A quarreling pair : Santa Fe performance, [2009?] / conceived and directed by Bill T. Jones ; choreographed by Bill T. Jones with Janet Wong and members of the company ; original music composed and performed by Wynne Bennett, Christopher William Antonio Lancaster, and George Lewis, Jr. ; [performed by] Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company.
Opening music: My horse was frozen like a stone (0:08-3:06) / (George Lewis Jr., singer and performer ; Wynne Bennett, Christopher William Antonio Lancaster, performers) -- Fanfare [at Variety Theater] (3:07-6:32) / (Ensemble ; George Lewis Jr., MC ; Tracy Ann Johnson, voice-over actor) -- Asli boom boom (6:36-7:50) / (George Lewis Jr., MC ; Asli Bulbul, dancer) -- A quarreling pair (7:54-17:38) ; [Songs: "My horse was frozen like a stone" (Rhoda) and "My sister's hand in mine" (Harriet)] / (George Lewis Jr., MC ; Paul Matteson and Leah Cox, dancers ; Tracy Ann Johnson, voice-over actor) -- My horse is frozen like a stone [excerpt] (17:41-17:52) / (George Lewis Jr., singer) -- Three men (17:43-18:48) / (Antonio Brown, Peter Chamberlin and LaMichael Leonard, with Erick Montes, dancers) -- Keyboard music (18:55-19:13) / (Wynne Bennett, performer) -- Two sisters (19:07-22:38) / (Antonio Brown, Asli Bulbul, Maija Garcia, LaMichael Leonard and Paul Matteson, dancers) ; Song: My sister's hand in mine [2 versions] (19:14-22:38) / (George Lewis Jr., MC and singer) -- I-Ling and Miss Rhoda's horse. Song: My horse is frozen like a stone [in Chinese] (22:44-24:04) / (George Lewis Jr., MC ; I-Ling Liu, dancer and singer [in English and Chinese]) -- Boom, boom and boom (24:08-25:28) / (George Lewis Jr., MC ; Asli Bulbul, Antonio Brown and Peter Chamberlin, with Leah Cox and Maija Garcia, dancers) -- Three men (reprise) (25:29-26:14) / (Antonio Brown, Peter Chamberlin and LaMichael Leonard, with Erick Montes, dancers) -- Miss Rhoda escapes (26:18-28:06) / (George Lewis Jr, MC ; Paul Matteson and Leah Cox, dancers ; Tracy Ann Johnson, voice-over actor) -- Sophisticated ladies (28:08-28:43) / (Maija Garcia and Shayla-Vie Jenkins, dancers) -- Miss L.P. Rhoda (take 1) (28:43-31:25) ; Song: History repeating / music written by Alex Michael Gifford (George Lewis Jr, MC ; Tracy Ann Johnson, actor and singer) -- Two fearsome gentlemen (31:26-35:01) / (George Lewis Jr, MC ; Antonio Brown and Paul Matteson, dancers) -- Sophisticated ladies (reprise) (35:06-36:02) / (Maija Garcia and Shayla-Vie Jenkins, dancers) ; Miss L.P. Rhoda (take 2) (35:57-37:49) ; Song: This bitter earth / music written by Clyde Otis (Tracy Ann Johnson, actor and singer ; George Lewis Jr., MC) -- The rehab brothers (37:50-40:05) / (George Lewis Jr, MC and singer ; Peter Chamberlin and Erick Montes, dancers ; Paul Matteson (Miss Harriet), actor) -- Phone call with Miss Rhoda (40:09-41:04) / (Paul Matteson (Miss Harriet), actor ; George Lewis Jr., electric guitar) -- Miss Harriet's dream of dreaming: (41:05-47:34) (Shayla-Vie Jenkins and LaMichael Leonard, dance duet ; Peter Chamberlin and Paul Matteson, dance duet ; Leah Cox and Erick Montes, dance duet ; Antonio Brown and Maija Garcia, dance duet). Songs: You've fallen asleep (41:02-43:48) ; Hold me against your skin [with poetry recitiation] (43:49-46:38) ; You've fallen asleep (reprise) (46:39-47:29) (George Lewis Jr, electric guitar, speaker and singer ; Wynne Bennett, keyboards ; Christopher William Antonio Lancaster, electric cello) -- Song: My sister's hand in mine (reprise) (47:38-48:05) (George Lewis Jr., singer ; Wynee Bennett, synthisized bells) -- Song: Hard rain's a-gonna fall (48:06-54:44 ; 55:24-58:01) / song written by Bob Dylan (Ensemble ; Tracy Ann Johnson (Rhoda), dancer ; George Lewis, Jr., electric guitar and singer ; Wynne Bennett, keyboards ; Christopher William Antonio Lancaster, electric cello) -- God's message to Rhoda (54:45-55:23) (Bill T. Jones, speaker) ; Going to Mexico (55:24-58:01) (Ensemble ; Tracy Ann Johnson, actor) -- La Torita (The rehearsal) (58:14-61:23) / (Erick Montes, speaker in Spanish, singer and dance solo ("La Torita") and Ensemble -- La Torita and Rhoda meet (61:24-62:45) (Erick Montes (La Torita), actor/speaker in Spanish ; Tracy Ann Johnson (Rhoda), actor) -- Sophisticated ladies in Mexico (reprise) (62:52-64:27) (George Lewis Jr, MC (speaks in Spanish) ; Maija Garcia and Shayla-Vie Jenkins, dancers) -- History repeating (64:32-69:16) / music by Alex Michael Gifford (George Lewis Jr, MC (speaks in Spanish) ; Erick Montes (La Torita), singer and dance solo ; Ensemble ; with short film featuring La Torita and Rhoda) -- Rhoda's migration (69:22-76:05) / (Ensemble ; Tracy Ann Johnson (Rhoda), actor and singer) -- Harriet's migration ; [A quarreling pair: Harriet's words] (76:06-89:06) / Song: Harriet's migration steamroller (Ensemble ; Tracy Ann Johnson (Harriet), actor and speaker) -- Song: My sister's hand in mine (reprise) (89:09-90:07) (George Lewis Jr., electric guitar and singer ; Wynne Bennett, keyboards ; Christopher William Antonio Lancaster, electric cello ; Tracy Ann Johnson (Harriet), dancer) -- [Bows] (90:08-92:20)
Note
Title from original physical media.
