No credits on recording. Credits taken from final versions; additional title information from source recording labels. See NCOX 3070 for a recording of the final versions.
  • Contents taken from source recording labels.
  • Musiques composée et interprétée par Charles "Honi" Coles et Jérome Dedina.
Access (note)
  • Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits (note)
  • Story boards, Mel Andringa ; chef opérateur, Renato Berta ; assistant opérateur, Jean-Paul Toraille ; décoration, Raul Gimenez, Solange Zeitoun, Eric Ginhac ; costumière, Anne David ; montage, Carol-Ann Willering ; conception sonore/enregistrement et mixage, Gérard Chiron ; production executive Cinemanufacture, Robert Boner ; production déléguée Centre Georges Pompidou: Catherine Zbinden, Myriam Bezdjian ; assistante de réalisation, Victoire Schlumberger.
Language (note)
  • No dialogue. Songs in English.
Contents
  • Disc 1. Loop 1. House on fire. Charles "Honi" Coles sings "I did it, so what..."
  • Disc 2. Loop 2. Woman on highway. Coles sings "Doggone' dest feeling ever."
  • Disc 3. Loop 4. Labeled "Politician Bye-bye."
  • Disc 4. Loop 5. [Woman swinging baseball bat]. Coles sings "I was alone when I met her."
Call Number
NCOX 3071
OCLC
NYPG05-F11296
Title
Mr. Bojangles' memory: og, son of fire [loops] [videorecording] / le Centre Georges Pompidou et ARCANAL présentent ; conception et réalisation, Robert Wilson.
Imprint
Paris : [Centre Georges Pompidou], 1991.
Series
Robert Wilson Audio/Visual Collection
Access
Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits
Story boards, Mel Andringa ; chef opérateur, Renato Berta ; assistant opérateur, Jean-Paul Toraille ; décoration, Raul Gimenez, Solange Zeitoun, Eric Ginhac ; costumière, Anne David ; montage, Carol-Ann Willering ; conception sonore/enregistrement et mixage, Gérard Chiron ; production executive Cinemanufacture, Robert Boner ; production déléguée Centre Georges Pompidou: Catherine Zbinden, Myriam Bezdjian ; assistante de réalisation, Victoire Schlumberger.
Performer
Avec Charles "Honi" Coles, James Thierree, Catherine Hosmalin, Franci Camus, Gérard (Singe). Other performers unidentified.
Language
No dialogue. Songs in English.
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Added Author
Wilson, Robert, 1941- director.
Wilson, Robert, 1941- designer.
Andringa, Mel.
Berta, Renato.
Toraille, Jean-Paul.
Coles, Honi, 1911-1992, performer.
Thierree, James, performer.
Hosmalin, Catherine, performer.
Camus, Franci, performer.
Gérard (Monkey, performer.
Willering, Carol-Ann, editor of moving image work.
Chiron, Gérard, sound.
Zeitoun, Solange, production design.
Ginhac, Eric, production design.
Boner, Robert, producer.
Zbinden, Catherine, producer.
Bezdjian, Myriam, producer.
Schlumberger, Victoire, direction.
Centre Georges Pompidou, production.
ARCANAL (France), production.
Research Call Number
NCOX 3071
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