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5 Decades II

Title
5 Decades II, 2011 April 8 / artistic director, Janis Brenner ; performed by Janis Brenner & Dancers.
Publication
2011.

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Brenner, Janis
  • Begin, Jerome
  • Derham, Elizabeth
  • Dempster, Lauren Kiyoshi
  • Barkin, Kyla
  • Boyce, Esmé
  • Jackson, Sumaya
  • Murphy, Luke (Dancer)
  • Ralph, Christopher
  • Selissen, Aaron
  • Zielinski, Chen
  • Janks, Leo
  • Wigman, Mary, 1886-1973
  • Hasting, Hanns
  • Garcia, Frank
  • Louis, Murray
  • Clark, Joe
  • Monk, Meredith
  • Lurie, John, 1952-
  • Soetaert, Susan L.
  • James, William
  • Shelby, Nel
  • Danspace Project (New York, N.Y.), presenter.
  • St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery (New York, N.Y.), presenter.
  • Janis Brenner & Dancers, performer.
Description
1 streaming video file (88 min.) : sound, color.
Uniform Title
  • Schwingende Landschaft (Choreographic work : Wigman)
  • Cleopatra (Choreographic work : Louis)
  • Pieces of trust (Choreographic work : Brenner)
  • heartSTRINGS (Choreographic work : Brenner)
  • Mind-Stuff Variations (Choreographic work : Brenner)
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
  • Filmed dance.
  • Filmed performances.
Note
  • Widescreen.
  • Title from opening video credits.
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming video files online only onsite at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits (note)
  • Lighting design, Mitchell Bogard ; video by Nel Shelby Productions ; guest composer, Jerome Begin ; Danspace Project technical director, Leo Janks.
Performer (note)
  • Performed by Janis Brenner & Dancers (artistic director, Janis Brenner): Kyla Barkin, Janis Brenner, Sumaya Jackson, Moo Kim, Carolyn Rossett, Aaron Selissen, and Pam Wagner.
Source (note)
  • Janis Brenner;
Contents
  • Solos from Swinging Landscapes (Seraphic Song and Pastorale) (1929) (7 min.) / choreography, Mary Wigman ; music, Hanns Hastings ; costume design, Frank Garcia, after the originals ; dancer, Janis Brenner.
  • Duet from Cleopatra (1976) (6 min.) / choreography, Murray Louis ; music, Joe Clark/Entourage ; costume design, Frank Garcia ; dancers, Kyla Barkin and Aaron Selissen.
  • Duet from Pieces of Trust (1987 and '89) (12 min.) / choreography, Janis Brenner ; music, John Lurie and Meredith Monk ; costume design, Janis Brenner, executed by Sue Julien ; dancers, Esmé Boyce and Christopher Ralph.
  • heartSTRINGS (1998) (16 min.) / choreography, Janis Brenner ; re-staging assistance, Kyla Barkin ; music, Simon & Garfunkel/Traditional (Scarbourough Fair), The Beatles (Blackbird), Led Zeppelin (Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You) in original arrangements by John Reed with The Hampton String Quartet ; costumes, Susan L. Soetaert ; dancers, Kyla Barkin, Esmé Boyce, Janis Brenner, Sumaya Jackson, Christopher Ralph, Aaron Selissen and Chen Zielinski.
  • The Mind-Stuff Variations (World Premiere) (47 min.) / choreography, Janis Brenner in collaboration with the company ; original music, Jerome Begin ; costumes, Janis Brenner ; musicians, Jerome Begin (piano & electronics), Elizabeth Derham (violin), Loren Kiyoshi Dempster (Cello) ; text, all spoken text originally imporvised by the dancers, with the exception of excerpts read by Kyla Barkin from Mind-Stuff Theory written in the 1980's by psychologist William James ; dancers, Kyla Barkin, Esmé Boyce, Janis Brenner, Sumaya Jackson, Luke Murphy, Aaron Selissen and Chen Zielinski.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-6956
OCLC
869474399
Title
5 Decades II, 2011 April 8 / artistic director, Janis Brenner ; performed by Janis Brenner & Dancers.
Production
2011.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
computer
video
Type of Carrier
online resource
Original Version
Original format: 1 videodisc (DVD) ; 4 3/4 in.
Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming video files online only onsite at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits
Lighting design, Mitchell Bogard ; video by Nel Shelby Productions ; guest composer, Jerome Begin ; Danspace Project technical director, Leo Janks.
Cast
Performed by Janis Brenner & Dancers (artistic director, Janis Brenner): Kyla Barkin, Janis Brenner, Sumaya Jackson, Moo Kim, Carolyn Rossett, Aaron Selissen, and Pam Wagner.
Event
Videotaped in performance at St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery, New York, N.Y., as part of Danspace Project 2011 April 8.
Source
Gift; Janis Brenner; 2012.
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Added Author
Brenner, Janis, choreographer.
Brenner, Janis, dancer.
Brenner, Janis, artistic director.
Brenner, Janis, costume designer.
Begin, Jerome, composer.
Begin, Jerome, musician.
Derham, Elizabeth, musician.
Dempster, Lauren Kiyoshi, musician.
Barkin, Kyla, dancer.
Boyce, Esmé, dancer.
Jackson, Sumaya, dancer.
Murphy, Luke (Dancer), dancer.
Ralph, Christopher, dancer.
Selissen, Aaron, dancer.
Zielinski, Chen, dancer.
Janks, Leo, technical director.
Wigman, Mary, 1886-1973, choreographer.
Hasting, Hanns, composer.
Garcia, Frank, costume designer.
Louis, Murray, choreographer.
Clark, Joe, composer.
Monk, Meredith, composer.
Lurie, John, 1952- composer.
Soetaert, Susan L., costume designer.
James, William, writer of added text.
Shelby, Nel, videographer.
Danspace Project (New York, N.Y.), presenter.
St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery (New York, N.Y.), presenter.
Janis Brenner & Dancers, performer.
Brenner, Janis, donor.
Added Title
Container of (work): Schwingende Landschaft (Choreographic work : Wigman)
Container of (work): Cleopatra (Choreographic work : Louis)
Container of (work): Pieces of trust (Choreographic work : Brenner)
Container of (work): heartSTRINGS (Choreographic work : Brenner)
Container of (work): Mind-Stuff Variations (Choreographic work : Brenner)
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-6956
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