Contained in (manifestation): Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company records.
Description
1 online resource (1 video file (15 min., 57 sec.)) : sound, color with black and white sequences.
Summary
Choreographer Bill T. Jones explains his vision, inspiration and how he uses the members of his dance troupe in forming "Blind date". Excerpts of the performance (Aaron Davis Hall: June 17, 2005, in color), later dance rehearsal clips (2005: in black and white) and clips of Bill T. Jones' commentary (2005: in color) are included. According to Jones, "Blind date is not yet finished". Some video clips were updates of the show, which were recorded after the Aaron Davis Hall performance.
Uniform title
Bible. Leviticus XVIII. Selections.
Alternative title
Blind date: An introduction -- Aaron Davis Hall, New York, NY
[Beginning title] (0:05-0:17) -- 6 performance excerpts (0:17-3:38) -- Bill T. Jones commentary 1 (3:05-3:44) -- The title: Definition of Blind date (3:45-4:01) -- Bill T. Jones commentary 2 (3:58-4:39) -- Rehearsal clip 1 ; [Updates 1] (4:13- 4:43) -- The enlightenment: Progress, Deism, Tolerance ; Me game ; Mrs. McGrath (4:44-6:46) -- Bill T. Jones commentary 3 (5:18-6:46) -- The dance: Rehearsal clip 2 [Updates 2] (6:48-9:06) ; Performance excerpt (9:07-9:49) -- Bill T. Jones commentary 4-7 (6:49-7:05 ; 7:30-8:21 ; 8:36-8:53 ; 9:06-9:16) -- ... What the dancers are thinking ... (9:51- 9:55) -- Bill T. Jones commentary 8 (9:55-11:27) -- Rehearsal clip 3 (10:05-11:35) -- Perfect day / written and spoken by Leah Cox (Leah Cox, dancer) (11:00-11:35) -- The world citizen: About Yeuh Fei (in Chinese) / by Wen-Chung Lin (11:40-12:03); Full river red: dance solo excerpt / by Wen-Chun Lin (12:04-12:39) -- Bill T. Jones commentary 9 (12:00-12:23) -- Asli Cresent: (movie in Turkish) / by Asli Bulbul (12:40-13:00) -- Bill T. Jones commentary 10 (12:40-13:50) -- Erick Montes (dancing at rehearsal ; singing Mexican anthem) [Updates 3] (13:01-13:56) -- Bill T. Jones commentary 11 (13:59-15:09) -- Performance excerpt (15:01-15:26) -- [Update ; End credits] (15:28-15:57)
Note
Title and date from original physical media.
End video credit [update]: Blind Date premiere 21 September 2005, Alexander Kasser Theater, Montclair State University.
Patrons can access streaming video file online only onsite at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits (note)
Choreography by Bill T. Jones ; [Bill T. Jones, singer, speaker and commentator] ; music by Daniel Bernard Roumain and Johann Sebastian Bach ; lighting [design] by Robert Wierzel, projection design by Peter Nigrini ; set [design] by Bjorn Amelan ; costume [design] by Liz Prince.
Performer (note)
Dancers: Asli Bulbul (speaker in Turkish), Catherine Cabeen, Leah Cox (speaker and writer), Maija Garcia, Shaneeka Harrell, Ayo Janeen Jackson, Wen-Chung Lin (speaker in Chinese), Malcolm Low, Erick Montes (singer in Spanish), Gaetan Pettigrew, Charles Scott, Donald C. Shorter Jr. and Stuart Singer. Musicians: Daniel Bernard Roumain (director, composer, remixer, violin and laptop) ; Akim Funk Buddha (throat singing, percussion, performance artist and multi-instrumentalist) ; Neel Murgai (throat singing, sitar, daf, vocals) ; Brett O'Mara, violin ; Jessie Reagen, cello ; Nurit Pacht, violin ; Gidon Kremer (recorded violin). Special guest artists: Stephanie Berry, speaker ; Carl Hancock Rux speaker ; Andrea E. Smith, actor.
Event (note)
Dance preview performance recorded at Aaron Davis Hall, (Harlem), New York, N. Y. on June 17, 2005. Additional footage provided later in 2005.
