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The Mysteries and What's So Funny?

Title
  1. The Mysteries and What's So Funny?, 1991-05-31 / Written and Directed by David Gordon ; Music by Philip Glass ; Visual Design by Red Grooms ; Performed by David Gordon/Pick Up Performance Co. ; Presented by the Spoleto Festival USA.
Published by
  1. 1991.

Available online

Details

Additional authors
  1. Glass, Philip
  2. Gordon, David, 1936-2022
  3. Bode, Benjamin
  4. Kandel, Karen
  5. Setterfield, Valda
  6. Fire, Norma
  7. Hoffman, Jane, 1911-2004
  8. Johnson, Alan, 1959-
  9. Cunningham, Scott
  10. Pashalinski, Lola
  11. Graham, Karen
  12. Moss, Dean
  13. Playten, Alice
  14. Tufts, Gayle
  15. Walker, Jonathan
  16. Williams, Ralph
  17. Meschter, Dave
  18. Wheeler, Jedediah
  19. Kerr, Allan
  20. Grooms, Red
  21. David Gordon/Pickup Company, performer
  22. David Gordon/Pickup Company, producer
  23. Spoleto Festival U.S.A. presenter
  24. David Gordon/Pickup Company, donor
Found in
  1. David Gordon archive.
Description
  1. 1 streaming video file (94 min.) : sound, color.
Uniform title
  1. Mysteries and what's so funny? (Choreographic work : Gordon)
Alternative title
  1. David Gordon archive. Moving image.
Genre/Form
  1. Filmed dance.
  2. Filmed performances.
  3. Video.
  4. Dance.
Call number
  1. *MGZIDF 3869
Note
  1. Credits transcribed from program.
  2. Title on original: Mysteries and What's So Funny Spoleto/USA Charleston SC May 31, 1991.
Access (note)
  1. Patrons can access streaming video online only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits (note)
  1. Music Director and Pianist: Alan Johnson; Lighting Designer: Dan Kotlowitz; Sound Designer: David Meschter; Casting: Vince Liebhart and Judy Dennis; Assistant Director: Mary Ann Kellogg; Produced by Jedediah Wheeler; Produced in association with: David Gordon/Pick Up Performance Co.; Mark Hough, Managing Director; Curtis Grund, Company Administrator; Production Manager: Marc Warren; Stage Manager: Allan Kerr; Associate Costume Designer: Mary Myers; Logo Graphics by Rocco Pinciotti; Sets and Props by Atlantic Scenic Studios, Inc.
Source (note)
  1. Pick Up Performance Co(s), David Gordon.
Title
  1. The Mysteries and What's So Funny?, 1991-05-31 / Written and Directed by David Gordon ; Music by Philip Glass ; Visual Design by Red Grooms ; Performed by David Gordon/Pick Up Performance Co. ; Presented by the Spoleto Festival USA.
Production
  1. 1991.
Country of producing entity
  1. U.S.
Type of content
  1. two-dimensional moving image
Type of medium
  1. video
  2. computer
Type of carrier
  1. online resource
Access
  1. Patrons can access streaming video online only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits
  1. Music Director and Pianist: Alan Johnson; Lighting Designer: Dan Kotlowitz; Sound Designer: David Meschter; Casting: Vince Liebhart and Judy Dennis; Assistant Director: Mary Ann Kellogg; Produced by Jedediah Wheeler; Produced in association with: David Gordon/Pick Up Performance Co.; Mark Hough, Managing Director; Curtis Grund, Company Administrator; Production Manager: Marc Warren; Stage Manager: Allan Kerr; Associate Costume Designer: Mary Myers; Logo Graphics by Rocco Pinciotti; Sets and Props by Atlantic Scenic Studios, Inc.
Performer
  1. Performed by Pick Up Company: Valda Setterfield (Marcel Duchamp), Benjamin Bode (Young Sam), Scott Cunningham (Anger I), Karen Evans-Kandel (Anger II), Norma Fire (Detective, Only, Oldest Child), Karen Graham (Young Rose), Jane Hoffman (Fanny), Dean Moss (Young Artist), Lola Pashalinski (Old Rose), Alice Playten (Actor, Father, Grandfather, etc.), Gayle Tufts (Mrs. Him), Jonathan Walker (Mr. Him), Ralph Williams (Old Sam).
Event
  1. Recorded in performance at the Sottile Theatre, Spoleto Festival USA, Charleston, S.C., 1991 May 31.
Original version
  1. Original format: 1 videocassette (VHS).
Source
  1. Gift; Pick Up Performance Co(s), David Gordon. 2014.
Connect to:
  1. NYPL Digital Collections
Added author
  1. Glass, Philip, composer.
  2. Gordon, David, 1936-2022, author of dialog.
  3. Gordon, David, 1936-2022, stage director.
  4. Bode, Benjamin, performer.
  5. Kandel, Karen, performer.
  6. Setterfield, Valda, performer.
  7. Fire, Norma, performer.
  8. Hoffman, Jane, 1911-2004, performer.
  9. Johnson, Alan, 1959- performer.
  10. Johnson, Alan, 1959- music director.
  11. Cunningham, Scott, performer.
  12. Pashalinski, Lola, performer.
  13. Graham, Karen, performer.
  14. Moss, Dean, performer.
  15. Playten, Alice, performer.
  16. Tufts, Gayle, performer.
  17. Walker, Jonathan, performer.
  18. Williams, Ralph, performer.
  19. Meschter, Dave, sound designer.
  20. Wheeler, Jedediah, producer.
  21. Kerr, Allan, stage manager.
  22. Grooms, Red, design.
  23. Spoleto Festival U.S.A. presenter.
  24. David Gordon/Pickup Company, performer.
  25. David Gordon/Pickup Company, producer.
  26. Gordon, David, 1936-2022, donor.
  27. David Gordon/Pickup Company, donor.
Added title
  1. Container of (work): Mysteries and what's so funny? (Choreographic work : Gordon)
  2. David Gordon archive. Moving image.
Found in:
  1. David Gordon archive.
Research call number
  1. *MGZIDF 3869
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