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Gaudeamus Works & process at the Guggenheim

Title
Gaudeamus [videorecording] : Works & process at the Guggenheim / [performance series producer, Mary Sharp Cronson].
Publication
1994.

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Additional Authors
  • Cronson, Mary Sharp.
  • Dodin, Lev, 1944-
  • Stronin, Michail
  • Randall, Tony.
  • Kaledin, Sergeĭ.
  • Malyĭ teatr (Russia)
  • Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
Description
1 videodisc (NTSC) (67 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
A compilation of docudrama, satire, musical revue, dance, and improvisation, Gaudeamus charts the life of first-year conscripts assigned to a battalion comprised of former criminals, dropouts, and persecuted minorities. Incorporating mime, ballet, and cabaret to depict the triumph of the spirit over regimentation, it is a powerful metaphor for the chaos and banality that characterized the end of the Soviet period. Beginning with a warmup class, the performance is interspersed with a panel discussion moderated by Tony Randall. The panelists are Lev Dodin, artistic director of the Maly Drama Theatre of St. Petersburg and his translator, Michail Stronin, Maly Literary Director. Topics discussed include the adaptation of Gaudeamus as well as the history of the Maly Drama Theatre.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Works & process at the Guggenheim, Mary Sharp Cronson, producer.
Series Statement
Works & process at the Guggenheim collection ; 58
Uniform Title
Works and process at the Guggenheim.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Video.
  • Dance.
  • Drama.
Note
  • Gaudeamus is based on Sergie Kaledin's 1988 novella "Construction Battalion", one of the few works to be banned by the Gorbachev government.
Event (note)
  • Recorded as part of the Works & process performance series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, on Oct. 29-30, 1994.
Funding (note)
  • With support from The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation, digitization and DVD authoring of the Works & process at the Guggenheim video archive was done by StreamingCulture at the Graduate Center of The City University of New York.
Language (note)
  • In English and Russian.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-1058
OCLC
137266933
Title
Gaudeamus [videorecording] : Works & process at the Guggenheim / [performance series producer, Mary Sharp Cronson].
Imprint
1994.
Country of Producing Entity
United States.
Series
Works & process at the Guggenheim collection ; 58
Works and process at the Guggenheim.
Performer
Moderator, Tony Randall.
Event
Recorded as part of the Works & process performance series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, on Oct. 29-30, 1994.
Funding
With support from The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation, digitization and DVD authoring of the Works & process at the Guggenheim video archive was done by StreamingCulture at the Graduate Center of The City University of New York.
Language
In English and Russian.
Added Author
Cronson, Mary Sharp. Producer
Dodin, Lev, 1944- panelist.
Stronin, Michail, panelist.
Randall, Tony. Moderator
Kaledin, Sergeĭ. Gaudeamus.
Malyĭ teatr (Russia)
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-1058
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