Ballad ; Blue phrase ; Soon ; Love redefined, October 26, 1996 / performed by the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company at Zellerbach Auditorium in Berkeley, California ; choreography by Bill T. Jones.
Contained in (manifestation): Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company records.
Description
1 online resource (1 video file (86 min., 21 sec.)) : sound, color
Summary
A video recording of a stage performance of Ballad, Blue phrase, Soon, and Love redefined by the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company at Zellerbach Auditorium at the University of California, Berkeley in Berkeley, California on October 26, 1996.
Genre/Form
Filmed dance.
Filmed performances.
Contents
Ballad / choreography by Bill T. Jones ; poetry taken from Dylan Thomas reading his poetry ; lighting design by Robert Wierzel ; costumes by Liz Prince ; performed by Bill T. Jones, Germaul Barnes, Lelani Barrett, Mark Davis, Keith Johnson, Marc Mann (starts at 00:00, 30 min.) -- Blue phrase / choreography by Bill T. Jones ; music by Eric Dolphy ; lighting design by Robert Wierzel ; costumes by Olga Maslova ; performed by Alexandra Beller (starts at 31:00, 7 min.) -- Soon / choreography by Bill T. Jones ; additional duet costumes built by Valerie Williams ; lighting design by Robert Wierzel ; costumes by Joseph/Jones ; music: September song-written by Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson, sung by Lotte Lenya; Nanna's lied-written by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht, sung by Teresa Stratas; Blue spirit blues-written by S. Williams, sung by Bessie Smith; Reckless blues-written by Fred Longshaw, sung by Bessie Smith; Speak low-written by Kurt Weill and Ogden Nash, sung by Lotte Lenya (starts at 38:43, 18 min.) -- Love re-defined / choreography by Bill T. Jones ; music and lyrics written and performed by Daniel Johnston ; decor by Donald Baechler ; lighting design by Robert Wierzel ; costumes styled by Liz Prince ; performed by The Company (starts at 57:20, 26 min.).
Note
Title and date from original videocassette label.
Production credits from the event program in the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company records dated October 25-26, 1996.
Patrons can access streaming video file online only onsite at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Performer (note)
Performed by the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company: Bill T. Jones, Germaul Barnes, Lelani Barrett, Alexandra Beller, Josie Coyoc, Mark Davis, Keith Johnson, Rosalynde LeBlanc, Marc Mann, Odile Reine-Adelaide, Maya Saffrin.
Event (note)
Recorded at Zellerbach Auditorium at the University of California, Berkeley in Berkeley, California on October 26, 1996.
Local note
Dance company identifier on original item label: P961026
Title
Ballad ; Blue phrase ; Soon ; Love redefined, October 26, 1996 / performed by the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company at Zellerbach Auditorium in Berkeley, California ; choreography by Bill T. Jones.
Production
1996.
Country of producing entity
United States
Playing time
012621
Type of content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of medium
computer
Type of carrier
online resource
Digital file characteristics
video file
Cast
Performed by the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company: Bill T. Jones, Germaul Barnes, Lelani Barrett, Alexandra Beller, Josie Coyoc, Mark Davis, Keith Johnson, Rosalynde LeBlanc, Marc Mann, Odile Reine-Adelaide, Maya Saffrin.
Event
Recorded at Zellerbach Auditorium at the University of California, Berkeley in Berkeley, California on October 26, 1996.
Original version
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Ballad ; Blue phrase ; Soon ; Love redefined, 1996. 1 videocassette (86 min., 21 sec.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. (SPEC AMI ID)323186
Added author
Choreography (work): Jones, Bill T. Ballad.
Choreography (work): Jones, Bill T. Blue phrase.
Choreography (work): Jones, Bill T. Soon.
Choreography (work): Jones, Bill T. Love redefined.
Container of (expression): Thomas, Dylan, 1914-1953. Poems. Selections.
Dolphy, Eric, composer.
Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950, composer.
Anderson, Maxwell, 1888-1959, composer.
Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956, composer.
Williams, Spencer, 1889-1965, composer.
Longshaw, Fred, composer.
Nash, Ogden, 1902-1971, composer.
Johnston, Daniel, 1961-2019, composer.
Smith, Bessie, 1894-1937, singer.
Stratas, Teresa, singer.
Lenya, Lotte, singer.
Wierzel, Robert, lighting designer.
Baechler, Donald, 1956- set designer.
Williams, Valerie (Dancer), costume designer.
Maslova, Olga (Costume designer), costume designer.
Prince, Liz, 1961- costume designer.
Jones, Bill T., choreographer, costume designer, dancer.