Research Catalog

Title

Duck's Breath Mystery Theatre [videorecording] : San Francisco, California / directed by Bill Allard ; presented by Dance Theater Workshop in association with the National Performance Network.

Publication

c1987.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Allard, Bill.
• Turner, Jim.
• Jones, O-Lan.
• Stone, Catherine.
• Gwinn, Deborah.
• McVerry, Maureen.
• Martell, Leon.
• Shoales, Ian, 1949-
• Dance Theater Workshop.
• Video D Studios.
• Duck's Breath Mystery Theatre.
• National Performance Network.

Description

2 videodiscs (NTSC) (102 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

Five performance art theater pieces.

Alternative Title

• Randee of the redwoods
• Women in high heels moving heavy equipment
• Oozami!
• Poetry of Grudge Hansen
• Ian Shoales in Table for one

Subjects

• Performance art > United States
• Performance artists > United States
• Video
• Dance

Genre/Form

• Dance.
• Video.

Note

• "The out-of-towners, 1987"-- DVD opening credits.
• Disc 1 (ca. 50 min.): Randee of the redwoods, Women in high heels moving heavy equipment, Oozami.
• Disc 2 (ca. 53 min.): The poetry of Grudge Hansen, Ian Shoales in Table for one.
• Some credits from original container label.
• Audio problems during Randee of the redwoods.
• Oozami! is based on characters created by Leon Martell.

Credits (note)

• Music directed by J. Raoul Brody ; sets and props by Greg Duncan, Carleen Duncan and Stuart Chapman ; costumes by Laura Hazlett ; lighting design by Elizabeth Brody.
• Videographer, Video D Studios.

Event (note)

• Videotaped in performance at Dance Theater Workshop, New York, on Sept. 26, 1987.

System Details (note)

• DVD.

Contents

• Randee of the redwoods (ca. 20 min.) / written and performed by Jim Turner.
• Women in high heels moving heavy equipment (ca. 6 min.) / An Overtone Theatre production ; written by O-Lan Jones, Catherine Stone, Deborah Gwinn, Maureen McVerry ; performed by O-Lan Jones, Deborah Gwinn, Catherine Stone, Maria Manhattan.
• Oozami! (New York premiere) (ca. 22 min.) / written by the cast: Leon Martell (Congo Bob), Merle Kessler (the phantom astronaut), Deborah Gwinn (Ninja wife), O-Lan Jones (Charlotte Obsession), Bill Allard (Mr. Nifty), Raoul (Raoul).
• The poetry of Grudge Hansen (ca. 8 min.) / written and performed by Jim Turner.
• Ian Shoales in Table for one (New York premiere) (ca. 42 min.) / written by Merle Kessler with special material by Jim Turner and the cast ; performers, Merle Kessler (Ian Shoales) ; chorus: Deborah Gwinn, O-Lan Jones, Leon Martell ; Jim Turner (Clorox) ; Raoul (Raoul) ; ex-girlfriends: Catherine Stone and Maria Manhattan.

Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-3664

OCLC

226351549

Title

Duck's Breath Mystery Theatre [videorecording] : San Francisco, California / directed by Bill Allard ; presented by Dance Theater Workshop in association with the National Performance Network.

Imprint

c1987.

Country of Producing Entity

U.S.

System Details

DVD.

Event

Videotaped in performance at Dance Theater Workshop, New York, on Sept. 26, 1987.

Credits

Music directed by J. Raoul Brody ; sets and props by Greg Duncan, Carleen Duncan and Stuart Chapman ; costumes by Laura Hazlett ; lighting design by Elizabeth Brody.

Videographer, Video D Studios.

Local Note

For better audio use *MGZIDVD 5-3547 instead.

Added Author

Allard, Bill. Director

Allard, Bill. Performer

Turner, Jim. Performer

Jones, O-Lan. Performer

Stone, Catherine. Performer

Gwinn, Deborah. Performer

McVerry, Maureen. Performer

Martell, Leon. Performer

Shoales, Ian, 1949- Performer

Dance Theater Workshop.

Video D Studios.

Duck's Breath Mystery Theatre.

National Performance Network.

Added Title

Randee of the redwoods

Women in high heels moving heavy equipment

Oozami!

Poetry of Grudge Hansen

Ian Shoales in Table for one

Research Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-3664