Act I: [Transition 1: Security (Shaneeka Harrell, singer)] ; I will cut down: Bill Smoking 1 (Bill T. Jones) ; 3 National anthems (Mexico, United States, France) (Erick Montes) (0:16-3:44) -- In broad terms (Whispered monologue) (Ensemble) (3:45-4:33) -- Fuga 1 (violin duet) / music by J. S. Bach (Charles Scott (?), dance solo ; Ensemble) (4:34-8:57) -- Adagio 1 (violins) / music by J. S. Bach (Erick Montes, dance solo ; with Ensemble) (9:00-13:51) -- Me game (Ensemble) (13:52-16:36) ; Star-spangled banner (song) / Key-Smith (15:24-16:36) -- Start over: [Patricia: theme] (violin, throat singing, nonsense vocals, electronics) / music by Daniel B. Roumain (DBR) (Ensemble) ; In broad terms (Andrea E. Smith, monologue speaker) ; [Demonic floor phase] (Erick Montes, dance solo) (16:37-20:21) -- Fuga 2 (Violin with hand drums and percussion) / music by J. S. Bach (Ensemble) (20:22-22:19) -- Mrs. McGrath (Irish folk song) (featuring Bill T. Jones, singer) (22:20-26:59) ; Progress/Deism/Tolerance (Me game) (Andrea E. Smith, speaker ; Leah Cox, dance solo) (23:11-26:53) -- [Opposition duet 1]: Hello! We're starting over (Sitar, violin, electronics, percussion) (Bill T. Jones and Andrea E. Smith, speakers) ; [Rage on stage]: (Ensemble ; featuring Maija Garcia and Asli Bulbul) (27:00-34:54) -- [Marching duet?] ; [Transition 2: Star-spangled banner (Erick Montes, singer)] (34:55-35:02) -- Cresent moon (Turkish chant) / sung by Asli Bulbul ; [Patricia: electronic piano theme / written by DBR]) / ; Crescent shape as war strategy / spoken in Turkish by Asli Bulbul ; Turkish dance (Asli Bulbul and Ensemble) (35:03-40:35) -- [Transition 3: La Marseillaise (Erick Montes, singer) ; [Patricia: electric piano theme / music by DBR] (40:36-40:57) -- About Yueh [sic] Fei (Wen-Chung Lin, dance solo and monologue spoken in Chinese) (40:58-42:15) ; Full river red [= Man Jiang Hong] / [Chinese folk tune ; words from the poem by Yue Fei] (sung by Janet Wong's father in Chinese) (42:15-43:20) ; Full river red: instrumental (Chinese instrumental ensemble) (43:21-45:52) (Wen-Chung Lin, dance solo) -- [Walking star transition] (Ensemble) ; Star-spangled banner (Erick Montes, singer) (45:53-47:33) -- Quack-a-dack burgers: version 1 (47:34-47:55) -- Richard the Duck story (with electric piano and duck monologue) (Bill T. Jones, monologue speaker ; Donald C. Shorter, Richard the Duck) (47:56-50:04) -- Quack-a-dack burgers: version 2 (50:05-50:24) -- [Army cadence]: 1-2-3-4 hey / music by DBR (Ensemble ; Donald C. Shorter Jr. as Richard the Duck) (50:25-53:18) -- Step in the name of love / music by R. Kelly (Bill T. Jones and Andrea E. Smith, dance duet) (53:19-55:00) -- Intermission. Act II: [Audience] (0:20-0:38) -- Security (Etta James' version: 1968) / music written by Otis Redding (Shaneeka Harrell, singer ; The Ensemble, featuring Majia Garcia, Ayo Janeen Jackson and Bill T. Jones, dance duet) (0:39-3:35) -- [Opposition duet 2]: Hello! We're starting over (Bill T. Jones and Andrea E. Smith, speakers) ; [Patricia: (Violin and electric piano) (3:36-9:48) ; [Jumping star]: 1-2-3-4 (percussion) (7:38-8:59) / music by DBR] (Ensemble) (3:36-9:48) ; Cresent moon: Turkish chant (5:23-8:06) / sung by Asli Bulbul -- Perfect day (11:01-12:59) / monologue written by Leah Cox (Andrea E. Smith, speaker) ; [Music transition]: Fuga (violin solo) / music by J. S. Bach ; [Patricia]: electronic piano theme / music by DBR ; Full river red (electric piano) ; Sitar music and vocals / played by Neel Murgai (9:49-12:59) -- Glass 1 / music by DBR (Ensemble) (13:00-14:57) -- Progress/Tolerance/Countdown (Andrew E Smith, speaker) ; [Mexican anthem (Erick Montes, singer] ; Glass 2 / music by DBR (14:58-16:06) -- 1995-2005: Thank you, God (The dead) (Andrea E. Smith ; The Ensemble) ; Glass 3 (16:07-18:46) / music by Daniel Bernard Roumain -- Preacher: I will cut down ; Walk with me, Lord (Bill T. Jones. speaker and singer) (16:07-21:53) ; [Patricia: electric piano theme] / music by DBR (18:47-22:13)-- [I love you, Lord 1 / song by Laurie Klein (unidentified singer)] (22:21-22:42) (Charles Scott and Shaneeka Harrell, dance duet) -- [Bible verses: Leviticus 18] (bells ; unidentified speaker) (The Ensemble) (22:43-30:00) -- [Army march] (Ensemble) ; [I love you, Lord 2 (unidentifed singer)] (30:01-30:44) -- [Death scene] (Donald C. Scott, dance solo ; featuring Asli Bulbul) ; Fuga [end] (violin and cello) / music by J. S. Bach (30:45-32:28) -- [War: Aftermath] (A moment of silence ; Adagio / music by J. S. Bach ; In broad terms (whispering and spoken monologues) (violin, electronics, throat singing, percussion and nonsence vocals ; violin theme based on American folksong "America") (The Ensemble ; Leah Cox and Charles Scott, dance duet ; Andrea E. Smith, speaker ; Nurit Pacht, violin solo) (32:29-40:19) -- A perfect day (monologue written and recorded by Leah Cox) (Leah Cox, dance solo ; featuring Maija Garcia and (?), dancers and Andrea E. Smith, shouting) (40:20-43:00) ; [Patricia] (violin solo) / music by DBR -- [Bill and Leah: dance duet] (43:01-45:04) -- Finale: Security (Etta James' version: 1968): breakdown / music written by Otis Redding (sung by Shaneeka Harrell ; The Ensemble ; with Neel Murgai, Nurit Pacht, and Akim "Funk" Buddha) ; Me game (Ensemble) (45:05-48:33) -- [Audience] (48:34-48:48) -- Bows (48:58-50:48)
Note
Title and date from original physical media. Additional notes (i.e. "Act I" and "Act II") are from onscreen credit cards. "In broad terms" and "Security" notes and are from a Playbill program (The Kennedy Center, November 2005).
"In broad terms" monologue was excerpted from "The changing face of war: Into the fourth generation" / written by William S. Lind, Colonel Keith Nightengale (USA), Captain John F. Scmitt (USMC), Colonel Joseph W. Sutton (USA), and Lieutenant Colonel Gary I. Wilson (USMCR), previously published in Marine Corps Gazette (October 1989).
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Credits (note)
Produced by Crystal Stair Productions and Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane and Company. Music by Daniel Bernard Roumain, Johann Sebastian Bach, Otis Redding, R. Kelly, et al ; costume design by Liz Prince ; set design by Bjorn Amelan ; video design by Peter Nigrini ; lighting design by Robert Wierzel.
Performer (note)
Bill T. Jones, choreographer, dancer and singer ; Erick Montes, singer ; Asli Bulbul, dancer, Turkish monologue speaker, writer and singer ; Wen-Chung Lin, Taiwan Chinese monologue speaker and writer ; Andrea E. Smith, actor and speaker ; Shaneeka Harrell, singer ; Leah Cox, writer and English monologue speaker. Dancers: Asli Bulbul, Leah Cox, Maija Garcia, Wen-Chung Lin, Ayo Janeen Johnson, Erick Montes, Gaetan Pettigrew (?), Charles Scott, Andrea E. Smith, Donald C. Shorter Jr. and Stuart Singer (?). Musicians: Akim "Funk" Buddha, throat singing [beatbox] and percussion ; Neel Murgai, throat singing, dar and sitar ; Nurit Pacht, violin ; Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR), electric piano, violin and laptop.
