Research Catalog

Title

Romeo & Juliet, on motifs of Shakespeare [videorecording] / [performed by] Mark Morris Dance Group ; artistic director and choreographer, Mark Morris ; [presented by] Cal Performances.

Publication

c2008.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Morris, Mark, 1956-
• Biesecker, Craig
• Black, Sam (Dancer)
• Bowie, Joe (Dancer)
• Clark, Elisa
• Darragh, Amber
• Donahue, Rita
• Estrada, Domingo
• Grant, Lauren
• Heginbotham, John
• Leventhal, David
• Lynch, Laurel
• McDonald, Bradon
• McMurray, Dallas
• Okamura, Maile
• Vinson, Noah
• Weddel, Jenn
• Worden, Julie
• Yard, Michelle
• Gannon, Shawn
• Resto, Guillermo
• Weksler, Teri
• Williams, Megan (Dancer)
• Fiorenza, Julie
• Garrison, Leslie
• MacPherson, Claudia
• Segawa, Kanji
• Shelver, Bradley
• Weinert, Adam Hewlett
• Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953.
• Asbury, Stefan.
• Radlov, Sergeĭ, 1892-1958.
• Moyer, Allen
• Pakledinaz, Martin
• Ingalls, James F.
• Berkeley Symphony Orchestra.
• Cal Performances (Organization)
• Mark Morris Dance Group.

Description

3 videodiscs (NTSC) (147 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Uniform Title

Romeo and Juliet, on motifs of Shakespeare (Choreographic work : Morris)

Alternative Title

Romeo and Juliet, on motifs of Shakespeare

Subjects

• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 > Romeo and Juliet > Adaptations
• Dance
• Video
• Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953 > Orchestra music Selections

Genre/Form

• Video.
• Dance.

Note

• The accompanying house program indicates the performance as the west coast premiere.
• Credits information from program.

Credits (note)

• Video production, Telepros Productions ; director/editor/lead camera, Niels Melo ; second camera, Brad Seals ; TV audio, Bob Reynolds.
• Music, Sergey Prokofiev ; scenario, Sergey Prokofiev, Sergey Radlov ; scenic design, Allen Moyer ; costume design, Martin Pakledinaz ; lighting design, James F. Ingalls ; executive director, Nancy Umanoff.

Event (note)

• Videotaped in performance at Zellerbach Hall at Cal Performances in Berkeley, Calif. on Sept. 26, 2008, 8:00 p.m.

Funding (note)

• Recording made possible by a grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.

System Details (note)

• DVD, transferred from Betacam SP.

Biography (note)

• Romeo and Juliet, on motifs of Shakespeare premiered on July 4, 2008, at Fisher Center for the Performing Arts in Annandale on Hudson, New York.

Contents

Disc 1 (ca. 49 min.). Prologue (ca. 4 min.) ; Act I (ca. 45 min.) -- Disc 2 (ca. 40 min). Act II -- Disc 3 (ca. 58 min.). Act III (ca. 38 min.) ; Act IV (ca. 20 min.).

Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-3954

OCLC

317076165

Title

Romeo & Juliet, on motifs of Shakespeare [videorecording] / [performed by] Mark Morris Dance Group ; artistic director and choreographer, Mark Morris ; [presented by] Cal Performances.

Imprint

c2008.

System Details

DVD, transferred from Betacam SP.

Credits

Video production, Telepros Productions ; director/editor/lead camera, Niels Melo ; second camera, Brad Seals ; TV audio, Bob Reynolds.

Music, Sergey Prokofiev ; scenario, Sergey Prokofiev, Sergey Radlov ; scenic design, Allen Moyer ; costume design, Martin Pakledinaz ; lighting design, James F. Ingalls ; executive director, Nancy Umanoff.

Performer

Danced by Mark Morris Dance Group: Craig Biesecker, Samuel Black (Peter), Joe Bowie (Escalus), Elisa Clark, Amber Darragh (Mercutio), Rita Donahue, Domingo Estrada, Jr., Lauren Grant (Nurse), John Heginbotham (Friar Laurence), David Leventhal, Laurel Lynch, Bradon McDonald (Paris), Dallas McMurray (Benvolio), Maile Okamura (Juliet), Noah Vinson (Romeo), Jenn Weddel, Julie Worden (Tybalt), Michelle Yard (Rosaline), Shawn Gannon (Capulet), Guillermo Resto (Montague), Teri Weksler (Lady Montague), Megan Williams (Lady Capulet), Julie Fiorenza, Lesley Garrison, Claudia MacPherson, Kanji Segawa, Bradley Shelver, Adam Hewlett Weinert.

Musicians, Berkeley Symphony Orchestra ; conductor, Stefan Asbury.

Event

Videotaped in performance at Zellerbach Hall at Cal Performances in Berkeley, Calif. on Sept. 26, 2008, 8:00 p.m.

Funding

Recording made possible by a grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.

Biography

Romeo and Juliet, on motifs of Shakespeare premiered on July 4, 2008, at Fisher Center for the Performing Arts in Annandale on Hudson, New York.

Added Author

Morris, Mark, 1956- choreographer.

Morris, Mark, 1956- director.

Biesecker, Craig, dancer.

Black, Sam (Dancer), dancer.

Bowie, Joe (Dancer)

Clark, Elisa, dancer.

Darragh, Amber, dancer.

Donahue, Rita, dancer.

Estrada, Domingo, dancer.

Grant, Lauren, dancer.

Heginbotham, John, dancer.

Leventhal, David, dancer.

Lynch, Laurel, dancer.

McDonald, Bradon, dancer.

McMurray, Dallas, dancer.

Okamura, Maile, dancer.

Vinson, Noah, dancer.

Weddel, Jenn, dancer.

Worden, Julie, dancer.

Yard, Michelle, dancer.

Gannon, Shawn, dancer.

Resto, Guillermo, dancer.

Weksler, Teri, dancer.

Williams, Megan (Dancer)

Fiorenza, Julie, dancer.

Garrison, Leslie, dancer.

MacPherson, Claudia, dancer.

Segawa, Kanji, dancer.

Shelver, Bradley, dancer.

Weinert, Adam Hewlett, dancer.

Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953. Composer

Asbury, Stefan. Conductor

Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953. Scenarist

Radlov, Sergeĭ, 1892-1958. Scenarist

Moyer, Allen, set designer.

Pakledinaz, Martin, costume designer.

Ingalls, James F., lighting designer.

Berkeley Symphony Orchestra.

Cal Performances (Organization)

Mark Morris Dance Group.

Added Title

Romeo and Juliet, on motifs of Shakespeare (Choreographic work : Morris)

Research Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-3954