Author
Wong, Janet, video producer.
Title
Blind date : an introduction, 2005 / [a video] by Janet Wong ; additional footage provided by Peter Nigrini and Aaron Davis Hall.
Production
2005.
Country of producing entity
United States
Playing time
001557
Type of content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of medium
computer
Type of carrier
online resource
Digital file characteristics
video file
Credits
Choreography by Bill T. Jones ; [Bill T. Jones, singer, speaker and commentator] ; music by Daniel Bernard Roumain and Johann Sebastian Bach ; lighting [design] by Robert Wierzel, projection design by Peter Nigrini ; set [design] by Bjorn Amelan ; costume [design] by Liz Prince.
Cast
Dancers: Asli Bulbul (speaker in Turkish), Catherine Cabeen, Leah Cox (speaker and writer), Maija Garcia, Shaneeka Harrell, Ayo Janeen Jackson, Wen-Chung Lin (speaker in Chinese), Malcolm Low, Erick Montes (singer in Spanish), Gaetan Pettigrew, Charles Scott, Donald C. Shorter Jr. and Stuart Singer. Musicians: Daniel Bernard Roumain (director, composer, remixer, violin and laptop) ; Akim Funk Buddha (throat singing, percussion, performance artist and multi-instrumentalist) ; Neel Murgai (throat singing, sitar, daf, vocals) ; Brett O'Mara, violin ; Jessie Reagen, cello ; Nurit Pacht, violin ; Gidon Kremer (recorded violin). Special guest artists: Stephanie Berry, speaker ; Carl Hancock Rux speaker ; Andrea E. Smith, actor.
Event
Dance preview performance recorded at Aaron Davis Hall, (Harlem), New York, N. Y. on June 17, 2005. Additional footage provided later in 2005.
Original version
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Blind date : an introduction, 2005. 1 videodisc (15 min., 57 sec.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. (SPEC AMI ID)516452
Added author
Jones, Bill T., choreographer.
Jones, Bill T., commentator.
Jones, Bill T., singer.
Jones, Bill T., speaker.
Roumain, Daniel Bernard, composer.
Roumain, Daniel Bernard, performer.
Wierzel, Robert, lighting designer.
Nigrini, Peter, projection design.
Nigrini, Peter, videographer.
Amelan, Bjorn G., 1955- set designer.
Prince, Liz, 1961- costume designer.
Bulbul, Asli, dancer.
Bulbul, Asli, speaker.
Cabeen, Catherine, dancer.
Cox, Leah (Dancer), author of dialog.
Cox, Leah (Dancer), dancer.
Cox, Leah (Dancer), speaker.
Garcia, Maija, dancer.
Harrell, Shaneeka, dancer.
Jackson, Ayo Janeen, dancer.
Lin, Wen-Chung (Dancer), dancer.
Lin, Wen-Chung (Dancer), speaker.
Low, Malcolm, dancer.
Montes, Erick, dancer.
Montes, Erick, singer.
Pettigrew, Gaetan, dancer.
Scott, Charles (Dancer), dancer.
Shorter, Donald C., Jr., dancer.
Singer, Stuart, dancer.
Smith, Andrea E., actor.
Smith, Andrea E., speaker.
Berry, Stephanie, speaker.
Rux, Carl Hancock, speaker.
Pacht, Nurit, performer.
O'Mara, Brett, performer.
Reagen, Jessie, performer.
Murgai, Neel, performer.
Funk Buddha, Akim, performer.
Choreography (work): Jones, Bill T. Blind date.
Container of (expression): Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Sonaten und Partiten, violin, BWV 1001-1006. Sonata, no. 1. Fuga. Selections; arranged.
Container of (expression): Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Sonaten und Partiten, violin, BWV 1001-1006. Sonata, no. 1. Adagio. Selections; arranged.
Container of (work): Cox, Leah (Dancer). Perfect day.
Aaron Davis Hall (New York, N.Y.)
Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane and Company, dancer.
Original physical media: Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane and Company, donor.
Added title
Container of (work): Bible. Leviticus XVIII. Selections.
Mrs. McGrath.
Full river red.
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Contained in (manifestation): Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company records.