Mikhail Baryshnikov and White Oak Dance Project in a dress rehearsal for Past Forward, a retrospective and celebration of Judson Dance. Live performance alternates with video sequences, created by Charles Atlas and narrated by Baryshnikov. This video details how Judson fit within the cultural landscape of the 1960s. Stills and video interviews bracket the performance of live work, explained in part by its choreographer. Explanatory text precedes some pieces. Public participation is part of the program: local dancers, students, and community members take part in several works. This recording opens with the audio narration only, with no visual images until the first performance. Very poor visual quality from 7:18, with rolling images and jitter throughout. Lighting and distance make it difficult to distinguish facial expressions and colors appear faint in first performance.
Uniform title
Matter (Choreographic work : Gordon)
Flat (Choreographic work : Paxton)
Scramble (Choreographic work : Forti)
Whizz (Choreographic work : Hay)
Trio A (Choreographic work : Rainer)
Homemade (Choreographic work : Brown)
For the love of rehearsal (Choreographic work : Gordon)
The Matter (David Gordon, choreographer; Ludwig Minkus, composer) -- Flat (Steve Paxton, choreographer) -- Scramble (Simone Forti, choreographer) -- Whizz (Deborah Hay, choreographer;Alvin Lucier, composer) -- Trio A (Yvonne Rainer, choreographer; Chambers Brothers, performers) -- Homemade (Trisha Brown, choreographer) -- For the Love of Rehearsal (David Gordon, choreographer;Johann Sebastian Bach, composer)
Call number
*MGZIDF 142
Note
Title and date transcribed from videocassette label.
No visual content during opening narration; stage lights come up with first performance.
Very poor visual quality with frequent image roll and jitter throughout.
Access (note)
Patrons can access streaming video file online only onsite at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits (note)
Trisha Brown, Simone Forti, David Gordon, Deborah Hay, Steve Paxton, Yvonne Rainer, choreographers; Johann Sebastian Bach, Alvin Lucier, Ludwig Minkus, composers; Chambers Brothers, performer; David Gordon, director; Charles Atlas, filmmaker.
Source (note)
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Linking entry (note)
Forms part of the Mikhail Baryshnikov Archive, 1960-2010.
Title
White Oak Dance Project : Past Forward Program B dress rehearsal, Princeton, New Jersey, 2000-08-01.
Patrons can access streaming video file online only onsite at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits
Trisha Brown, Simone Forti, David Gordon, Deborah Hay, Steve Paxton, Yvonne Rainer, choreographers; Johann Sebastian Bach, Alvin Lucier, Ludwig Minkus, composers; Chambers Brothers, performer; David Gordon, director; Charles Atlas, filmmaker.
Event
Recorded 2000 August 1 Princeton, New Jersey.
Original version
Original format: 1 videocassette (VHS) ; 1/2 in.
Linking entry
Forms part of the Mikhail Baryshnikov Archive, 1960-2010.