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Title

Mark Morris Dance Group [videorecording] / artistic director and choreographer, Mark Morris.

Publication

c2007.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Morris, Mark, 1956-
• Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856.
• Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849.
• Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750.
• Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897.
• Kurtzman, Elizabeth.
• Chybowski, Michael
• Palazzo, Paul.
• Ingalls, James F.
• Biesecker, Craig
• Black, Sam (Dancer)
• Bowie, Joe (Dancer)
• Boyd, Charlton
• Clark, Elisa
• Darragh, Amber
• Donahue, Rita
• Egan, Lorena
• Grant, Lauren
• Heginbotham, John
• Leventhal, David
• Lynch, Laurel
• McDonald, Bradon
• McMurray, Dallas
• Okamura, Maile
• Omura, June
• Vinson, Noah
• Weddel, Jenn
• Worden, Julie
• Yard, Michelle
• Shepard, Bobby.
• Shepard, Shakai.
• Bernadi, François
• New York Public Library. Dance Division.
• Purchase College, State University of New York. Performing Arts Center.
• Mark Morris Dance Group.

Description

1 videodisc (NTSC) (90 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Uniform Title

• Argument (Choreographic work : Morris)
• Sang-froid (Choreographic work : Morris)
• Italian concerto (Choreographic work : Morris)
• Love song waltzes (Choreographic work : Morris)

Genre/Form

• Dance.
• Video.

Note

• Recording made possible by the cooperation of the Mark Morris Dance Group, MMDG Music Ensemble, The Concert Hall at Purchase Performing Arts Center, and the Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image, Dance Division, The New York Public Library.

Credits (note)

• Director of photography, Bobby Shepard ; 2nd camera, Shakai Shepard ; editor, François Bernadi.

Event (note)

• Videotaped in performance at The Concert Hall, Purchase Performing Arts Center, Purchase, N.Y., on Sept. 28, 2007.

Funding (note)

• This recording is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency.
• Recorded with the assistance of grants from New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
• The Dance Division gratefully acknowledges the assistance of the Jerome Robbins Foundation.

System Details (note)

• DVD.

Biography (note)

• Premieres: The argument premiered at the Wang Center for the Performing Arts, Boston, Mass., on Feb. 26, 1999 ; Sang-froid premiered at Page Auditorium, Durham, N.C. on July 13, 2000 ; Italian concerto premiered at the James and Martha Duffy Performance Space, Mark Morris Dance Center, Brooklyn, N.Y., on Jan. 17, 2007 ; Love song waltzes premiered at the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, Brussels, Belgium, on Mov. 11, 1989.

Contents

• The argument (ca. 21 min.) / music: Robert Schumann (Fünf Stücke im Volkston) ; costumes, Elizabeth Kurtzman ; lighting, Michael Chybowski ; cello, Wolfram Koessel ; piano, Steven Beck ; dancers, Charlton Boyd & Julie Worden, John Heginbotham & Michelle Yard, Craig Biesecker & Maile Okamura.
• Sang-froid (ca. 26 min.) / music, Frédéric Chopin ; costumes, Elizabeth Kurtzman ; lighting, Michael Chybowski ; piano, Steven Beck ; dancers, Craig Biesecker, Elisa Clark, Lauren Grant, David Leventhal, Bradon McDonald, Maile Okamura, Noah Vinson, Julie Worden, Michelle Yard.
• Italian concerto (ca. 15 min.) / music, J.S. Bach (Italian concerto in F major) ; lighting, Paul Palazzo ; piano, Yauheniya Yesmanovich ; dancers, Amber Darragh, John Heginbotham, David Leventhal, Dallas McMurray Julie Worden.
• Love song waltzes (ca. 27 min.) / music, Johannes Brahms (Liebesliederwalzer, op. 52) ; lighting, James F. Ingalls ; singers, Lara Marie Hirner (soprano), Jamie Van Wyck (mezzo-soprano), Scott J. Mello (tenor), Christopher Herbert (baritone) ; piano, Steven Beck and Yauheniya Yesmanovich ; dancers, Craig Biesecker, Samuel Black, Elisa Clark, Rita Donahue, Lauren Grant, John Heginbotham, Bradon McDonald, Dallas McMurray, Maile Okamura, Noah Vinson, Jenn Weddel, Michelle Yard.

Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-3649

OCLC

226318994

Title

Mark Morris Dance Group [videorecording] / artistic director and choreographer, Mark Morris.

Imprint

c2007.

Country of Producing Entity

U.S.

System Details

DVD.

Event

Videotaped in performance at The Concert Hall, Purchase Performing Arts Center, Purchase, N.Y., on Sept. 28, 2007.

Credits

Director of photography, Bobby Shepard ; 2nd camera, Shakai Shepard ; editor, François Bernadi.

Performer

Danced by the Mark Morris Dance Group: Craig Biesecker, Samuel Black, Joe Bowie, Charlton Boyd, Elisa Clark, Amber Darragh, Rita Donahue, Lauren Grant, John Heginbotham, David Leventhal, Laurel Lynch, Bradon McDonald, Dallas McMurray, Maile Okamura, June Omura, Noah Vinson, Jenn Weddel, Julie Worden, Michelle Yard.

Funding

This recording is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency.

Recorded with the assistance of grants from New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.

The Dance Division gratefully acknowledges the assistance of the Jerome Robbins Foundation.

Biography

Premieres: The argument premiered at the Wang Center for the Performing Arts, Boston, Mass., on Feb. 26, 1999 ; Sang-froid premiered at Page Auditorium, Durham, N.C. on July 13, 2000 ; Italian concerto premiered at the James and Martha Duffy Performance Space, Mark Morris Dance Center, Brooklyn, N.Y., on Jan. 17, 2007 ; Love song waltzes premiered at the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, Brussels, Belgium, on Mov. 11, 1989.

Added Author

Morris, Mark, 1956- choreographer.

Morris, Mark, 1956- Director

Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856. Stücke im Volkston.

Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849. Composer

Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Italienisches Konzert.

Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897. Liebeslieder, singers (4), piano, 4 hands.

Kurtzman, Elizabeth. Costume designer

Chybowski, Michael, lighting designer.

Palazzo, Paul. Lighting designer

Ingalls, James F., lighting designer.

Biesecker, Craig, dancer.

Black, Sam (Dancer), dancer.

Bowie, Joe (Dancer)

Boyd, Charlton, dancer.

Clark, Elisa, dancer.

Darragh, Amber, dancer.

Donahue, Rita, dancer.

Egan, Lorena, dancer.

Grant, Lauren, dancer.

Heginbotham, John, dancer.

Leventhal, David, dancer.

Lynch, Laurel, dancer.

McDonald, Bradon, dancer.

McMurray, Dallas, dancer.

Okamura, Maile, dancer.

Omura, June, dancer.

Vinson, Noah, dancer.

Weddel, Jenn, dancer.

Worden, Julie, dancer.

Yard, Michelle, dancer.

Shepard, Bobby. Videographer

Shepard, Shakai. Videographer

Bernadi, François, editor of moving image work.

New York Public Library. Dance Division.

Purchase College, State University of New York. Performing Arts Center.

Mark Morris Dance Group.

Added Title

Argument (Choreographic work : Morris)

Sang-froid (Choreographic work : Morris)

Italian concerto (Choreographic work : Morris)

Love song waltzes (Choreographic work : Morris)

Research Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-3649