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Credits (note)
Original text by Bill T. Jones ; set design by Bjorn G. Amelan ; lighting design by Robert Wierzel ; costume design by Liz Prince ; video design by Janet Wong ; sound design by Sam Crawford.
Some parts of the video is blurry.
Event (note)
Recorded in Santa Fe, N. M. in [2009?].
Title
A quarreling pair : Santa Fe performance, [2009?] / conceived and directed by Bill T. Jones ; choreographed by Bill T. Jones with Janet Wong and members of the company ; original music composed and performed by Wynne Bennett, Christopher William Antonio Lancaster, and George Lewis, Jr. ; [performed by] Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company.
Production
[2009?]
Country of producing entity
United States
Playing time
013225
Type of content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of medium
computer
Type of carrier
online resource
Digital file characteristics
video file
Credits
Original text by Bill T. Jones ; set design by Bjorn G. Amelan ; lighting design by Robert Wierzel ; costume design by Liz Prince ; video design by Janet Wong ; sound design by Sam Crawford.
Some parts of the video is blurry.
Performer
Dancers: Antonio Brown, Asli Bulbul, Peter Chamberlin, Leah Cox, Maija Garcia, Shayla-Vie Jenkins, LaMichael Leonard, I-Ling Liu, Paul Matteson and Erick Montes. Featured performer: Tracy Ann Johnson, voice-over actor. Musicians and composers: Wynne Bennett (keyboards and synthesizers), Christopher William Antonio Lancaster (band leader and electric cello), and George Lewis, Jr. (electric guitar, percussion, vocals, MC)
Event
Recorded in Santa Fe, N. M. in [2009?].
Original version
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): A quarreling pair : Santa Fe performance, [2009?]. 1 videodisc (92 min., 25 sec.) : sound, color with black and white segments ; 4 3/4 in. (SPEC AMI ID)516477
Added author
Jones, Bill T., author of dialog.
Jones, Bill T., director.
Jones, Bill T., choreographer.
Wong, Janet, choreographer.
Wong, Janet, video designer.
Bennett, Wynne, composer.
Bennett, Wynne, performer.
Lancaster, Christopher William Antonio, composer.
Lancaster, Christopher William Antonio, performer.
Lewis, George, 1952- composer.
Lewis, George, 1952- performer.
Lewis, George, 1952- singer.
Lewis, George, 1952- speaker.
Amelan, Bjorn G., 1955- set designer.
Crawford, Sam (Sound designer/Supervisor), sound designer.
Prince, Liz, 1961- costume designer.
Wierzel, Robert, lighting designer.
Brown, Antonio, dancer.
Bulbul, Asli, dancer.
Chamberlin, Peter, dancer.
Cox, Leah (Dancer), dancer.
Garcia, Maija, dancer.
Jenkins, Shayla-Vie, dancer.
Johnson, Tracy Ann, actor.
Johnson, Tracy Ann, dancer.
Johnson, Tracy Ann, singer.
Leonard, LaMichael, dancer.
Liu, I-Ling (Dancer), dancer.
Liu, I-Ling (Dancer), singer.
Matteson, Paul, actor.
Matteson, Paul, dancer.
Montes, Erick, dancer.
Container of (work): Bowles, Jane, 1917-1973. Quarreling pair.
Container of (work): Gifford, Alex Michael. History repeating. Selections.
Container of (work): Otis, Clyde. This bitter earth. Selections.
Container of (work): Dylan, Bob, 1941- Hard rain's a-gonna fall.
Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane and Company, dancer.
Original physical media: Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane and Company, donor.
Added title
Quarreling pair (Choreographic work : Jones)
My horse was frozen like a stone.
My sister's hand in mine.
You've fallen asleep.
Hold me against your skin.
Harriet's migration steamroller.
Found in:
Contained in (manifestation): Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company records.