Event (note)
Premiere performance recorded at Alexander Kasser Theater, Montclair State University, Montclair, N.J. on both September 21 and September 24, 2005.
Title
Blind date : [premiere dance performance], September 21 and September 24, 2005 / at Montclair State University.
Production
2005.
Country of producing entity
United States
Playing time
005519 005048
Type of content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of medium
computer
Type of carrier
online resource
Digital file characteristics
video file
Credits
Produced by Crystal Stair Productions and Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane and Company. Music by Daniel Bernard Roumain, Johann Sebastian Bach, Otis Redding, R. Kelly, et al ; costume design by Liz Prince ; set design by Bjorn Amelan ; video design by Peter Nigrini ; lighting design by Robert Wierzel.
Cast
Bill T. Jones, choreographer, dancer and singer ; Erick Montes, singer ; Asli Bulbul, dancer, Turkish monologue speaker, writer and singer ; Wen-Chung Lin, Taiwan Chinese monologue speaker and writer ; Andrea E. Smith, actor and speaker ; Shaneeka Harrell, singer ; Leah Cox, writer and English monologue speaker. Dancers: Asli Bulbul, Leah Cox, Maija Garcia, Wen-Chung Lin, Ayo Janeen Johnson, Erick Montes, Gaetan Pettigrew (?), Charles Scott, Andrea E. Smith, Donald C. Shorter Jr. and Stuart Singer (?). Musicians: Akim "Funk" Buddha, throat singing [beatbox] and percussion ; Neel Murgai, throat singing, dar and sitar ; Nurit Pacht, violin ; Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR), electric piano, violin and laptop.
Event
Premiere performance recorded at Alexander Kasser Theater, Montclair State University, Montclair, N.J. on both September 21 and September 24, 2005.
Original version
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Blind date : [premiere dance performance], 2005. 2 videodiscs (106 min., 7 sec.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. (SPEC AMI ID)323458 (SPEC AMI ID)323459
Added author
Prince, Liz, 1961- costume designer.
Amelan, Bjorn G., 1955- set designer.
Nigrini, Peter, video designer.
Wierzel, Robert, lighting designer.
Jones, Bill T., choreographer.
Jones, Bill T., dancer.
Jones, Bill T., singer.
Jones, Bill T., speaker.
Bulbul, Asli, dancer.
Bulbul, Asli, performer.
Bulbul, Asli, speaker.
Bulbul, Asli, author of dialog.
Cox, Leah (Dancer), dancer.
Cox, Leah (Dancer), speaker.
Cox, Leah (Dancer), author of dialog.
Garcia, Maija, dancer.
Harrell, Shaneeka, dancer.
Harrell, Shaneeka, singer.
Jackson, Ayo Janeen, dancer.
Lin, Wen-Chung (Dancer), dancer.
Lin, Wen-Chung (Dancer), speaker.
Lin, Wen-Chung (Dancer), author of dialog.
Montes, Erick, dancer.
Montes, Erick, singer.
Pettigrew, Gaetan, dancer.
Scott, Charles (Dancer), dancer.
Singer, Stuart, dancer.
Smith, Andrea E., actor.
Smith, Andrea E., dancer.
Smith, Andrea E., speaker.
Roumain, Daniel Bernard, composer.
Funk Buddha, Akim, performer.
Murgai, Neel, performer.
Pacht, Nurit, 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. Adagio. Selections; arranged.
Container of (expression): Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Sonaten und Partiten, violin, BWV 1001-1006. Sonata, no. 1. Fuga. Selections; arranged.
Container of (work): Redding, Otis, 1941-1967. Security.
Container of (work): Kelly, R., 1969- Step in the name of love.
Container of (work): Roumain, Daniel Bernard. Army cadence.
Container of (work): Roumain, Daniel Bernard. Glass.
Container of (work): Roumain, Daniel Bernard. Jumping star.
Container of (work): Roumain, Daniel Bernard. Patricia.
Container of (work): Cox, Leah (Dancer). Perfect day.
Crystal Stair Productions, producer.
Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane and Company, producer.
Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane and Company, dancer.
Original physical media: Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane and Company, donor.
Added title
Mrs. McGrath.
Full river red.
1-2-3-4 hey.
Quack-a-dack burgers.
Walk with me, Lord.
I love you, Lord.
Found in:
Contained in (manifestation): Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company records.