A quarreling pair : dance rehearsal, October 2007 / performed by Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company ; [original music composed by Wynne Bennett, Christopher William Antonio Lancaster and George Lewis, Jr.]
Fanfare [at Variety Theater] (0:00-3:14) / (Ensemble ; George Lewis Jr., MC ; Tracy Ann Johnson, voice-over actor) -- Asli boom boom (3:15-3:44) / (George Lewis Jr., MC ; Asli Bulbul, dancer) -- A quarreling pair (3:45-13:07) ; [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] (13:08-13:22) / (George Lewis Jr., singer ; Antonio Brown, Peter Chamberlin and LaMichael Leonard and Erick Montes, dancers) -- Three men (13:22-14:25) / (Antonio Brown, Peter Chamberlin and LaMichael Leonard, with Erick Montes, dancers) -- Keyboard music ; My horse is frozen like a stone (from keyboard version) (14:26-15:49) / (Wynne Bennett, keyboards ; George Lewis Jr., singer [serenating] dancer I-Ling Liu) -- Two sisters (15:50-19:39) / (George Lewis Jr. MC ; Antonio Brown, Asli Bulbul, Maija Garcia, LaMichael Leonard and Paul Matteson, dancers) ; Song: My sister's hand in mine: [version 1] (16:00-17:40) ; [version 2]: (17:41-19:39) / (George Lewis Jr., singer and electric guitar ; Wynne Bennett, keyboards) -- [Trying love?] (19:40-23:33) / (George Lewis Jr, MC ; Paul Matteson and Leah Cox, dancers) -- Boom, boom and boom (23:34-24:50) / (George Lewis Jr., MC ; Asli Bulbul, Antonio Brown, Erick Montes, Leah Cox and Maija Garcia, dancers) -- Miss Rhoda escapes (24:51-26:40) / (George Lewis Jr, MC ; Paul Matteson and Leah Cox, dancers ; Tracy Ann Johnson, voice-over actor) -- Miss L.P. Rhoda (take 1) (26:41-29:38) ; Song: History repeating / music written by Alex Michael Gifford (George Lewis Jr, MC ; Tracy Ann Johnson, actor and singer) -- Two fearsome gentlemen (26:41-33:34) / (George Lewis Jr, MC ; Antonio Brown and unidentifed male dancer [Charles Scott?], dancers) -- Sophisticated ladies (33:35-34:47) / (Maija Garcia and Shayla-Vie Jenkins, dancers) -- Miss L.P. Rhoda (take 2) (34:48-36:17) ; Song: This bitter earth / music written by Clyde Otis (Tracy Ann Johnson, actor and singer ; George Lewis Jr., MC) -- Flubbed announcement (36:18-36:47) (George Lewis Jr, MC) ; The rehab brothers (36:48-38:25) / (Peter Chamberlin and Erick Montes, dancers) ; Phone call with Rhoda (37:35-39:14) / (Tracy Ann Johnson (Harriet), actor) -- Miss Harriet's dream of dreaming: (39:15-46:30) (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 (39:15-42:32) ; Hold me against your skin [with poetry recitiation] (42:33-45:35) ; You've fallen asleep (reprise) (45:36-46:30) (George Lewis Jr, electric guitar, speaker and singer ; Wynne Bennett, keyboards ; Christopher William Antonio Lancaster, electric cello) -- My sister's hand in mine (excerpted transition) (46:31-46:52) / (George Lewis, Jr., singer ; Wynne Bennett, synthesized bells) -- Hard rain's a-gonna fall (46:53-53:04 ; 53:44-56:30) / 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 (53:05-53:43) (Bill T. Jones, speaker) -- La Torita (The rehearsal) (56:31-57:37 ; 57:38-59:29) / (Erick Montes, speaker in Spanish, singer and dance solo ("La Torita") and Ensemble) -- La Torita and Rhoda meet (59:30-60:34) (Erick Montes (La Torita), actor/speaker in Spanish ; Tracy Ann Johnson (Rhoda), actor) -- Sophisticated ladies in Mexico (reprise) (60:35-62:22) (Maija Garcia and Shayla-Vie Jenkins, dancers) -- History repeating (62:23-66:45) / music by Alex Michael Gifford (George Lewis Jr, MC (speaks in Spanish) ; Erick Montes (La Torita), singer (in Spanish and English) and dancer ; Ensemble ; [George Lewis, Jr., singer (in English)]) -- Rhoda's migration ; Songs: My horse was frozen (a round) ; Hard rain's a-going fall (announcer) ; Chair set-up ; My horse was frozen like a stone (song) (66:46-75:02) / (Ensemble ; Tracy Ann Johnson (Rhoda), actor and singer) -- Harriet's migration steamroller (75:03-90:09) (Ensemble ; Tracy Ann Johnson (Harriet), actor and speaker) ; Song: My sister's hand in mine (reprise) (90:54-91:50) (George Lewis Jr., electric guitar and singer ; Wynne Bennett, keyboards ; Christopher William Antonio Lancaster, electric cello ; Tracy Ann Johnson (Harriet), dancer)
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Credits (note)
Original text by Bill T. Jones. Music tracks, voice-over acting and MC commentary are prerecorded. Bill T. Jones and Janet Wong, choreographers ; Bill T. Jones, director and speaker ; [Sam Crawford], sound designer.
Event (note)
Recorded at New York, N. Y. (?) in October 2007.
Title
A quarreling pair : dance rehearsal, October 2007 / performed by Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company ; [original music composed by Wynne Bennett, Christopher William Antonio Lancaster and George Lewis, Jr.]
Production
2007.
Country of producing entity
United States
Playing time
013150
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. Music tracks, voice-over acting and MC commentary are prerecorded. Bill T. Jones and Janet Wong, choreographers ; Bill T. Jones, director and speaker ; [Sam Crawford], sound designer.
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 (pre-recorded music tracks): 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 at New York, N. Y. (?) in October 2007.
Original version
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): A quarreling pair : dance rehearsal, 2007. 1 videodisc (91 min., 50 sec.) : sound, color with black and white segments ; 4 3/4 in. (SPEC AMI ID)323498
Added author
Jones, Bill T., author of dialog.
Jones, Bill T., director.
Jones, Bill T., speaker.
Jones, Bill T., choreographer.
Wong, Janet, choreographer.
Crawford, Sam (Sound designer/Supervisor), sound 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.
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.
Matteson, Paul, dancer.
Montes, Erick, dancer.
Scott, Charles (Dancer), dancer.
Container of (work): Bowles, Jane, 1917-1973. Quarreling pair. Selections.
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.