Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Kovich, Robert
2. Hoffman, Iris
3. O'Connor, Dennis
4. Heim, Jean-Marc
5. King, John, 1953 November 28-
6. Marais, Gilles.
7. Reihl, Alan.
8. Militello, Ann.
9. Robert Kovich Company.
10. American Dance Festival.
11. Danspace Project (New York, N.Y.)

Description

1. 1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of the Kovich Dance Foundation.

Uniform title

1. Tarantula (with tarantella) (Choreographic work : Kovich)
2. Multiple/choice crimes (Choreographic work : Kovich)

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Video.

Contents

1. [Solo] (ca. 13 min.) / recording location not identified, 1984 ; danced by Robert Kovich, wearing a business suit, to drum accompaniment. Many of the movements appear in Kovich's 5-min. cinedance solo Roof (c1988), filmed by Robert Tucker ; see *MGZIA 4-5844 Roof.
2. [Solo, possibly a version of Tarantula (with tarantella)] (ca. 10 min.) / recording location not identified, 1984 ; danced by Robert Kovich, wearing a white shirt, tie, and black trousers. The same costume and some of the movements appear in the 8-min. videodance version of Tarantula (with tarantella), filmed by Robert Tucker, ca. 1991 ; see *MGZIA 4-5833 Robert Kovich Company. Both versions include Kovich humming a tarantella melody.
3. Storyline (ca. 25 min.) / recorded in performance at the Reynolds Industries Theater, Duke University, Durham, N.C., as part of the American Dance Festival, in July 1986 ; music, John King (Nomenculture), performed by John King and ensemble ; costumes, Gilles Marais ; lighting, Alan Reihl ; danced by Robert Kovich, Iris Hoffman, Dennis O'Connor. This footage also appears on *MGZIA 4-5847 [Choreography by Robert Kovich]. This work was later expanded into the evening-length Multiple/choice crimes (1987).
4. Multiple/choice crimes [excerpt from Part III, Seven odalisks] (ca. 10 min.) / recorded in performance at St. Mark's Church, New York, N.Y., as part of the Danspace Project, in March 1987 ; music, John King ; costumes, Gilles Marais ; lighting, Anne Militello ; danced by Robert Kovich, Iris Hoffman, Jean-Marc Heim. For full footage of this work, see *MGZIC 9-2358 Multiple/choice crimes.

Call number

1. *MGZIA 4-5848

Note

1. List of contents on original container.

Title

1. [Choreography by Robert Kovich] [videorecording]

Imprint

1. 1984-1987.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

Performer

1. Danced by Robert Kovich and others.

Added author

1. Kovich, Robert, choreographer, dancer.
2. Hoffman, Iris, dancer.
3. O'Connor, Dennis, dancer.
4. Heim, Jean-Marc, dancer.
5. King, John, 1953 November 28- Composer. Instrumentalist
6. Marais, Gilles. Costume designer
7. Reihl, Alan.
8. Militello, Ann.
9. Robert Kovich Company.
10. American Dance Festival.
11. Danspace Project (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

1. Tarantula (with tarantella) (Choreographic work : Kovich)
2. Multiple/choice crimes (Choreographic work : Kovich)

Research call number

1. *MGZIA 4-5848