Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Monk, Meredith
2. Chong, Ping
3. Chong, Ping.
4. Blevins, Tone
5. Cummings, Blondell
6. Gray, Spalding, 1941-2004
7. Hayn, Sybille
8. Langland, Paul
9. Lockwood, Steve
10. Nagrin, Lee
11. Shultz, Mary
12. Sverdlik, Daniel
13. Turner, Gail
14. Vela, Pablo
15. Wishner, Maxine.
16. Meredith Monk/The House (Company)
17. Dance Umbrella (Concert series : New York, N.Y.)
18. DHCA.

Description

1. 5 videodiscs (DVD, NTSC) (126 min.) : sd., b&w; 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Complete footage of the work, taped on two days. Cassettes 1-4 were recorded on March 4, 1977, with gaps towards the ends of Venice/Milan and Chacon because of reel changes. Cassette 5, recorded on March 5, 1977, contains footage running from the missing material to the ends of Venice/Milan and Chacon, duplicating some footage on cassettes 3 and 4.

Uniform title

1. Paris/Chacon/Venice/Milan (Choreographic work : Monk and Chong)

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Video.

Contents

1. Disc 1. Rehearsal footage (ca. 70 sec.) -- Paris (ca. 29 min.).
2. Disc 2. Venice/Milan (ca. 32 min.).
3. Disc 3. Conclusion of Venice/Milan (ca. 3 min.) / for missing material, see cassette 5 -- Chacon (ca. 29 min.).
4. Disc 4. Conclusion of Chacon (ca. 8 min.) / for missing material, see cassette 5.
5. Disc 5. Venice/Milan (ca. 8 min.) / excerpt missing from March 4 recording, running to end of section -- Chacon (ca. 16 min.) / excerpt missing from March 4 recording, running to end of section.

Call number

1. *MGZIDVd 5-6548

Note

1. Title provided by Maxine Wishner. Titles of the sections "Paris" and "Chacon" spoken on tape.

Credits (note)

1. Text, Ping Chong ; costumes, The House.

Performer (note)

1. Performed by members of Meredith Monk/The House company: Meredith Monk, Ping Chong, Tone Blevins, Blondell Cummings, Spalding Gray, Sybille Hayn, Paul Langland, Steve Lockwood, Lee Nagrin, Mary Shultz, Daniel Ira Sverdlik, Gail Turner, Pablo Vela, and others.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped in performance as part of the Dance Umbrella series at the Roundabout Theatre, New York, on March 4 and 5, 1977, by Maxine Wishner.

Title

1. Paris/Chacon/Venice/Milan [videorecording] / choreography and direction by Meredith Monk and Ping Chong ; music by Meredith Monk.

Imprint

1. 1977.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

Performer

1. Performed by members of Meredith Monk/The House company: Meredith Monk, Ping Chong, Tone Blevins, Blondell Cummings, Spalding Gray, Sybille Hayn, Paul Langland, Steve Lockwood, Lee Nagrin, Mary Shultz, Daniel Ira Sverdlik, Gail Turner, Pablo Vela, and others.

Credits

1. Text, Ping Chong ; costumes, The House.

Event

1. Videotaped in performance as part of the Dance Umbrella series at the Roundabout Theatre, New York, on March 4 and 5, 1977, by Maxine Wishner.

Local note

1. Former call number: *MGZIC 5-656.

Local subject

1. Television. Paris/Chacon/Venice/Milan.

Added author

1. Monk, Meredith, choreographer.
2. Monk, Meredith, director.
3. Monk, Meredith, composer.
4. Monk, Meredith, dancer.
5. Chong, Ping, choreographer.
6. Chong, Ping. Author
7. Chong, Ping, director.
8. Chong, Ping, dancer.
9. Blevins, Tone, dancer.
10. Cummings, Blondell, dancer.
11. Gray, Spalding, 1941-2004, dancer.
12. Hayn, Sybille, dancer.
13. Langland, Paul, dancer.
14. Lockwood, Steve, dancer.
15. Nagrin, Lee, dancer.
16. Shultz, Mary, dancer.
17. Sverdlik, Daniel, dancer.
18. Turner, Gail, dancer.
19. Vela, Pablo, dancer.
20. Wishner, Maxine. Videographer
21. Meredith Monk/The House (Company)
22. Dance Umbrella (Concert series : New York, N.Y.)
23. DHCA.

Added title

1. Paris/Chacon/Venice/Milan (Choreographic work : Monk and Chong)

Research call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-6548