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The peony pavilion Works & process at the Guggenheim

Title
The peony pavilion [videorecording] : Works & process at the Guggenheim / [performance series producer, Mary Sharp Cronson].
Publication
1999.

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Additional Authors
  • Chen, Shizheng.
  • Tang, Xianzu, 1550-1616.
  • Ye, Tang, active 18th century.
  • Huang, Hai Wei.
  • Cheng, Shu Yi.
  • Yi, Li Ming.
  • Qian, Yi.
  • Wen, Yu Hang.
  • Lin, Sen.
  • Shan, Jing.
  • Song, Yang.
  • Yu, Qing Wang.
  • Sun, Ya Hui.
  • Zang, Yan Yan.
  • Zhou, Ming.
  • Tang, Ji-Rong.
  • Gao, Hong, pʻi pʻa player.
  • Wang, Lin Song.
  • Liu, Qi-Chao.
  • Zhang, Qi-Lan.
  • Zhang, Qing.
  • Zhao, Yang Qin.
  • Huang, Chenglin.
  • Bao, Mo Li.
  • Li, Min.
  • Wei, Guo Yong.
  • Redden, Nigel.
  • Cronson, Mary Sharp.
  • Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
  • Lincoln Center Festival.
Description
1 videodisc (NTSC) (72 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
This program opens with scene 28 (Making love to a ghost) from the Lincoln Center Festival production of the 55-scene, 20-hour Chinese opera The peony pavilion, written by Tang Xianzu during the Ming Dynasty. Following the scene, production director Chen Shi-Zheng discusses his restoration of the often heavily edited opera's text and music, as well as the recreation of a setting that would represent the circumstances of its original production, and the use of authentic period instruments. He also discusses the Kunqu opera form, and his incorporation of other Chinese theater traditions in the production. Following the discussion, scene 29 (Suspicions) of The peony pavilion is performed.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Works & process at the Guggenheim, Mary Sharp Cronson, producer.
Series Statement
Works & process at the Guggenheim collection ; 120.
Uniform Title
Works and process at the Guggenheim.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Video.
  • Music.
  • Dance.
Credits (note)
  • Performance excerpts conceived and directed by Chen Shi-Zheng. Text: Tang Xianzu. Music notation (ca. 1792): Ye Tang. Set design: Huang Hai Wei. Costume design: Cheng Shu Yi. Lighting design: Yi Li Ming.
Event (note)
  • Recorded as part of the Works & process performance series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, on June 15 and 16, 1999. (Viewer copy is June 15, 1999.)
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.
Biography (note)
  • The world premiere of this recreation of The peony pavilion took place during Lincoln Center Festival '99 in July 1999.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-1121
OCLC
176306252
Title
The peony pavilion [videorecording] : Works & process at the Guggenheim / [performance series producer, Mary Sharp Cronson].
Imprint
1999.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Series
Works & process at the Guggenheim collection ; 120.
Works and process at the Guggenheim.
Credits
Performance excerpts conceived and directed by Chen Shi-Zheng. Text: Tang Xianzu. Music notation (ca. 1792): Ye Tang. Set design: Huang Hai Wei. Costume design: Cheng Shu Yi. Lighting design: Yi Li Ming.
Performer
Excerpts performed by Qian Yi (Du Liniang), Wen Yu Hang (Liu Mengmei), Lin Sen (Sister Stone), Shan Jing (Chen Zuiliang), Song Yang (Taoist Nun), Yu Qing Wang (Chorus), Sun Ya Hui (Chorus), and Zang Yan Yan (Taoist Nun). Musicians: Zhou Ming, dizi (flute) ; Tang Ji-Rong, percussion ; Gao Hong, pipa (short-necked lute) ; Wang Lin Song, sanxian (three-stringed lute) ; Liu Qi-Chao, suona, (double-reed instrument) ; Zhang Qi-Lan, erhu (two-stringed fiddle) ; Zhang Qing, zhonghu (two-stringed fiddle) ; Zhao Yang Qin, yang qin (dulcimer) ; Huang Cheng Lin, zhong ruang (lute) and gu zheng (zither) ; Bao Mo Li, xiaoluo (small gong) ; Li Min, dalue (big gong) ; and Wei Guo Yong, naoba (cymbals). Interviewee: Chen Shi-Zheng. Interviewer: Nigel Redden.
Event
Recorded as part of the Works & process performance series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, on June 15 and 16, 1999. (Viewer copy is June 15, 1999.)
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.
Biography
The world premiere of this recreation of The peony pavilion took place during Lincoln Center Festival '99 in July 1999.
Added Author
Chen, Shizheng. Director
Tang, Xianzu, 1550-1616. Mu dan ting. Selections.
Ye, Tang, active 18th century.
Huang, Hai Wei. Set designer
Cheng, Shu Yi. Costume designer
Yi, Li Ming. Lighting designer
Qian, Yi. Performer
Wen, Yu Hang. Performer
Lin, Sen. Performer
Shan, Jing. Performer
Song, Yang. Performer
Yu, Qing Wang. Performer
Sun, Ya Hui. Performer
Zang, Yan Yan. Performer
Zhou, Ming. Instrumentalist
Tang, Ji-Rong. Instrumentalist
Gao, Hong, pʻi pʻa player. Instrumentalist
Wang, Lin Song. Instrumentalist
Liu, Qi-Chao. Instrumentalist
Zhang, Qi-Lan. Instrumentalist
Zhang, Qing. Instrumentalist
Zhao, Yang Qin. Instrumentalist
Huang, Chenglin. Instrumentalist
Bao, Mo Li. Instrumentalist
Li, Min. Instrumentalist
Wei, Guo Yong. Instrumentalist
Chen, Shizheng. Interviewee
Redden, Nigel. Interviewer
Cronson, Mary Sharp. Producer
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
Lincoln Center Festival.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-1121
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