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The angels of Swedenborg edited version

Title
The angels of Swedenborg [videorecording] : edited version / [production of] Ping Chong and the Fiji Theater Company ; directed and choreographed by Ping Chong.
Publication
1986.

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Additional Authors
  • Chong, Ping
  • Chong, Ping.
  • Fleming, John
  • Carpenter, Mel.
  • Stanley, Walton.
  • McDevitt, Mary.
  • Habermas-Scher, Marilyn.
  • Johnson, David.
  • Morris, Bonnie.
  • Robins, Michael.
  • Rosenberg, Ira.
  • Spector, Matthew.
  • Stephens, Georgia.
  • Kreilkamp, Ben.
  • Harrison, Alfred.
  • Graham, Hugh.
  • Dimmitt, Marc.
  • Walker Art Center.
  • Ping Chong & Company.
  • Ping Chong & Company. dnr
Found In
Ping Chong archive.
Description
1 videodisc (NTSC) (57 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
The multimedia performance combines dance, theater and audio-visual elements, and blends moderm technology and psychology with ancient ritual. Inspired by the musings of the 18th-century Swedish scientist and mystic Emmanuel Swedenborg and the late Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges, Angels is premised on the notion that angels and devils derive from the human race -- Program.
Uniform Title
Angels of Swedenborg (Choreographic work : Chong)
Alternative Title
Ping Chong archive. Moving image materials
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Filmed performances.
  • Video.
  • Dance.
Note
  • No credits on tape. Production information gathered from program.
  • Unedited version with additional footage and director's comments available in *MGZIDVD 5-0000.
Credits (note)
  • Assistant director and co-choreographer, John Fleming ; costume and prop design, Mel Carpenter ; set designer, Ping Chong ; lighting designer, Hugh Graham ; sound and production designer, Marc Dimmitt ; comissioned by the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Ill.
Performer (note)
  • Walton Stanley (Robert Swedenborg) ; Mary McDevitt (Beast) ; Marilyn Habermas-Scher, David Johnson, Mary McDevitt, Bonnie Morris, Michael Robins, Ira Rosenberg, Matthew Spector, Georgia Stephens (Angels) ; Ben Kreilkamp, Alfred Harrison, Michael Robins (Spirits).
Event (note)
  • Videotaped at the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minn., 1986.
Funding (note)
  • The processing of the Ping Chong audio-visual materials was made possible, in part, through the generous assistance of the Leon Levy Foundation.
System Details (note)
  • DVD.
Source (note)
  • Ping Chong & Company;
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of: the Ping Chong archive. Moving image materials.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-6243
OCLC
744473448
Title
The angels of Swedenborg [videorecording] : edited version / [production of] Ping Chong and the Fiji Theater Company ; directed and choreographed by Ping Chong.
Imprint
1986.
Cast
Walton Stanley (Robert Swedenborg) ; Mary McDevitt (Beast) ; Marilyn Habermas-Scher, David Johnson, Mary McDevitt, Bonnie Morris, Michael Robins, Ira Rosenberg, Matthew Spector, Georgia Stephens (Angels) ; Ben Kreilkamp, Alfred Harrison, Michael Robins (Spirits).
Credits
Assistant director and co-choreographer, John Fleming ; costume and prop design, Mel Carpenter ; set designer, Ping Chong ; lighting designer, Hugh Graham ; sound and production designer, Marc Dimmitt ; comissioned by the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Ill.
Event
Videotaped at the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minn., 1986.
Original Version
Original format: 1 videocassette (Umatic) ; 3/4 in.
Funding
The processing of the Ping Chong audio-visual materials was made possible, in part, through the generous assistance of the Leon Levy Foundation.
System Details
DVD.
Linking Entry
Forms part of: the Ping Chong archive. Moving image materials.
Source
Gift; Ping Chong & Company; 2009. NN-PD
Added Author
Chong, Ping, director.
Chong, Ping, producer.
Chong, Ping. Angels of Swedenborg.
Chong, Ping, choreographer.
Fleming, John, choreographer.
Carpenter, Mel. Designer. Costume designer
Chong, Ping, set designer.
Stanley, Walton. Performer
McDevitt, Mary. Performer
Habermas-Scher, Marilyn. Performer
Johnson, David. Performer
Morris, Bonnie. Performer
Robins, Michael. Performer
Rosenberg, Ira. Performer
Spector, Matthew. Performer
Stephens, Georgia. Performer
Kreilkamp, Ben. Performer
Harrison, Alfred. Performer
Graham, Hugh. Lighting designer
Dimmitt, Marc. Sound designer
Walker Art Center.
Ping Chong & Company.
Ping Chong & Company. Donor
Added Title
Angels of Swedenborg (Choreographic work : Chong)
Ping Chong archive. Moving image materials
Found In:
Ping Chong archive.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-6243
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