2 streaming video files (187 min.) : sound, color.
Uniform title
Lake (Choreographic work : Brenner)
Shun-Woa (Choreographic work : Brenner)
Porcelain dialogues (Choreographic work : Louis)
Solo For Janis (Choreographic work : Siegal)
Contents May Have Shifted... (Choreographic work : Brenner)
Peace for Women (Choreographic work : Brenner)
Genre/Form
Dance.
Video.
Filmed dance.
Filmed performances.
Contents
Reel 1. Lake (NY Premiere) (10 min.) / choreography, Janis Brenner in collaboration with Ms. Dietz Marchant ; music, David Lang (Little Eye) ; costume design, Janis Brenner ; video concept, Janis Brenner and Marisela La Grave ; video, Marisela La Grave ; dancers, Lindsey Dietz Marchant and Jason Dietz Marchant.
Guest Work: Meredith Monk. Songs From The Hill (1975-76) (8 min.) / music, Meredith Monk (Ms. Monk sings two selections on video) and Janis Brenner (sings Wa-lie-o-oh).
Shun-Woa (Updated Revival, 1994) (Vortex, or Eye of the Storm) (16 min.) / choreography, Janis Brenner originally in collaboration with Eddie Taketa ; music, Ushio Torikai, Tan Dun ; costume design, Janis Brenner ; set painting, Jackie Battenfield ; costume executed by Anne Koletzke ; dancer, Kun-Yang Lin.
Porcelain Dialogues (Revival, 2nd Movement): In Honor of Murray Louis's 80th Birthday (8 min.) / choreography, Murray Louis ; music, Tchaikovsky (Quartet in D Major) ; costumes, Carol Pelletier after original design by Frank Garcia ; dancers, Michael Blake, Janis Brenner, Betsy Fisher, Peter Kyle, Sara Pearson, Robert Small -- Honoring Danial Shapiro and Murray Louis along with inviting former Murray Louis Company dancers to the stage (7 min.) / speakers included Janis Brenner and Murray Louis.
Solo For Janis (1997) (13 min.) / created by Richard Siegal in collaboration with Ms. Brenner ; music, J.B. Lully ; performer, Janis Brenner.
Contents May Have Shifted... (2002) (8 min.) / choreography, Janis Brenner ; music, Clifton Aird Hyde ; costume, Russell Aubrey ; dancer, Katherine Fisher.
A "Peace" For Women (2000) (16 min.) / choreography, Janis Brenner ; music, Steve Reich (Proverb) ; costumes, Russell Aubrey ; dancers, Kyla Barkin, Nigel Campbell, Lindsey Dietz Marchant, Brett Perry, Carolyn Rossett, Kendra Samson with Katherine Fisher, Jason Dietz Marchant.
Reel 2. Lake (NY Premiere) (10 min.) -- Solo For Janis (1997) (14 min.) -- Shun-Woa (Updated Revival, 1994) (Vortex, or Eye of the Storm) (16 min.) -- Porcelain Dialogues (Revival, 2nd Movement): In Honor of Murray Louis's 80th Birthday (10 min.) -- Guest Work: Theo Blackmann. Mars Cantata (1998) (12 min.) / composed & performed by Theo Bleckmann and Janis Brenner (Satellite Dance and Prayer) -- Contents May Have Shifted... (2002) (9 min.) / dancer, Kyla Barkin -- A "Peace" For Women (2000) (16 min.).
Call number
*MGZIDVD 5-6921
Note
Title from opening video credits.
Reel 1 (February 1, 2007) (approximately 92 min.): Lake, Songs From The Hill, Shun-Woa, Porcelain Dialogues, Solo For Janis, Contents May Have Shifted..., A "Peace" For Women. Reel 2 (February 3, 2007) (approximately 94 min.): Lake, Solo For Janis, Shun-Woa, Porcelain Dialogues, Mars Cantata, Contents May Have Shifted..., A "Peace" For Women.
Access (note)
Patrons can access streaming video files online only onsite at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits (note)
Danspace Project Technical Director, Carlton Ward ; videography, Character Generators ; cameraperson, Mark Robison.
Source (note)
Janis Brenner;
Title
Janis Brenner & Guests : A 25th Anniversary Celebration, 2007 February 1 & 3 / artistic director, Janis Brenner ; lighting design, Mitchell Bogard ; presented by Danspace Project.
Production
2007.
Country of producing entity
U.S.
Type of content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of medium
computer
video
Type of carrier
online resource
Original version
Original format: 2 videocassettes (DVCam)
Restricted access
Patrons can access streaming video files online only onsite at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Event
Videotaped in performance at St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery, New York, N.Y. as part of Janis Brenner's 25th Anniversary Celebration 2007 February 1 and 2007 February 3.
Performer
Performed by Janis Brenner & Guests: Meredith Monk (guest, February 1, 2007) and Theo Bleckmann (guest, February 3, 2007).
Credits
Danspace Project Technical Director, Carlton Ward ; videography, Character Generators ; cameraperson, Mark Robison.